The drug attacks the virus in a place that standard pills like acyclovir never touch.

A World Health Organization (WHO) director has called for "better prevention and treatment options" after the agency released new estimates of genital herpes prevalence. Dr Meg Doherty, director of ...

No over-the-counter product can treat genital herpes or any other sexually transmitted infection, regulators say ...

Newswise — Genital herpes is a lifelong infection. While available treatments can manage symptoms, they cannot cure the infection or prevent transmission. Now, Yale School of Medicine researchers have ...

India, Oct. 19 -- Mother in the United Kingdom warns about dangers of HSV in infants following her daughter Magnolia's death ...

Cold sores pose serious risks for newborns. Discover essential info on neonatal herpes and how to keep your baby safe and healthy.

The herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine has demonstrated effectiveness in preventing shingles in older adults. Vaccination benefit was greater in persons 60 to 69 years of age than in those 70 years and ...

Neonatal herpes, infection of newborns with herpes simplex virus type 1 or type 2 -- the causes of genital herpes and cold soresshould routinely be reported to health authorities, say experts. In a ...

Herpes zoster vaccine should not be used in patients who are immunosuppressed, including those with human immunodeficiency virus or those taking immunosuppressive doses of corticosteroids. no ...

London - Doctors have long suspected that people with herpes are more likely to catch HIV. So they thought that by treating herpes, they could also cut a person's HIV risk. But a new study that tested ...