Take 1g of vitamin C per day, increasing this to a two or three times daily dose during an attack. Should you find yourself with a full-blown cold sore, then you might find considerable relief ...

In light of the more persistent antiviral effects of penciclovir triphosphate (the active metabolite of famciclovir), the good oral bioavailability of penciclovir afforded by famciclovir ...

Efficacy results from 17 patients who received at least one dose of famciclovir had at least one post-baseline efficaand cy evaluation are summarised in table II. Lesion healing occurred in all ...

Part of the mint family, lemon balm is also known to have antiviral properties and help in curing cold sores. Though ice may not reduce the duration of a cold sore outbreak, it can ease the ...

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

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Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered how the common cold sore virus, HSV-1, enters the brain and identified specific brain regions vulnerable to ...

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The FDA had proposed removing phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient to treat nasal congestion, from over-the-counter cold ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Journey Medical's Emrosi (minocycline hydrochloride) for the treatment of ...

One in five of us suffer with cold sores, or 'coleslaws' as spluttering children call them. They are created by herpes simplex, a virus that sits quietly in nerves around the mouth, only gracing ...