Shingles

More Shingles Information

• 3 comments

  

  View Comments Anonymous commented 2 hours ago.

  if you never had chickenpox should you have the vaccine

  By Anonymous on October 23, 2012 - 1:03pm
• 1 comments

  

  View Comments Rosa Cabrera RN commented 31 weeks ago.

  do I need a shingles shot if I've already had shingles?

  By Anonymous on October 13, 2012 - 3:05pm
• 2 comments

  

  Former White House Doctor, Connie Mariano is back to discuss Shingles and whether or not the new Shingles Vaccine is right for you. Click the video below to learn for yourself.

  View Comments Anonymous commented 12 weeks ago.

  Is The Shingles Vaccine Right For You - HER Health Minute - Dr. Connie

  By Dr. Connie Mariano Expert on October 8, 2012 - 10:16am
• 

  LONDON (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical companies XenoPort and GlaxoSmithKline said the U.S.

  U.S. health regulator approves drug for shingles

  on June 7, 2012 - 5:50am
• 0 comments

  

  Empowered

  Shingles (herpes zoster) is a painful skin rash that is described as having an itching, burning or tingling pain.

  Shingles Vaccines: Who Should Not Get One and Treatment Options

  By Michele Blacksberg RN HERWriter on May 23, 2012 - 5:52am
• 2 comments

  

  Empowered

  Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox in children, herpes zoster. Afterwards, the herpes zoster virus stays in the body but lays dormant.

  View Comments Michele Blacksberg RN commented 51 weeks ago.

  The Shingles Vaccine: How to Get One

  By Michele Blacksberg RN HERWriter on May 21, 2012 - 10:09am
• 0 comments

  

  Empowered

  Research from Kaiser Permanente Southern California has shown that the shingles vaccine is safe to take, even though only about 10 percent of people who qualify for the vaccine actually ...

  Do You Know About the Shingles Vaccine?

  By Susan Cody HERWriter Guide on April 27, 2012 - 9:41am
• 2 comments

  

  I think I already had the shot, but when I turned 65, my Dr. told me that I should schedule the shot. I think that the nurse who administered it forgot to record it.

  View Comments Anonymous commented 1 year ago.

  Is it dangerous to have more than one shingles shot?

  By Anonymous on April 22, 2012 - 1:36pm
• 

  Shingles - Caitlin's Story

  By Dramatic Health on April 17, 2012 - 11:55am
• 2 comments

  

  Empowered

  Shingles is a part of the herpes family. It's known as the herpes zoster virus.

  View Comments Anonymous commented 1 year ago.

  Asthmatic Children and the Risk of Shingles

  By Susan Cody HERWriter Guide on March 5, 2012 - 7:19pm