To prevent bouts of cold sores, blindness and potentially lethal encephalitis, the stealthy HSV-1 virus is kept under constant guard by the immune system, say University of Pittsburgh scientists, challenging the once common notion that latent HSV-1 in sensory neurons is invisible to the immune system.
According to Robert L. Hendricks Ph.D., Joseph F. Novak professor [...]
A programme called Grow Your Own Drugs, to show how common plants can help with everyday ailments, is to go out on BBC Two next year.
The show is described as a “delicious mix of gardening, cooking, health and beauty”.
It introduces James Wong, an ethno-botanist and gardener, who is passionate about sharing his knowledge of plants [...]
Jennifer Umbach, a postdoctoral associate in the department of molecular genetics and microbiology and her mentor Bryan Cullen, a professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, spent three years developing an understanding of how the virus reactivates from dormancy to cause cold sores on the mouth and face. Their most recent paper explaining the mechanism was [...]
According to research at the Van Andel Institute, it appears that one of the components of turmuric blaocks the herpes simplex virus and helps heal cold sores. Scientists are planning to study how the compound, called curcumin, blocks the virus in a bid to design more effective treatments.
“This isn’t a recipe for a remedy yet,” [...]
Learn how to treat cold sores naturally using simple ingredients found in most homes. Three different treatments for your to try and why they work. Click here now for information.
Lysine is one of the most effective remedies for the treatment of cold sores and while diet can help, sufferers should find greater relief from supplements.
Treatment with acyclovir (Zovirax) can be extremely beneficial to sufferers of a variety of herpes related conditions. Here we look at acyclovir and cold sores.
