Waking up with a spot on your lip is never a good feeling. Often cold sores or pimples are to blame, though telling the ...

That immediately drew my attention to a familiar feeling — a tingling sensation at the corner of my mouth. I’ve had cold sores for as long as I can remember and know about a prescription drug that ...

I was thankful that I could hide my mouth behind a face mask. I am not alone in feeling there is a stigma around cold sores, despite the fact that around one in five people in the UK have ...

Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers discovered an unexpected way the herpes virus re-activates in the body.

Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Erica Sweeney Q: I get cold sores several times a ... sign of tingling or sensitivity around your mouth, for example — can decrease the pain ...

So, what exactly are cold sores? According to Dr Kakai Kulabusia, a medical immunology specialist, these are small blister-like spots that appear in or around the outside of the mouth and are ...