While times of stress are difficult enough to weather on their own, an annoying cold sore can make those stressful times much worse. Fortunately, there are lifestyle habits and fast-acting cold sore medicine...

The obvious distinction between oral herpes (cold sores) and genital herpes is where on the body their respective symptoms occur. Oral herpes refer to the herpes virus that manifests as fever blisters or cold sores on or around the lips. This is called the Herpes Simplex Virus I. Genital herpes...

What are cold sores? The herpes simplex virus (HSV) causes cold sores. Cold sores are a collection of small, fluid-filled blisters on your face. They most commonly appear on or around the lips, but they...

There is never a good time to get cold sores, but why does it seem that they seem to spring up at the worst times?

As a parent, your child's first cold sore can come as a surprise. First, you notice that your child is touching and fussing with a part of their lip - within a couple of hours, the area is red and swollen. Before long, your child has a full-blown open...

Dealing with a cold sore is never easy, and is often very frustrating. While cold sores themselves can go away, the actual virus never does. When...

The virus that causes cold sores is extremely contagious, so it’s common for people to feel wary about taking part in normal activities out of fear of infecting...

Using the Lip Clear Cold Sore Bandage to Hide Cold Sores For many cold sore sufferers, a lip sore can cause embarrassment and self-consciousness. Now there's help. The Lip Clear Invisible Cold Sore Bandage from Quantum Health can help hide cold sores so that they become almost...

Question: Are Cold Sores Contagious? Dr. Chris Kammer answers this question as part of theQuantum Health Oral Care VideoSeries. Answer: Yes, they are contagious and can be spread very easily. To protect yourself and others, it’s important to learn how the herpes simplex virus 1 that causes cold sores can...

Cold sore symptoms are virtually the same for everyone, making them quite easy to diagnose. Since the life cycle of a cold sore outbreak is usually identical to the last outbreak, many people who get cold sores can detect the onset of an outbreak before physical symptoms can be observed....