Cold Sore Treatment - Grandma’s Breakthrough Treatment Leaves Experts Clueless
Thursday, May 20th, 2004About 50% to 80% of the American population carries the herpes simplex 1 virus. That is easily more than 100 million Americans that have suffered from unsightly red and painful cold sores at least once in their entire lifetime. Sad to say, even though medical research funds in the tune of millions have been poured into researching and finding a permanent cure for the herpes virus, it has been thus far a wild goose chase.
Prescription anti-virus products can at most bring temporary comfort to cold sore sufferers by reducing the itch and pain. Vaccines are still in the early experimental stage, and have not been fully developed to produce positive results.
For the time being, cold sore sufferers can only rely upon over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Such medications often contain numbing properties, or are anti-viral in nature. They can also simply be pain-killers that in essence alleviate pain and bring temporary relief. But none can effectively reduce the normal 10 day period of cold sore at (more...)
