New research suggests shingles infections may increase the risk of cognitive decline in older adults. Scientists believe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although Gill wasn’t sure what was going on with her health, she knew something wasn’t right. “I was sitting in a coffee shop on ...

Before the rash appears, people often feel intense burning, itching, or a "shooting" electrical pain in that specific area. Fever, headache, and fatigue - flu-like symptoms - are common. The skin can ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus that causes shingles is already inside your body. The risk of getting shingles increases as the immune system naturally declines with age. “It ...

Evidence suggests reactivations of the varicella-zoster virus may accelerate aging and raise dementia risk. Now scientists ...

It’s common. One in three people in the United States will have shingles in their lifetime. The risk rises after 50 and patients say it’s nothing like the chicken pox they had as children. Kelli Olson ...

A vaccine that is usually given to prevent shingles may have another surprising benefit. New research suggests that it might ...

Leading pharmacist says spotting shingles early could save lives ...

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 ...

Heart disease patients who got a shingles jab have nearly half the rate of heart attacks, strokes and other serious heart ...