Everything You Need to Know About Shingles & the Shingles Vaccine

• Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2024
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Shingles can strike anyone who had chickenpox when they were young, and the intense pain that can accompany this body rash has sidelined many a senior.

Here, one expert explains how and why shingles can surface, and what you can do to treat it, or better yet, avoid it.

Bout of Shingles May Raise Odds for Cognitive Decline

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• August 14, 2024
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Older Americans already dread shingles, and they may now have one more reason to do so: A painful episode could raise their odds for cognitive decline.

A new study found a 20% higher risk that an older person would experience "subjective cognitive decline" if they'd gone...

Shingles Vaccine Could Lower Dementia Risk

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 26, 2024
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Older people who avail themselves of the newest shingles vaccine could reap a hidden benefit: A significant drop in their odds of developing dementia.

One expert applauded the new findings.

"Dementia isn’t an inevitable part of aging; it’s caused by d...

Vaccines Against Shingles, Pneumonia May Also Lower Your Alzheimer's Risk

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• August 21, 2023
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Certain adult vaccines, including shingles and pneumonia shots, may also help seniors fight off Alzheimer's disease, new research reveals.

Prior vaccination with the shingles vaccine, pneumococcus vaccine or the tetanus and diphtheria shot, with or without an added ...

Shingles Ups Odds of Stroke, Heart Attack By Almost 30%

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• December 5, 2022
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People who've had a bout of shingles may face a heightened risk of heart attack or stroke in later years, a new, large study suggests.

Anyone who ever had chickenpox can develop shingles -- a painful rash that is caused by a reactivation of the virus that causes chi...

No Sign of Human Herpesvirus in African Gorillas

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• October 26, 2022
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Despite the presence of gorilla trekkers in their habitat, endangered gorillas in the region surrounding East Africa's Virunga Volcanoes do not have human herpesvirus, researchers say.

The Gorilla Doctors team was able to assess the region's mountain gorillas in a noninv...

Justin Bieber Takes Break From Touring Due to Health Issues

• By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• September 7, 2022
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Singer Justin Bieber said Tuesday that he will take a break from touring while he takes care of his health.

Bieber has a condition known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which...

Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study

• By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
• June 9, 2022
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If you've survived a painful bout of shingles, at least you won't have to worry that it might raise your future risk of dementia, new research indicates.

Shingles, caused by the reactivation o...

Could COVID Infection After Age 50 Leave You Vulnerable to Shingles?

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 11, 2022
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Catching COVID-19 appears to increase an older person's risk of developing a case of shingles.

Researchers found that people 50 and older who had a COVID infection were 15% more likely to develop shingles, compared to people who were never infected. That risk climbed to ...