The word herpes comes from Greek and means “creeping.” That’s all! Over the centuries it has been employed to describe ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising trick used by the herpes simplex virus to wake up inside the body. Researchers at the ...

Impetigo is a skin infection caused by a bacterium ... The skin often peels off leaving sore, red, raw patches which dry with bright yellow crusts. These heal from the centre outwards and may ...

Ethan Miller/Getty Stone Cold Steve Austin made quite the entrance at Wrestlemania. In an appearance at night two of Wrestlemania 41 in Las Vegas, on Sunday, April 20, the iconic showman rode his ...

Forensic DNA testing has allowed detectives to close a decades-old cold case homicide in Nevada, police said. Vicki Radig, 20, was reported missing by her family in March 1981, the Henderson ...

KL Rahul's comeback to Lucknow Super Giants' home-ground on Tuesday had a major sub-plot. From IPL 2022 to 2024, Rahul was the captain of the Sanjiv Goenka-owned LSG. Then in 2024, Rahul left LSG.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

They can be a symptom of a medical issue or a sign of tissue injury. Some conditions, like contact dermatitis or cold sores, may not require medical attention. Vesicles are fluid-filled lesions ...

Herpes, the common cold sore, could become a powerful new weapon in the fight against cancer, following pioneering work by British doctors. Neurologists have been using the herpes virus to treat a ...

When a person catches a common cold, symptoms start to appear gradually. This includes a sore throat, a runny nose, fever, ...

Cold Sore Discovery IDs Unknown Trigger for Those Annoying Flare-Ups Feb. 28, 2025 — Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores -- and genital herpes flare-ups caused by the same virus ...