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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

Further work is needed to prove the link, scientists say. Shingles is a painful, serious condition that is more common in older people. It is caused by a reactivation of the Herpes zoster virus ...

British drug maker GSK plc (GSK, GSK.L) announced Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review the ...