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Harrison Ford backs out of presenting Oscars 2025
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Actor Harrison Ford, who was scheduled as one of the presenters at the 97th Oscars, has backed out of presenting due to his recent shingles diagnosis.
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New shingles vaccine may help delay dementia: Study
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A vaccine for shingles may also help delay getting a dementia diagnosis, according to recent research, as reported by CBS News.
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Bieber diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome: Read to know what health exper
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): American pop star Justin Bieber, who has been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which has caused him partial face paralysis, is a rare neurological condition characterized by paralysis of the facial nerve and a rash affecting the ear or mouth.
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Sustained exposure to chickenpox reduces risk of shingles in adults
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): Sustained exposure to children with chickenpox (varicella) reduces the risk for adults to develop shingles (herpes zoster) by up to 30 per cent over a 20-year period, says a study.
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Adults re-exposed to chickenpox are less likely to get shingles
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 23 (ANI): Adults who have had been exposed to herpes zoster virus in their childhood are less likely to get shingles in their adulthood, even if they are around kids who got chickenpox, proves a study.
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Chickenpox vaccination can protect against shingles, finds study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 10 (ANI): A recent study has observed that the chickenpox vaccine not only protects against chickenpox but it also decreases the risk for shingles (a painful skin rash with blisters).
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