International Society for Sexual Medicine – A yeast infection is the overgrowth of the naturally occurring fungal species, candida, and can occur for a variety of reasons.
Yeast infections often present in the mouth or vagina, and on occasion can grow under the foreskin of uncircumcised penises.
These are quite common in women, with 3 out of 4 reporting at least one yeast infection in their lifetime, usually in women of reproductive age.
Common Symptoms and Causes
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A new Penn State study suggests that moderate amounts of lean, unprocessed beef can fit into a Mediterranean-style diet without raising TMAO, a molecule increasingly linked to cardiovascular risk.
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Elisabeth Yoder’s son, Darragh, was 15 months old in August when he developed what at first looked to his parents like hand, foot, and mouth disease.
The common viral infection generally clears up in less than a week, but Darragh’s condition worsened over several days. His skin turned bright red. Blisters gave way to skin peeling off his face.
An online search of his symptoms suggested he had staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome,...
STAT NEWS – Increased physical stamina. “Facility of intellectual labour.” A longer jet of urine.
These were some of the effects that Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard, a French physiologist, reported to a Société de Biologie of Paris meeting in 1889.
He had been injecting himself with a liquid made of pulverized animal testicles in an attempt to reverse “the most troublesome miseries of advanced life.” He took 10 injections over three weeks, and experienced “radical change” for about...
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – Supreme Service Solutions LLC (dba Supreme Deli) is assisting in a recall for items purchased from Boar’s Head Brand’s supplier of pecorino romano cheese.
Ambriola Company, has issued a recall for select SKUs of pecorino romano cheese products, including two products they produce under the Boar’s Head Brand label, due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Consumers can use the following information to determine whether they have the recalled products:
Boar’s...
Many, many people agree that drunk plane passengers cause problems on board — from being annoying at best, to assaulting other passengers and crew members at worst. What no one can agree on, though, is whose job it is to solve it.
WEBMD – Listen to the buzz about foods and dietary supplements, and you'll believe they can do everything from sharpen focus to enhance memory, attention span, and brain function.
But do they really work? There's no denying that as we age, our body ages right along with us. The good news is that you can improve your chances of maintaining a healthy brain if you add "smart" foods and drinks to your diet.
Caffeine Can Make...
VOX – Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a silent killer that lurks among us, helping to claim millions of lives every year.
According to a new study published in The Lancet, the number of kids under age 19 who have high blood pressure has doubled worldwide since 2000.
The rest of the population isn’t faring much better either: In the US, nearly half of Americans have hypertension — twice the rate from a...