and HIV infection. The primary goals of therapy for RAU are relief of pain, reduction of ulcer duration, and restoration of normal oral function. Secondary goals include reduction in the frequency ...

Both can affect your genitals or the area around and in your mouth. However ... to six times more likely to contract HIV if they are exposed. Herpes sores not only provide a way for HIV to ...

A POST is circulating on a social media platform claiming that HIV or human ... and even open-mouth kissing is unlikely to cause infection unless both individuals have bleeding sores or gums ...

It’s never easy for parents to talk to their teens about having sex. Many parents feel that talking about it is the same as ...

One of the World Health Organization’s most important jobs is managing viral outbreaks. The rapid spread of mpox, a disease related to smallpox, is a reminder of its shortcomings. The WHO has ...

Antiviral drugs, like Valtrex (valacyclovir) and Zovirax (acyclovir), not only heal herpes sores faster than other ... genital herpes can be spread to the mouth. To reduce the risk of infection ...

The seemingly innocuous, if uncomfortable, symptom is suffered by millions: a mouth ulcer. And when Sinead Marland noticed she had one, she thought little of it. It had stubbornly refused to ...

The NHS says that mouth ulcers are common, and most of them are harmless. But sometimes, they say, ulcers ― small, usually circular sores that form on the inside of your lip, inner cheek ...

A dentist has highlighted a common symptom that could be a sign of mouth cancer - ulcers. November is Mouth Cancer Action Month, an initiative led by the Oral Health Foundation to raise awareness ...

Data from a phase Ia clinical trial of an oral, long-acting integrase inhibitor (GS-1720) in development for HIV demonstrated ...