Cold sores occur around the mouth area and resemble blisters or a cluster of blisters. Carlos Ciudad Photography/Getty Images Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV-1), which is very ...

It's no secret that cold sores tend to pop up during periods of stress and then take another two or three weeks to go away. But new research offers a clearer understanding of why stress, illness and ...

Waking up with a spot on your lip is never a good feeling. Often cold sores or pimples are to blame, though telling the difference isn't always easy. They can look similar on the surface, but their ...

While cold sores are not dangerous, they can be irritating — especially if you suffer from frequent outbreaks. Although they most commonly appear around the lips and mouth, cold sores can spread to ...

A cold sore on the lip can be uncomfortable. It usually heals within a week or two. A cold sore looks like a blister. Other skin issues, like pimples and canker sores can also appear on the lips and ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. So, what exactly are cold sores? According to Dr Kakai Kulabusia, a medical immunology ...

"Acting quickly at the first tingle of a cold sore is important. Keeping lips moisturised, managing stress and supporting ...

Symptomatic infection with the virus responsible for cold sores around the mouth–herpes simplex 1, or HSV-1 for short—may have a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a large ...

In dark skin, cold sores look like small blisters filled with clear liquid. This liquid eventually leaks and causes the sores to crust over. After a while, this crust falls off on its own. People with ...

What if someone told you that the nasal decongestants, pain relievers, skin ointments and cough suppressants that you spend a fortune on at the drugstore every year could be replaced with one, small, ...