Shingles generally lasts about three to five weeks. The rash associated with shingles usually crusts over within ... affects the body's nerve fibers. This means that, in addition to pain, a person ...

The patient had previously seen a physician, was diagnosed with shingles ... For relief of itching, the patient may use an over-the-counter (OTC) hydrocortisone cream 1% applied twice daily ...

Over the past week things have gotten worse—he has begun to itch all over his body, he has been running a temperature on and off for four days, and we have been to the doctor far too many times ...

Whether you are having an allergic reaction; dry skin, itchy skin; poison ivy, or some other undetermined rash, home remedies ...

Makeup, creams, and fragrances are all potential culprits. With an allergic reaction, you might notice redness, itching ... be shingles, also called herpes zoster. “Shingles may start out as a painful ...

Dermatologists care for people of all ages. Everyone gets itchy ... you can also develop itchy skin. This itch tends to occur in one place on your body and you don’t see a rash. Long after the ...

When Nancy Greeley was in her 50s, her sister, an infectious-disease specialist at the University of Rochester, told her to ...

To help soothe itchy skin, Dr. Massick and the American Academy of Dermatology recommend following these tips: Apply a cool, damp washcloth to itchy skin for about 5-10 minutes, or until the itch goes ...

British drugmaker GSK said on Wednesday administration of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine and shingles shot ...