The antiviral drug valaciclovir (Valtrex), given prophylactically, kept patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) ...

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SINGAPORE: Some family doctors have seen more cases of shingles over the past two years, with experts estimating that up to 30,000 people in Singapore get the viral illness every year. Doctors ...

Shingles is a painful skin rash caused by the reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox. If you have shingles, you can spread the varicella-zoster virus to others who have never had the ...

Shingles is on the rise in Singapore, with some family doctors seeing a 10% spike in cases over the past two years. They say it's likely due to an ageing population and weakened immune systems ...

Original Medicare Part B may cover Qutenza (capsaicin) if your doctor prescribes it for FDA-approved purposes. Original Medicare Part B (medical insurance) may provide coverage for Qutenza ...

capsaicin patches (available by prescription) can give at least moderate pain relief to a minority of people with postherpetic neuralgia (a complication of shingles). There’s also little ...

Early that afternoon, the polyclinic doctor called to say that the fluid-filled blister on my chin could be a sign of shingles. While she still felt that my pain was related to a dental issue ...

SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) will not subsidise the cost of the shingles vaccine because of its high price. A check by The Straits Times found that the price of the two doses of the ...