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Shingles, a viral rash, can be incredibly painful. Vaccination can help prevent the infection, but new research is showing the vaccine may also have another benefit: protecting against the ...

A study found that elderly people hospitalized with severe shingles are up to seven times more likely to have early dementia.

Residents say the toxic air also causes skin rashes and eye irritation, damages crops, and restricts routine tasks like drying laundry outdoors. "Everything is covered with dust or soot," said ...

The shingles vaccine could do double duty as a protector against both infections and dementia, according to a new study.

While severe pain and burning are typical symptoms, tingling and buzzing sensations, along with numbness, can also be early ...

This virus can be reactivated many years later and manifests as shingles. The major symptom is a painful rash that commonly ...

Wales' vaccination program policy created natural experiment for U.S. research team, which found 20% reduction in dementia.

This discovery is a big step forward in the fight against common viral infections like shingles and herpes. For millions of ...

Shingles vaccination is recommended for all healthy adults 50 years and older. Besides preventing a painful rash, vaccination for shingles may have an important additional benefit: reducing the ...

If it infects an eye it can cause vision loss. Up to 20% of shingles patients suffer excruciating nerve pain months or even ...

Vaccine Step Down. A person’s probability of developing dementia over seven years increased with age. It was higher in the ...