Treatment for shingles on the face is the same as for shingles elsewhere on the body. Starting antiviral drugs, such as famciclovir, within 72 hours of the rash appearing may reduce symptoms and ...

HEALTH bosses have laid out the symptoms of a common infection so that you can catch it early. The HSE have warned people ...

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

Later that week Gill developed a rash along the right side of her face, so she returned to the urgent care center, where a different provider diagnosed her with shingles. Although she was young and ...

Baby your skin once it’s healed too. Shingles rarely leaves behind major scars, but it depends on the severity of your rash, Dr. Miller says. If you have a lot of blisters and pick or pull off ...

Shingles is a painful rash that follows the path of a nerve on one side of the body. When it affects the scalp, it can cause discolored patches of skin with bumps or blisters that eventually form ...

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Recently, there has been a noticeable rise in shingles cases. This painful condition can cause prolonged discomfort, often ...

A routine vaccination recommended for adults over 50 might be doing double duty in protecting our health. Recent research ...

Where that is depends on the person; shingles can occur virtually anywhere, including over the face. Most people who develop shingles have it once in their lifetimes, although some people can have ...

Many people think shingles—a viral infection that causes a painful rash—is something only older people deal with, given that the risk generally increases with age. But Jacquelyn Gill, a ...