Home Remedies: Coping with cold sores
Cold sores ? also called fever blisters ? are a common viral infection. They are tiny, fluid-filled blisters on and around your lips. These blisters are often grouped together in patches. After the blisters break, a crust forms over the resulting sore. Cold sores usually heal in two to four weeks without leaving a scar. [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - January 19, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
New genital herpes vaccine candidate provides powerful protection in preclinical tests
Approximately 500 million people around the world are infected with the genital herpes virus known as herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2). A vaccine that could bring an end to this global pandemic is needed desperately, yet no candidate vaccine has ever performed well in clinical trials. Now scientists have shown that a new type of vaccine provides powerful protection in standard guinea pig and monkey models of HSV2 infection. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Genital Herpes Vaccine Shows Promise in Animal Trials
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2017 -- A new vaccine for genital herpes could be nearing human clinical trials, researchers say.
The vaccine has proven effective in animals against herpes simplex virus 2, the sexually transmitted virus that causes genital... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 19, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
New genital herpes vaccine candidate provides powerful protection in preclinical tests
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Approximately 500 million people around the world are infected with the genital herpes virus known as herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2). A vaccine that could bring an end to this global pandemic is needed desperately, yet no candidate vaccine has ever performed well in clinical trials. Now scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that a new type of vaccine provides powerful protection in standard guinea pig and monkey models of HSV2 infection. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - January 19, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Don't Routinely Screen Adults, Teens for Genital Herpes
On Dec. 20, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published a final statement recommending against screening asymptomatic adults and adolescents for genital herpes simplex virus infection using serology. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - December 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
USPSTF Recommends Against Routine Genital Herpes Screening (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says that asymptomatic adults and adolescents, including pregnant women, should not be screened for genital herpes-simplex … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Medication may provide greater virus suppression, reduction in lesions for patients with genital herpes
(The JAMA Network Journals) In a study appearing in the Dec. 20 issue of JAMA, Anna Wald, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington& Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, and colleagues compared the medications pritelivir and valacyclovir for reducing genital herpes simplex virus shedding and lesions in persons with recurrent genital herpes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 20, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Grooming pubic hair linked to increased STI risk
Conclusion
This US questionnaire-based study aimed to assess the link between the grooming of pubic hair and lifetime history of STIs.
The findings showed that grooming was associated with a higher rate of STIs. The study has strengths in that it included a large number of both men and women with a very small number excluded from the analysis.
The team made attempts to make the survey as fair as possible and provided a laptop computer and free internet service to those without access to the internet. They also carried out a pilot survey to make sure it was valid and easy to understand.
However there are some important limi...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Herpes cure: One pill could treat cold sores and even cancer by stopping virus replicating
ONE drug could block a range of herpes viral infections - everything from the common cold sore to chicken pox and even some types of cancer, experts have revealed. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Overcoming IBD: “I am bigger than my Crohn’s disease.”
Like most high school seniors, Camden Vassallo of Norwell has a very busy schedule. The 17-year-old Thayer Academy student manages a heavy academic schedule, works at the local YMCA, is a two-sport, three-season athlete and is looking ahead to college.
But like nearly 800,000 children and adults in the U.S., Camden is also managing Crohn’s disease — a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The condition causes intense stomach pain, diarrhea, fatigue, bloody stool and weight loss in severe cases.
Although the disease has uncomfortable and sometimes embarrassing symptoms, Camden says Crohn’s hasn...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - December 1, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Maureen McCarthy Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Athos Bousvaros Crohn's disease IBD Inflammatory Bowel Disease Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center Source Type: news
Overcoming IBD: ‘I am bigger than my Crohn’s disease.’
Like most high school seniors, Camden Vassallo of Norwell has a very busy schedule. The 17-year-old Thayer Academy student manages a heavy academic schedule, works at the local YMCA, is a two-sport, three-season athlete and is looking ahead to college.
But like nearly 800,000 children and adults in the U.S., Camden is also managing Crohn’s disease — a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The condition causes intense stomach pain, diarrhea, fatigue, bloody stool and weight loss in severe cases.
Although the disease has uncomfortable and sometimes embarrassing symptoms, Camden says Crohn’s hasn...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - December 1, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Maureen McCarthy Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Athos Bousvaros Crohn's disease IBD Inflammatory Bowel Disease Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center Source Type: news
Cold Sores
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Targeting the host to get rid of unwanted guests
A new approach has been developed to combat diseases caused by herpesvirus infections, including everything from cold sores to cancer. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 31, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
AiCuris Anti-infective Cures reports positive phase I trial results of pritelivir for cold sores
German-based drug-development company AiCuris Anti-infective Cures has reported positive results from its phase I trial of pritelivir for the topical treatment of recurrent labial herpes (cold sores). (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - August 23, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
USPSTF: Evidence Doesn't Support Screening for Genital Herpes
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation statement against routine serologic screening for genital herpes simplex virus infection in asymptomatic patients. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - August 17, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
