Study: Herpes Drugs Don't Cause Birth Defects

New Study Reveals Herpes Drugs Don't Cause Birth Defects

The most common types of the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) are: type 1 oral herpes (HSV-1), causing sores around the mouth and lips referred to as fever blisters or cold sores; type 2, genital herpes (HSV-2) causing sores around the genitals or rectum or other locations below the waist; Herpes Zoster Virus causing chickenpox and shingles.

Are Warts Related to Herpes?

Can warts on the hand lead to anal or genital infections? Are warts a form of herpes? Those are among the questions readers recently posed to the Consults blog. Dr. Peter Leone, associate professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Public Health, responds.

Antigenics posts positive herpes drug study data

Antigenics reported positive data Tuesday from an early stage clinical therapy trial to treat herpes simplex virus-2, the virus that causes genital herpes.

The trial was designed to evaluate a drug designated AG-707, which is designed to stimulate two types of T cells. Antigenics enrolled 35 patients in the trial. They received either AG-707, a combination of AG-707 and an adjuvant called QS-21, QS-21 alone, or a placebo.

Genetically Engineered Herpes Virus to Treat Cancer of Mouth

A team of doctors have made use of genetically engineered herpes virus, in order to treat cancer of mouth, head and neck.

The Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust carried out a trial on 17 patients, who had been jabbed with the virus, as well as underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Onco VEX, which is the cold sore virus, was tailored in such a way to multiply inside cancer cells, however not in the cells that are healthy.