There’s a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there’s a new treatment ...

If you were born before 1990, you may remember spending a week home from school with the chickenpox before a vaccine became widely available in 1995. Once you’ve had chickenpox, you’re highly unlikely ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to ...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the oldest serving member of Congress, was released from a San Francisco hospital on Tuesday after being treated for shingles. Feinstein, 89, revealed last week that she was ...

(WECT) - Nearly one million Americans receive medical care for shingles or its complications every year. Typically, treatment means taking daily pain medication, but now a new patch could ease the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “I don’t think we really know the prevalence of bacterial vs. viral conjunctivitis,” Spencer D. Johnson, OD, ...

NanoViricides Inc., a Shelton company which is developing nanomedicines to target viruses, announced on Monday that its first drug candidate for treating shingles, NV-HHV-101, is making progress ...

Different kinds of skin rashes include eczema, chickenpox, psoriasis, and shingles. Treatment depends on what's causing your rash, but it may involve medications or lifestyle changes. It's best to get ...

Research from Canada shows that people vaccinated against shingles have a lower dementia risk. There may be a catch, however.