Catching a gnarly cold or getting a hellish sunburn can throw a wrench into any vacation, but shingles can be a whole other ...

Shingles is a painful rash with blisters ... In the meantime, anti-itch creams can help reduce symptoms. Ringworm is a red, blotchy rash that has a raised border in a circular pattern around ...

If you’re in your 40s or older, you might have memories of having chickenpox—the once-common childhood virus was a rite of passage that usually involved a week of itchy fluid-filled blisters ...

A doctor can usually diagnose shingles during a physical exam. But in rare cases, you may need a test to confirm a shingles diagnosis. PCR tests are the most accurate, but there are also other ...

The rash consists of little fluid filled blisters, often red and sore. Because the nerve is inflamed shingles usually causes severe pain in the same area, typically the pain starts a couple of ...

Rubella is a contagious viral infection best known by its distinctive red rash ... in the body and can cause shingles later in life. Shingles is a painful, itchy rash that can cause long-term ...

The cause of rashes can vary, spanning allergic reactions, infections, autoimmune diseases and environmental irritants.

A vaccination to prevent horribly painful shingles may offer an extra benefit: New research suggests it might lower the risk ...

And over the past couple of years, observational studies have suggested that the vaccine against shingles may have a protective effect. But it's extremely difficult to do a clinical trial given that ...

Analysis of a Welsh program offering live-attenuated shingles vaccines to people born after a certain date showed a 20 percent relative drop in dementia risk.

A SHINGLES jab could reduce your dementia risk by 20 per cent, research suggests. Vaccines are offered free on the NHS to ...