Shingles
Show 1394: Viruses, Vaccines and Alzheimer Disea…
This week, we explore the role viruses may play in the development of dementia. That certainly sounds like a downer, but here is the brighter side: vaccines can significantly lower the risk! Joe and T…
Tagamet for Warts and Shingles!
Cimetidine (Tagamet) was the first prescription H2 antagonist to ease symptoms of heartburn and heal ulcers. It was introduced in the U.S. in 1977 as a prescription medication. This drug became a gian…
How to Use Capsaicin Ointment to Ease Pain
Chronic pain has a devastating impact on your quality of life. Often, though, the medicines you would take to relieve pain can trigger dangerous side effects over the long term. Several readers report…
Will Cannabis Cream Really Ease Neuropathy?
People with neuropathy are often desperate for relief. The causes of this nerve pain may vary, from drug side effects to the aftermath of an infection. Sometimes too little or too much of a common vit…
How Good Is the Shingrix Vaccine Against Shingle…
If you have ever had chicken pox as a kid, you are at risk for shingles as an adult. That's because the virus that causes this childhood illness is varicella zoster, the same virus that causes shingle…
Will Eating Tuna Make Shingles Worse?
Shingles is a nasty condition in which the chickenpox virus triggers a painful rash many years later. The varicella zoster virus (part of the herpes virus family) can lie dormant for years after a you…
Can Splashing Listerine on Shingles Ease Lingeri…
Have you heard about a home remedy that seems weird? Many people are justifiably skeptical when a treatment arises from outside the mainstream. We usually like to share such an approach if it 1) might…
Shingrix: Should You or Shouldn’t You? A Pharm…
Currently, in community/retail pharmacy, there is a large focus on immunizations. Especially in the fall months, much time is spent on vaccinating patients against influenza (flu) and pneumonia. Recen…
Shingles Linked to Risk of Heart Attack
Recent research from South Korea raises the unsettling prospect that an attack of shingles is not only painful but scary. It could raise the risk of heart attack. What Is Shingles? Shingles, known med…
Apple Cider Vinegar Soothed Shingles Pain
Serious suffering may inspire creative experimentation. We are often impressed with the variety of remedies people use to ease shingles pain. If you see a doctor early enough in a shingles attack, sh…
Using L-Lysine Against Shingles
Q. My body gives me a warning before an attack of shingles: I get pain on the skin in the area where I had full-blown shingles before. I have found if I take L-lysine as soon as I get that signal, I d…
Long-Term Benefits of Shingles Vaccine (Zostavax…
Q. I am totally confused about the shingles vaccine. I was immunized three years ago at a cost of $220. Since I did not have insurance at the time I had to pay for the shot out of pocket. Now I read t…
Is Shingles Shot Worth It?
Q. I am 69 and my sister is 71. We don't remember ever having chicken pox. I have asked two doctors if you can get shingles if you never had chicken pox. I got two different answers. The same thing ha…
Listerine Mouthwash for Shingles
Q. Three weeks after a shingles attack I was suffering excruciating nerve pain across the right side of my scalp and behind my ear. Acetaminophen with codeine was not working. One morning at 3 am I fi…
Listerine Helps Ease Shingles Pain
Shingles is a common affliction that happens to middle-age or older people who had chickenpox as children. The rash, which can be excruciating, is often one-sided because it follows the route of th…
Many Ways to Fight Shingles Pain
It's an odd name for a nasty condition: shingles. It has nothing to do with roofing. The Latin name, cingulum, meaning "belt," became "shingles" in early English. The Latin name is a reference to the …
Shingles Vaccine Helps Older People
How good is the shingles vaccine? A new study shows that vaccinating healthy older adults makes a significant difference. Shingles is a common and painful skin rash resulting from reactivation of the …
Hot Pepper to Ease Pain
Q. I have diabetes and high blood pressure. My blood sugar is under control with insulin and I am on Diovan for the blood pressure. Over the last few years, I have suffered with numbness and pain in m…