A growing body of evidence suggests the vaccine may also lower risk of stroke and heart attack ...

The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles infections. Initially, the virus causes a chickenpox infection. If it reactivates later, shingles can develop. The chickenpox vaccine ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A research team at Oxford University in Oxford, England, United Kingdom and Tufts University has discovered that there may be a link between certain viral infections and the onset ...

ATHENS, Ga. — A new molecule could get rid of the itch that comes along with shingles and chickenpox, according to a University of Georgia news release. Two UGA researchers have created a new molecule ...

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The prevalence of chickenpox is increasing in Pune this season, with more patients than usual over the past month reported by paediatricians and general physicians. The only difference this time, ...

Everyday Health: Amy Edwards, assistant professor of pediatrics, recommended treating fevers or minor aches from chickenpox with acetaminophen (Tylenol). “You should absolutely not use aspirin, as ...

Being covered in itchy red bumps isnt anybody's idea of a good time. Even though the chickenpox vaccine has reduced cases by nearly 90 percent since it was introduced, its still possible to get this ...