I was going to retire and start travelling, but unfortunately I am sort of stuck here now because of shingles. Because of this pain I am sort of stuck here at the moment.” Maxine is hopeful that ...

We look at its symptoms, treatment and vaccine In Cantonese, shingles - a virus that causes a painful rash - is known as sang se, or "growing snakes", because of the way the rash seems to creep ...

A study by researchers at the University of Bristol exploring patients’ understanding and experience of shingles has found ...

Shingles is a funny-sounding name for a seriously painful disease. How painful? That’s hard to put into words. Printable ones ...

In Cantonese, shingles – a virus that causes a painful rash – is known as sang se, or “growing snakes”, because of the way the rash seems to creep like a snake under the skin.

Post-herpetic neuralgia is a complication that can result in the pain, itching, and numbness from shingles to last three or more months after the shingles infection. Prevention of shingles Nelson ...

People aged 50 and over and those who are immunocompromised are more at risk of getting shingles, as well as developing a ...

Shingles may develop on your scalp and face if the virus that causes it travels along the trigeminal nerve. It may cause burning pain, itching, and clusters of painful blisters. Prompt medical ...

I read your recent column on shingles. I am 66 and in fairly good health. I had both Shingrix shots about five years ago and take hydroxyurea for polycythemia vera (PV).

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

But it is urging more people in their 70s to get their free injection against the painful condition. They are most at risk of shingles and more likely to develop complications, such as severe ...