There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles ...
Shingles is a common condition that lies dormant in a third of adults over their lifetime. A pharmacist has shared the key ...
It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next ...
Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes and now for the first time, there's a treatment plan that might help.
Taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent vision damage associated with shingles that affects the eye, according ...
New research is providing fresh support for the decades-old idea that viral infections can play a role in at least some ...
“If a precursor to incident dementia is neuroinflammation and stroke, if you have a stroke, it’s a strong predictor for vascular dementia,” explained Harris. “If that can be prevented in a healthy ...
Brooke Shields has teamed up on a health initiative for people over 50 after suffering a near-death experience last year.
Researchers examine the cause and effect of the viral infection on the brain. In other mental health news, 988 crisis hotline callers will now be directed to nearby call centers.
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 ...
A bus carrying pamphlets and educational materials was touring 35 cities in nine provinces and municipalities to promote shingles prevention and control.
The findings in a 2020 study, which claimed Black babies treated by white doctors were twice as likely to die within 12 months, are being reevaluated. Survival is now thought to be linked to birth ...