QUESTION: I used Zovirax ointment for two decades while I had employer-funded insurance. Once I went on Medicare, I learned ...

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

Shingles, also called zoster, looks like blisters on the skin and can be excruciating It's the chickenpox virus that reactivates causing a rash and nerve pain ... those nerves back to a healthy ...

Rozalia Russian has revealed how she had her Melbourne Cup Carnival experience ruined after contracting a painful viral infection shortly before the big race.

It often happens after an injury or trauma to the back, chest ... particularly after age 50. Shingles causes the nerves under your skin to get inflamed, leading to pain, burning, and tingling ...

When I was a little girl, I spent a lot of time playing in the bush; exploring the rubble and scrub, making cubby houses from ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles.

The pain is caused by both the inflammation and the ... Eye damage can also occur when shingles involves the retina or optic nerve in the back of the eye without causing a skin rash or other symptoms ...

It makes you feel tired and unwell, but generally fit people can get back on their feet ... which is an overactivation of the nerves which gives you constant pain where you had shingles.” How can you ...

Moffat is an associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Upstate, and she has studied the Varicella zoster virus, which causes both chickenpox and shingles, for 30 years. Also this week, low ...

The TV star, 64, has been dating counsellor Katie Alexander, 43, since his split from Ruth Langsford and had her by his side ...

After a season sidelined by a severe pelvis injury, Luke Neese talks about his triumphant return to racing in the Red Line ...