Medically reviewed by Katlein Franca, MD In some ways, the features of a cold sore vs. a pimple on the lip line are very ...

Cold sores, or fever blisters, are precisely herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) that appear as fluid-filled blisters around the lips that can also develop on the chin, cheeks or inside the nostrils.

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 ...

plus no greasy mess on my lip. ANSWER: The first antiviral drug developed for herpes simplex infections was Zovirax ...

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

Amelia first noticed her cold sore on October 14, three days after feeling small bumps on her lips. Though her recovery is underway, she still has some symptoms. "I spent a week at home in bed ...

Cold Sore Product: Two 0.07 oz tubes of Abreva 10 Percent Docosanol Cold Sore Treatment Can Heal in 2.5 Days: Fever blister cream contains 10 percent docosanol to shorten the duration of cold sore ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about using ivermectin to treat scabies.

Threats to your lips come from everywhere: sunburn, windburn, cold and dry air, bacteria, cold sores, you name it. (It's a rough world out there for your kisser.) For all these reasons ...