Cold Sore Cures
A Cold Sore Cure?
According to various recent news articles, researchers at Duke University have made a discovery that could make cold sore sufferers very happy. They have found that HSV-1, which is very common and typically causes cold sores on the mouth, produces microbits of genetic material, called LAT RNA, which cause the virus to lay dormant in one’s body. When someone has an outbreak only part of the virus comes to the surface while the remainder stays latent, possibly growing stronger. So even wh...
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Two Studies Show FDA Approved Drugs May Contribute to a Future Alzheimer's Cure
By Christine Kennard , Health Expert...antiviral drugs currently approved for the treatment of cold sores could prove effective in... Read more »
Is a Cure for Herpes on the Horizon
By healthgal , Health Expert...have now figured out how the HSV1 - the cause of cold sores - manages to hide out. Apparently... Read more »
Sleeping Away the Common Cold
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertThere is no cure for the common cold, or so we've been told. But a recent study led by Sheldon... Read more »
Herpes Tests: How to Choose?
By Penelope James , Health ExpertMaybe your partner (or ex) has just told you he/she has herpes. Or maybe you’ve recently... Read more »
Acyclovir, Famciclovir & Valacyclovir
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...Famciclovir is available as a tablet for the treatment of cold sores (herpes simplex 1) and... Read more »
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FDA Approves One-Day Treatment for Herpes
...needed for recovery from herpes symptoms. A 1,500-milligram once-a-day dosage has been approved for cold sores, to be taken for one day at the onset of an outbreak. A 1,000-milligram twice-a-day... Read more »Promising New Study Attempts to find Vaccine Against Genital Herpes
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May 05, 2008PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Its been 101 years since Alzheimers was first discovered by a German scientist. But we still dont know... Read summary »
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