Canker Sores, Be Gone! (NAPS)—There’s encouraging newsfor the 56 million Americans who suffer from canker sores— those shallow, painful lesions that appear on the inside of the lips or cheeks, or on the gums. According to a study recently published in Drugs in R & D, a pill-shaped patch can stop the sores from hurting—and help them healfaster. A new pill-shaped patch has been proven to heal most canker sores in just 24 hours. In the study, the adhesive patch, “Canker Cover,” was compared to a typical liquid over-thecounter product containing the painkiller benzocaine. When treated with the patch, most sores healed in 24 hours, versus five days for benzocaine. In addition, the patch relieved pain more effectively than the benzocaine solution and protected sores from food and drink irritants for 8 hours. “The benefit to canker sore sufferers is clear,” said Dr. Avner Shemer, the study’s lead author. Without treatment, the sores usually heal in seven to 14 days. For more information, www.CankerCover.com. visit
