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

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 ...

Sometimes, the virus reactivates and travels from the nerves to the skin, causing shingles, and resulting in a painful, blistering rash. Poison ivy is allergic contact dermatitis that can cause a ...

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 ...

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

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Later that week Gill developed a rash along the right side of her face, so she returned to the urgent care center, where a ...

A guide to shingles with the NHS website answering questions like what is the cause, is it contagious, and is there a ...

Your skin is already angry ... nose, or mouth. If your shingles rash is severe, meaning it’s widespread and the pain is tough to endure, your doctor might also prescribe a stronger medication ...

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 ...

However, scratching or picking at shingles blisters or scabs can up your risk of introducing harmful germs, so try to keep your fingers off the rash (another reason why covering it is helpful). Reach ...