Shingles News

Supplies of a new and more effective shingles vaccine are running low in the United States.

The new vaccine is more than 90% effective at preventing shingles and a painful complication called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in all age groups.

New vaccine, said to be more effective, is second approved for U.S. market.

More research is needed, but doctors should warn patients, researchers say

Found to protect about 90 percent of adults age 70 and up

Chance of stroke, heart attack increased most in the first week after diagnosis of the painful rash

Findings support immunization of older adults

The live-virus shingles vaccine may be safe for people with autoimmune conditions and for those taking immunity-suppressing drugs.

A new study offers up some encouraging news for people who have recently experienced a painful bout of shingles.

The FDA has approved a drug currently used for restless leg syndrome to treat a common and painful complication of shingles, according to the medication's manufacturers.

The shingles vaccine is “generally safe and well tolerated,” according to a study of nearly 200,000 patients.

The FDA today approved Merck's Zostavax shingles vaccine for 50-somethings. The vaccine was already approved for people age 60 and older.

The herpes zoster vaccine, better known as the shingles vaccine and recommended for adults 60-plus, cuts the risk of getting the painful disease by 55%, new research finds.

The FDA has approved Qutenza for post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), lingering nerve pain after a shingles attack. The doctor-applied patches deliver synthetic capsaicin, the chemical that makes chili peppers hot.

People with shingles are more likely to suffer a recurrence than previously thought, especially if their attack is accompanied by lasting pain, researchers report.

Adults with shingles are at increased risk for stroke, especially if they have shingles that affects the eyes, a study shows.

A surgically implanted pump that delivers medication to the spinal fluid helps reduce the persistent pain that can linger in some patients after they recover from shingles, according to a new study.

A new study shows that people with shingles, or herpes zoster infection, are more than four times likely to have a first-degree relative with a history of the condition.

The CDC recommends that people aged 60 and older get a single dose of the shingles vaccine Zostavax.

There are 1.1 million shingles patients in the U.S., and almost all of them seek shingles treatment each year, new government statistics show.

Tai chi, a traditional Chinese martial art, may give older adults' immune system a boost.

The CDC's vaccine advisory panel today voted to make shingles vaccination routine for all Americans 60 and older.

It might be possible to use antiviral drugs to reduce shingles pain, researchers report.

Getting a spinal (epidural) shot of steroids and anesthetics is "not effective" at preventing long-term shingles pain, according to a study.

An FDA advisory panel backed the approval of the first shingles vaccine Thursday, though for a narrower group of patients than manufacturers had sought.