6 Things to Know About the Shingles Vaccine
Vaccination can also lower your chances of other serious shingles complications. For example, if it shows up on your face, ...
Dear Doctor: Should older adult, who never had chickenpox, get the shingles vaccine?
DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has ...
Dr. Roach: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines
Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.
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To Your Good Health: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines
A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been ...
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Her new study shows that a low-cost antiviral reduced the risk of eye disease
It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next day, as she was pushing her hair back on that side of her head, she ...
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What To Know about Varicella-Zoster Virus, the Cause of Chickenpox and Shingles
Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles.
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Zoster Vaccine Found Effective, Safe in Autoimmune Patients
When data from two data sources were analyzed -- one of commercial health insurance claims, the other from Medicare -- ...
Pharmacist warns life-altering condition could be lying ‘dormant’ in a third of adults
A Superdrug pharmacist is urging the public to be on high alert for an incredibly common illness this winter, particularly ...
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GSK files shingles vaccine in EU
which analysts believe could hit peak annual revenues of $1.5 billion That's because trials suggest it could offer greater protection against the shingles virus than Merck & Co’s rival ...