Expert guidance on symptoms, vaccines, and treatment to help you manage shingles effectively and recover faster.
6 February 2024
When you’re expecting a new bundle of joy in Singapore, it’s crucial to plan for your postnatal recovery. That’s where confinement centres come in. These dedicated facilities offer a haven for new moms, providing all the care and support yo…
Continue reading9 December 2020
How to quickly treat shingles? Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is an infection that forms in areas of the body near the top layer of skin. This type of infection has been around for centuries, and it is a type of herpes infection tha…
Read article1 December 2020
How long does the shingles vaccine last? This question may be important to you as a home care provider caring for a baby or toddler who has been diagnosed with shingles. The answer depends on a number of factors including your child’s age,…
Read article2 October 2020
What does shingles feel like? It can be anything from mildly annoying to extremely painful. Shingles is the result of a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and the virus often remains in the nerves and other tissues…
Read article7 August 2020
Exact match keyword: “Shingles cream”What is shingles? Shingles in children is often called chicken pox. Shingles in adults is most commonly known as herpes zoster. This disease occurs when the varicella-zoster virus, a strain of the herpes…
Read article21 May 2020
In my previous articles, I discussed some of the earliest stages of shingles, or what is commonly referred to as the bumpy rash. In these instances, there is not a clear cut diagnosis for shingles. The first stages of shingles appear like b…
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