Started on mg daily for a month, had two more mild outbreaks, bumped up to 1g a month ago and had one more very small outbreak. So, over time it seems to be helping. I first took Valtrex when I was ...

Low-dose suppressive valacyclovir treatment of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) did not show significant benefits at 12 months but showed treatment superiority at 18 months and a reduction in the ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to ...

New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Medical Center investigators, with co-authors across additional US centers, report greater cognitive worsening at 78 weeks with ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment to suppress outbreaks of genital herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is typically begun once a recurrence pattern is established, but new research ...

The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...

Although valganciclovir is an effective CMV prophylactic agent after kidney transplantation, it is associated with significant side effects. Valacyclovir (valA) is effective and more tolerable than ...