WASHINGTON – When Barbara Walters came down with chicken pox earlier this month, it served as a reminder that adults can contract the virus and suffer more severe cases. “Most people don’t realize how ...

Most adults who had the chicken pox when they were children would be loathe to repeat the experience. The itching, the scratching, the general feeling of malaise. In fact, many people think that once ...

Angelina Jolie missed the Dec. 15 premiere of her film, "Unbroken," a movie she directed and produced, because of what was described as a mild case of chicken pox. Chickenpox is caused by the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Royals’ Outfielder Alex ...

The chicken pox vaccine has saved America hundreds of millions of dollars since its introduction in 1995 by preventing the kinds of severe cases that used to send children, teens and adults to the ...

LITTLE ROCK — Chicken pox and pertussis, also called whooping cough, are going around Faulkner County. Jim Stone Elementary has had 12 cases of chicken pox since classes resumed after winter break and ...

Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: Could you please find out if those of us who are older and had all the old-time regular vaccines could pick up a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announces there has been two outbreaks of varicella (commonly known as chicken pox) in the state since early ...

More than 5,000 migrants detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been placed in quarantine after being exposed to mumps or chicken pox, the agency said Friday. The agency said that ...

Have you ever been invited to a chicken pox party? If so, please turn down the invitation and get the vaccine instead. The idea is not a new one: Get your child infected with the latest "childhood ...

The only realistic way of preventing deaths and severe complications arising from chicken pox is to routinely vaccinate children against the disease, concludes recent research. There have been severe ...