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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The chicken pox vaccine became available in the U.S. in 1995 and, since then, cases of the virus in the U.S. have plummeted. But chicken pox still emerges from time to time. Montana public health ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...