A mother has issued a warning to other parents after her son came home from daycare with a common illness that left her with a glass stent in her eye.

One in five of us suffer with cold sores, or 'coleslaws' as spluttering children call them. They are created by herpes simplex, a virus that sits quietly in nerves around the mouth, only gracing ...

Cold sores or fever blisters are a viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) – specifically, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) that appear as fluid-filled blisters around the ...

In most parts of the U.S., fall marks the start of cold and flu season. This means kids will face higher risks of getting ...

What is the difference between a canker sore and a cold sore? Canker sores and cold sores are common but distinct oral conditions that often get confused. Understanding the difference is key to ...