Ginger rasam is a light, spiced South Indian broth featuring ginger, pepper, and tamarind, ideal for cold weather and sore throats. Easy to make, it offers warmth and comfort, served hot or with rice, ...

What is a cold sore? A cold sore is a small cluster of painful, fluid-filled blisters that usually appear on or around the lips. They are caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) and are also known as ...

Michelle tells Sun Health how she brushed her symptoms off as nothing more than a cold or hangover before uncovering the terrifying truth, leaving her hours away from death WHEN Michelle Velazquez ...

WHEN Michelle Velazquez woke up one morning with a sore throat, she put it down to a raucous girls’ weekend away for her birthday. “I thought maybe I’d partied too much and that I must be getting a ...

We all know the feeling of waking up with a sore throat. The soreness comes with a number of symptoms, such as irritation, scratchiness, and also trouble swallowing. But what actually causes this ...

A bump on the roof of the mouth is usually caused by a minor condition, like canker sores. Oral cancer on the roof of the mouth, though rare, is called hard palate cancer and can include squamous cell ...

Vitamin B12 could help reduce canker sore frequency for those prone to them. Canker sores might be linked to low vitamin B12 intake or deficiency. Using an SLS-free toothpaste may help prevent mouth ...

A class of antivirals called Pin1 inhibitors could reduce or stop outbreaks of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), the common infection behind oral herpes, according to new research published in Antiviral ...

Canker sores are painful ulcers that form inside your mouth. The sores can affect daily habits like eating and drinking. Experts recommend key practices like regular teeth brushing and flossing to ...

Genital herpes is a common and incurable sexually transmitted disease (STD). It’s so prevalent in the United States that about 1 in 6 people ages 14 to 49 have it. More American women than men have ...

Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion. Researchers discovered that it actively reshapes the 3D structure of the human ...

The virus that commonly causes cold sores starts reshaping our genome within an hour of infection to boost its own growth, which scientists could take advantage of to treat severe cases. Billions of ...