Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment opens doors for treating shingles in the eye. Will antiviral drug valacyclovir ...

That's what happened to eye surgeon Dr. Elisabeth Cohen, who was forced to stop operating. She tested a new way to treat ...

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next ...

Doctors say about 8% of shingles cases impact the eyes and now for the first time, there's a treatment plan that might help.

For the millions of Americans who suffer from shingles each year, the threat of vision loss has long been a looming concern.

The launch of the GSK ‘Understanding Shingles’ research findings aims to raise awareness and address the lack of knowledge ...

New research is providing fresh support for the decades-old idea that viral infections can play a role in at least some ...

For a long time, scientists assumed the virus that causes both chickenpox and shingles stayed dormant in the body after infection. But new evidence suggests the shingles virus may be linked to ...

Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

A bus with scientific pamphlets and educational programs for the elderly began touring 35 cities in nine provinces and ...

“If a precursor to incident dementia is neuroinflammation and stroke, if you have a stroke, it’s a strong predictor for vascular dementia,” explained Harris. “If that can be prevented in a healthy ...

Flu, herpes and respiratory tract and other serious infections are linked to accelerated brain atrophy and increased risk of ...