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Article: Cold sore coming on?
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- Winnipeg Free Press
- Article date:
- November 28, 2007
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The Doctor Game / W. Gifford-jones MD.
DO you want to avoid that ugly cold sore (herpes labialis) before it even starts? Few people who feel that dreaded tingle and know an attack is imminent would pass up that chance. Now, a new therapy called "InterceptCS" employs a revolutionary technique, "Thermal Defense Technology", that prevents cold sore outbreaks.
Herpes labialis is caused by the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1). Today, about 80 per cent of North Americans are infected with this common virus, which starts early in life but lasts a lifetime.
The first attack strikes between six months and 14 years of age when the virus enters the body ...