Shingles is associated with an increased chance of health problems like strokes and heart attacks, but receiving a shingles jab seems to curb the risk of such cardiovascular problems ...

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

and a lower prevalence of chronic diseases. There were 5,434 herpes zoster cases identified in the study (6.4 cases per 1,000 persons per year among vaccinated individuals and 13.0 cases per 1,000 ...

HealthDay News — Live zoster vaccination is associated with a lower risk for overall cardiovascular events when compared with no vaccination, according to a study published online May 5 in the ...

Patients with IBD aged 50 years and older may have a reduced risk for herpes zoster if inoculated with ... study shows that RZV is associated with a lower long-term risk for HZ in patients ≥ ...

The researchers found associations for live zoster vaccination with lower risks for overall cardiovascular events (hazard ratio [HR], 0.77), especially major adverse cardiovascular events, heart ...

In a recent study, protective association lasted for up to eight years, with greatest reduction seen at two to three years postvaccination. (HealthDay News) — Live zoster vaccination is ...