triggered by stress—physical or psychological—and it is often very painful. The good news is it’s often milder at younger ...

Stress can lower your body's resistance to the virus, resurfacing as shingles. "It's always looking for a chance to pop out, ...

Many Brits could be unknowingly teetering on the brink of serious health issues, as a leading expert warns that if left ...

Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.

A pharmacist has issued a warning to the public about shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults at some point in their lives. Niamh McMillan, Superdrug's Pharmacy ...

Shingles is a painful skin rash that affects about 1 in 3 Americans in their lifetime, primarily adults over 50. Though most people only get shingles once, there is a possibility that you can get ...

Shingles occurs when the chicken pox virus already in your body is reawakened - usually by illness, stress or getting older. You can't catch it from someone else. The risks of serious symptoms are ...

Taking an antiviral medication for a year may prevent vision damage associated with shingles that affects the eye, according to new research led by faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine at ...