Vaccination can also lower your chances of other serious shingles complications. For example, if it shows up on your face, ...

A leading pharmacist has warned Brits not to overlook changes to their skin – because they could be vital clues to a life-threatening condition. From a subtle discolouration to a change in texture or ...

The Pharmacy First scheme was launched across England in January to help alleviate stress on an already overburdened health ...

The Liberals are promising to build a new six-lane bridge in Halifax, while the Progressive Conservatives have announced a program that would provide free access to the shingles vaccine for people ...

“We have the tools to fight shingles with a vaccine that can reduce or eliminate the symptoms of this disease, but too many ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives promised on Tuesday to introduce a universal shingles vaccine program for people 65 and older if re-elected Nov. 26, the latest in a series of ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles.

Breaking out the tissues? It's that time of year! But what kind of sickness do your symptoms point to? As the weather changes, we can start feeling under the weather too — but while each illness ...

Women are more likely to develop PHN, and I have read estimates that somewhere between 13% to 30% of people over 80 with shingles will develop PHN. Now that she’s had symptoms for over a year ...