Thrush: Zinc may prevent yeast infections—new research
Around a half-billion women experience a vaginal yeast infection (thrush) every year—with around 140 million women suffering from multiple infections throughout their lifetime.
Dec 13, 2023
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Infections: News and Research on Candidiasis
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Researchers call attention to Denver's lack of water, toilet facilities for the unhoused
On a warm summer day in July, Hannah Higgins (MA '23) strolled the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver in search of something. Despite the mall's consumer-driven aura, she wasn't there to shop. She was there to document. ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Zinc shows promise as surprising emerging treatment for vaginal yeast infections
New research could one day pave the way for the treatment of vaginal yeast infections, by shedding new light on how microbes in the body absorb zinc.
Dec 6, 2023
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Mortality rate from Candida infections remains high in Brazil, despite therapeutic advances
An article published in the Journal of Fungi analyzing bloodstream infection by fungi of the genus Candida, and comparing data for the periods 2010–11 and 2017–18 in Brazil, shows the persistence of extremely high mortality ...
Jul 13, 2023
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GPs can play a key role in diagnosing vulval lichen sclerosus
Primary care professionals should think beyond thrush and genitourinary symptoms of menopause (GSM) when women present with vulval symptoms and consider the diagnosis of vulval lichen sclerosus (VLS), research led by the ...
Jun 26, 2023
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How to get rid of a vaginal yeast infection
If you're among the millions of women who experience a vaginal yeast infection each year, you know that fast relief is a top priority.
Jun 12, 2023
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Addressing the oral health needs of people living with HIV/AIDS
People living with HIV/AIDS often experience an assortment of oral health ailments. In fact, the mouth can be the first place that symptoms from HIV infection appear.
Jun 1, 2023
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Vulvovaginal symptoms common during penicillin course, finds research
Markedly often, women who take penicillin for strep throat suffer from vulvovaginal symptoms, and in both sexes, diarrhea is also common. On a relatively short course of penicillin, fewer people incur these side effects and ...
May 29, 2023
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Is douching safe? What to know about the controversial process
Millions of women practice douching for what they think are its health benefits, but exactly what is douching and is it really safe?
May 22, 2023
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Emailing your doctor could soon cost you
Email has become an easy and essential form of communication between patients and physicians—so much so that doctors are deluged daily with messages from patients.
Feb 10, 2023
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