The best home remedies for cold sores include taking lysine supplements, applying lemon balm, and using an ice pack.

Anyone who has suffered from a cold sore outbreak can attest that the experience is far from pleasant. A small canker-like sore develops somewhere on the lip, and it continues to grow and become more ...

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 ...

A mysterious bump near your lips can be unsettling. Is it a harmless pimple or something more serious like a cold sore? Distinguishing between the two is crucial for effective treatment and prevention ...

When it comes to treating cold sores, the typical drugstore is well stocked with creams, balms and ointments all claiming to treat the red, pus-filled and uncomfortable growths. But some of these ...

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, ...

Cold sores are icky. And they’re insidious. The raw, ugly blisters show up without notice and are unpreventable. Worse yet, once you’re infected with the virus that causes them, you’re stuck with it ...

Which cold sore treatment is best? Whether you call them cold sores or fever blisters, they’re all the same. These painful, itchy bumps that form on the lips and around the mouth make life difficult ...