Varicella

The Affect of Teratogens on Fetal and Child Development

For a woman giving birth to a healthy baby after nine months of pregnancy is nothing short of a miracle.…

5 days ago

How to Detect Chickenpox Early

Your first sign that there may be chickenpox in your future could be when your child arrives home from school…

1 week ago

Zostavax: A Guide to the Shingles Vaccine

Shingles, a viral condition, affects two out of every 10 people and may result in a debilitating condition which is…

3 weeks ago

Shingles: The Facts

When we were kids, almost all of us had that annoying thing called the chicken pox. It wasn't fun, you…

1 month ago

Breakthrough Chickenpox is a Possibility

A couple weeks ago we took my 3 year old granddaughter to the fair. While standing in line at the…

1 month ago

Coping with Shingles in Children

"Yep, he has shingles." This is certainly not a phrase that most parents of a 4-year old expect to hear,…

4 months ago

Shingles – How to Tell, and What to Do, If Someone in Your Family is Suffering

Shingles is medically known as herpes zoster. The herpes virus that causes shingles crawls stealthily along sensory nerves and frequently…

8 months ago

The Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine: What the Manufacturer’s Insert Tells Us

In 1995, chickenpox suddenly became a major health problem. Six childrenwere reported to have died from chickenpox; frequent and repeated…

4 years ago

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