Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cold sores occur around the mouth area and resemble blisters or a cluster of blisters. Carlos Ciudad Photography/Getty Images Cold ...

Cold sores, also known as fever blisters, can appear on your mouth or lip and are usually caused by oral herpes or herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). “It’s extremely ubiquitous,” says Alexandra ...

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 ...

Sometimes people will have triggers that are personal to them, says Adigun. “For example, spicy foods may be a trigger for someone. But more than likely spicy foods may be just for them, whereas we ...

As far as red sores on or near your mouth go, zero is the number you want to have. Alas, those little (or uh, not so little) red bumps seem to pop up whenever they damn well please and wreak havoc on ...

Cold sores are most at home on the mouth, but they’re also known to pop up in other places now and again. Fortunately for anyone who has ever worried about getting a cold sore on the hand, sexual ...

Scientists have a found a possible link between the herpes simplex virus and neurodegenerative diseases, according to a recent study. The researchers also identified a protein that may restrict the ...

Popping a cold sore can spread herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) to other skin areas. It also raises your risk of transmitting the infection to someone else. Squeezing can delay healing by creating ...

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 ...

Cold sores are contagious and spread through contact, such as kissing and sharing drinks. You can get pimples from bacteria ...