Waking up with a spot on your lip is never a good feeling. Often cold sores or pimples are to blame, though telling the ...

Amazon says hundreds of people have bought this red light therapy device in the last month alone, with reviewers praising it for ease of use and effectiveness. The infrared light stick currently ...

Cold sores are irritating red blisters that typically form on the face, usually around the mouth. They can be painful and not ...

I drove to the closest open pharmacy which was 45 minutes away as I know what can be unleashed on my face if I don’t take valacyclovir, the antiviral medication used to treat herpes, within the first ...

And in those miserable, wintry days of the pandemic, I was thankful that I could hide my mouth behind a face mask. I am not alone in feeling there is a stigma around cold sores, despite the fact ...

Impetigo is a bacterial infection that affects your skin, causing sores and blisters. It can appear differently depending on the stage of infection, what part of your body it affects, and your ...

However, it is possible for HSV-1 to affect the genitals and for HSV-2 to affect the face and mouth. Cold sores are contagious even when they’re not visible. The virus can be spread through ...

Various factors can activate the virus resulting in one or more cold sores. These include tiredness and fatigue, a break in the skin near the affected area, menstruation (periods), stress ...

The benefits of red light therapy have long been touted for the face and body, but brands are now releasing red light therapy devices targeted to healing specific ailments like cold sores and ...