What’s the best path forward? Should you work out when sore; or take a few days off? It can be easy to use soreness as an excuse to jumble up your gym routine. But the saying “no pain ...

Cold sores that are blistered are highly contagious. The fluid inside cold sore blisters is filled with the active virus and when it bursts the virus can be spread from the infected person to ...

QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, I was scrolling through Instagram and came across a doctor who made some pretty wild claims about mouthwash – he said it can cause cancer, heart disease and gum disease ...

Purpose: The stability of a triamcinolone acetonide mouthwash and its efficacy in treating oral lichen planus are described. Results: The mouthwash had a satisfactory shelf life and was well ...

Have you looked at your tongue recently? The way it looks, feels and moves could have wide-ranging implications for your ...

A sore tongue can be swollen, inflamed, discolored, or marked with blisters or sores. Read on for specific causes. Canker sores can develop anywhere on the tongue or mouth. They are open white or ...

The results of this preliminary study suggest that this mouthwash was a safe and effective therapy for reducing the signs and symptoms of oral lichen planus. However, the therapeutic effectiveness ...

Your son is almost certainly going into puberty, which would explain why he is starting to grow now. Both boys and girls show changes in their breasts at puberty. The areola or area around the ...

You can get it through contact with the sores and saliva. In some cases, oral sex can spread oral herpes to the genitals. Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is the virus that typically causes ...

The first vaccine to protect against the herpes virus that causes cold sores could soon be on the market. Doctors who have spent 15 years developing the new vaccine, and who will use it on around ...

Bumps on your scalp can occur with trapped hair follicles or acne. But sometimes they can be an indicator of another health condition. Bumps on your scalp can be a symptom of a few different ...