commonly called shingles, is associated with a number of acute signs and symptoms such as skin rash, nerve damage and pain, and longer term complications, the most troublesome being postherpetic ...

Many Brits might unknowingly be walking a knife’s edge with their health, as an expert warned if left untreated, the disease ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

Many Brits could be unknowingly teetering on the brink of serious health issues, as a leading expert warns that if left ...

Richard Whitley, who chaired the data and safety monitoring board for the Shingles ... of postherpetic neuralgia was 0.5 cases vs. 1.4 cases per 1000 person-years. The median duration of pain ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment opens doors for treating shingles in the ... the same treatment lessened post-herpetic neuralgia, or PHN, the chronic nerve pain syndrome that often ...

A pharmacist has issued a warning to the public about shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults at some point in their lives. Niamh McMillan, Superdrug's Pharmacy ...

Niamh said: “One of the more severe symptoms of shingles is called postherpetic neuralgia, which is long-term nerve pain that can last months or even years after the rash heals. It can feel like a ...

If the blisters from the shingles rash are not properly cared ... plus it reduces the risk of postherpetic neuralgia and the ...

Niamh said: “One of the more severe symptoms of shingles is called postherpetic neuralgia, which is long-term nerve pain that can last months or even years after the rash heals. It can feel like ...