In some cases (10% to 18%), the virus can lead to complications like long-term nerve pain. Other rare but serious ... with compromised immune systems. Antiviral treatments and pain relief medications ...

Actor and advocate Brooke Shields says learning how to embrace aging and prioritize preventive health in her 50s feels "like ...

An Australian radio host has detailed the debilitating viral infection she contracted during a luxurious Bali holiday.

Aussies who are classified as 'moderate to high risk' and are aged between 18 and 64 now qualify for the immunisation.

More than 200,000 Australians will now be eligible for a free shingles vaccinations, as the government expands their immunisation program.

More than 200,000 Australians who are immunocompromised will gain free access to the shingles vaccine in an expansion of a ...

Trial met primary endpoint, non-inferior immune response for both vaccines when co-administered compared with separate ...

PHN is characterised by pain lasting from three months to several years after the rash subsides, and it is also the most ...

As for any painful diagnosis, treatment options are imperfect ... less invasive procedures for interrupting the pain of TN by inducing a partial nerve injury. Partial or permanent facial numbness ...

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical Sdn Bhd (GSK) today announced the launch of its Herpes Zoster vaccine, Shingrix ...

iii Shingles typically presents as a rash, with painful blisters across the chest, abdomen or face. ix The pain is often described ... of acyclovir and outcome of treatment with amitriptyline.

Thus, many treatments ... stabbing or electrical, facial pain syndrome. The likely etiology in many cases is vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve root entry zone, leading to focal ...