Cold Sores

UK sources of information and / or support

 The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes a leaflet called Cold Sores.

 British Association of Dermatologists

Their website aims to be a source for members of the public searching for reliable information about the skin and skin diseases. See their patient information section which includes information about cold sores.

 Cold Sores

Information from the Herpes Viuses Association.

 British Skin Foundation

Provides reliable information on various skin disorders, including cold sores (herpes simplex).

 Medicine Guide for Cold sores

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 Cold sore

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Cold sores (oral herpes)

Information from BUPA.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.