"This will be quicker if you get enough sleep, eat good food and don’t do anything 'bad' for your body," she says. This means avoiding known triggers for cold sores, like sunbeds and UV light ...

Cold sores are a lesion that can appear on and around the mouth. While they aren't dangerous, they can be uncomfortable, itchy, and unsightly. Cold sores usually resolve themselves within a few ...

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You'd think this would be bad for the virus—that activating the ... in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Cold sores are caused primarily by herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1 ...

Herpes, the common cold sore, could become a powerful new weapon in the fight against cancer, following pioneering work by British doctors. Neurologists have been using the herpes virus to treat a ...

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Cold sores are painful blisters on the lips that can form unsightly crusts. They are very common and are caused by the herpes simplex virus. The medical name for facial cold sores is herpes labialis.

Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers discovered an unexpected way the herpes virus re-activates in the body.

You'd think this would be bad for the virus -- that activating ... Understanding Herpes Simplex Virus-Associated Disease Cold sores are caused primarily by herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), one ...