Vaccination can help prevent shingles – a condition that an estimated one in three people in the U.S. will develop in their lifetimes – and new research indicates that it can also prevent ...

In this study, those who had the Zostavax vaccine had a 3.5% point reduction in a new dementia diagnosis over seven years, ...

A new study highlights a perhaps unexpected way to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease: getting vaccinated against ...

Nearly all adults are at risk of developing HZ since over 95% are seropositive for VZV and have latent virus The lifetime risk of developing HZ is estimated to be 25–30% and is increased to 50% ...

Summary: Pregabalin is the first drug to receive approved labeling from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia and is ...

It is called postherpetic neuralgia. Think of it as "Extended Release" shingles. Or as the closest thing to the trials of Job for an unlucky few. We have a family friend whose epic case poisoned ...

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Older adults vaccinated against herpes zoster, or shingles, had a reduced risk of developing dementia, over a period of 7 years.

Second, some who develop shingles end up with a long-term complication called postherpetic neuralgia. This involves severe nerve pain at the site of the rash that can last months or years.

Treatment options are limited for patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), a chronic pain disorder caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus. Topical application of capsaicin ...