(I did, and maybe you did too). The answer is always the same: “My dear young student, this discrepancy is easily explained. The first cervical nerve runs superior to the first cervical vertebra, the ...

In its earliest stages, however, shingles can be slightly more insidious. That’s because the infection begins with nerve discomfort: a deep burning, sharp tingling, or deep-seated itch in an ...

Shingles can appear on the face, though most people develop symptoms on their torso. Once someone has had chickenpox, the virus stays in their body, hidden in the nerve cells, but it does not ...

Shingles (herpes zoster) is caused by the reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox, called the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). After chickenpox symptoms clear, VZV doesn't disappear but ...

Shingles occurs when the virus responsible for chickenpox, varicella-zoster, reactivates later in life. This virus can lie dormant for decades within nerve cells. As the immune system weakens with ...

Shingles on the face can lead to severe complications. While the rash is typically limited to one side of your face, it can extend to your ear, eye, mouth, or scalp. This can result in vision problems ...

If it infects an eye it can cause vision loss. Up to 20% of shingles patients suffer excruciating nerve pain months or even years after the rash itself is gone. It’s not clear exactly how ...

Treatment can include medicine (antiviral tablets) to help speed up your recovery from shingles, but can also include medicines to help relieve pain, such as painkillers, steroid tablets or medicines ...

And which Frisch's remain open across the Cincinnati region? Here's a map and list. Looking to try Dolly's Burgers and Shakes? The chain opened two Cincinnati locations in former Frisch's Big Boy ...