A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

Hormonal changes during menopause may contribute to rosacea flare-ups. Shingles is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you’ve previously ...

Collage: Self ; Source Photos: Getty Images Thanks to its hallmark rash, which is characterized by red to brownish bumps that blister, leak fluid, and scab over, shingles, a.k.a. herpes zoster ...

In an update in the 6 p.m. newscast, Rosati revealed that she had been diagnosed with shingles, an illness that afflicts up to 1-in-3 Americans. "Shingles is no joke. It sounds funny, but it’s not.

Low-dose suppressive valacyclovir treatment of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) did not show significant benefits at 12 months but showed treatment superiority at 18 months and a reduction in the ...

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Receipt of zoster vaccine reduces probability of new dementia diagnosis over 7-year period by 3.5 percentage points. HealthDay News — Zoster vaccination seems to have a dementia-preventing or dementia ...

Recent estimates suggest that about 7.4% of adults over 60 or 88 lakh people are living with dementia in India. I received my first dose of the shingles vaccine earlier this year, and the side ...

In an update in the 6 p.m. newscast, Rosati revealed that she had been diagnosed with shingles, an illness that afflicts up to 1-in-3 Americans. "Shingles is no joke. It sounds funny, but it’s not.

Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Consider getting the shingles vaccine. A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that a shingles vaccine reduces the risk of dementia. Researchers ...

The shingles vaccine could reduce the risk of dementia by a fifth, with women likely to experience a stronger protective effect, according to a recent study led by the Stanford University School of ...

A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one — shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. A new study found shingles vaccination cut older ...