A similar antiviral medicine, valacyclovir (Valtrex), was approved in 1995 for treating shingles, cold sores, genital herpes ...

There are often lengthy waits to get an appointment with a doctor but if you have one of these conditions you can dodge the ...

Amid warnings of a 'tripledemic' of cold, flu and Covid this winter, millions could bypass the GP queue and directly access ...

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

In March 2023, my 94-year-old mother had a shingles episode on the right side of her neck, head, ear and (to a lesser degree) ...

and I have read estimates that somewhere between 13% to 30% of people over 80 with shingles will develop PHN. Now that she’s ...

Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there's a new treatment plan that might help. Monday, October 28th 2024, 4:48 pm By: CBS News, News On 6 ...

“Patients sometimes tell me that they ‘hear bad things’ about [ED treatments],” Dr. Gross told The Post. “These medications are among the most broadly prescribed drugs of the last ...

There's a potential new treatment for people who develop shingles that spread to the eye. Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes, and now, for the first time there's a new ...