Expert Rev Vaccines. 2010;9(3s):21-26. While there is still no standard definition for PHN, for the purposes of this review it is defined as: clinically significant pain or painful abnormal ...

HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens ... [5] Despite the self-limiting characteristics of most herpes infections, growing public attention has been focused on these viruses ...

You may also develop a blistering rash that can itch, burn, or hurt. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, occurs when the dormant chickenpox virus (varicella zoster) is reactivated in your nerve ...

GSK plc (NYSE:GSK) released topline data from the phase 3 trial in adults 50 years and older evaluating the immunogenicity, ...

A recent study published in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy examined the long-term subjective cognitive decline risk associated with Herpes zoster infections. It investigated whether the ...

All of them were under the age of 50. Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the virus that also causes chickenpox. The virus remains dormant in th ...

PHN is characterised by pain lasting from three months to several years after the rash subsides, and it is also the most ...

Melbourne, Australia The Government has expanded access to GSK's shingles vaccine, Shingrix, to cover individuals aged 18 ...

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical Sdn Bhd (GSK) today announced the launch of its Herpes Zoster vaccine, Shingrix ...

Researchers conducted an observational study to compare the risk for dementia associated with both the live and recombinant shingles vaccines.