Yeast is a fungus called Candida. It is found naturally in the body in moist areas. Your immune system usually keeps the levels of yeast in check; however, under certain circumstances, the levels can get too high and a yeast infection can occur....
Vaginal yeast infections occur when good bacteria, or the bacteria that aid in digestion and help to control yeast, are disturbed, resulting an overgrowth of yeast. They most often produce a thick white vaginal discharge, burning and itching....
More than 15 billion doctor visits result because of chronic sinus conditions, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. While most doctors don't know the exact cause of chronic sinusitis, reoccurring sinus infections...
Approximately 75 percent of women will have at least one yeast infection at some point during their lives, report health officials at the Illinois Department of Public Health in Springfield. Common causes of yeast infections include taking...
Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, can be divided into upper tract and lower tract infections. An example of an upper UTI is pyelonephritis, in which the kidney becomes infected and inflamed. In cystitis, a lower UTI, the bladder becomes...
Frequent urinary tract infections cause bothersome symptoms of urgent, painful urination in affected patients. Sexually active female patients are at the highest risk of developing recurrent infections. Patients should discuss the causes of...
A urinary tract infection, or UTI, occurs when bacteria enters the urinary tract and causes an infection. A burning sensation when urinating, urges to urinate, passing small amounts of urine and blood in the urine are symptoms of a UTI. If left...
More than two urinary tract infections a year is considered recurrent infections, according to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In some cases, the same organism causes the infections but in others, different organisms may...
Ear infections refer to bacterial infections that can infiltrate the inner or outer ear. Otitis media refers to a bacterial infection of the inner ear; otitis externa refers to a bacterial infection of the outer ear. Typical signs of an ear...
A yeast infection is caused by an overgrowth of candida, a microscopic fungus. This same infection can cause jock itch, diaper rash and oral thrush. The yeast feed on sugar in your diet and thrive in an acidic environment. Raw, unpasteurized apple...
Bacteremia is a very serious, and sometimes life-threatening, infection in the blood. Occasionally, a simple infection such as the common cold can work itself into the bloodstream of susceptible people. One of the best and easiest things you can...
Diabetes is a condition marked by high levels of glucose, or sugar in the blood, states Medline Plus, a medical information website established by the National Institutes of Health. In Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin,...
Nutritional therapy will clear the body of yeast overgrowth. An ongoing healthy diet can also prevent recurrent problems caused by yeast. Yeast overgrowth can affect various organs and body systems, causing symptoms including urinary pain,...
According to MayoClinic.com, chronic leukemia is the slow growing cancer of white blood cells, or of the cells that develop into white blood cells. White blood cells are responsible for fighting against infection. In chronic leukemia, the bone...
Diabetes, also called diabetes mellitus, refers to a collection of diseases that impact blood glucose and the effectiveness of how the human body utilizes it for energy. According to MayoClinic.com, glucose, or blood sugar, supplies the cells of...
Acute myelogenous leukemia is a rapidly growing cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood cells. In acute myelogenous leukemia, the bone marrow creates immature cells instead of normal white blood cells; eventually the abnormal cells crowd out...
Prevacid is a drug prescribed to decrease production of stomach acid. Prevacid, also known as lansoprazole, belongs to a class of medications called proton pump inhibitors. Prevacid treats upper gastrointestinal illnesses such as stomach ulcers,...
Diabetes is a medical condition in which the body cannot properly use sugar in the blood as energy. Diabetes is the result of decreased insulin production or insulin resistance to the body's tissues. Uncontrolled blood sugar levels can lead to...
A variety of genetic disorders can affect lung structure and function. The severity of these disorders depends on the degree to which lung function is impaired. Hereditary lung diseases such as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, cystic fibrosis,...
There are two different types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease whereby the body attacks the cells of the pancreas so it no longer produces insulin. In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the...
A primary immunodeficiency occurs when part of the immune system is malfunctioning or missing. As discussed by the National Institutes of Health, there are more than 70 kinds of immunodeficiency diseases and they range in severity from mild to...
Cirrhosis is a disorder characterized by damage to the liver tissue due to chronic injury. Liver cells are able to regenerate after they have been damaged, but when the damage is extensive and occurs over an extended period of time, then the liver...
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder in which red blood cells develop an abnormal crescent shape that prevents them from carrying adequate amounts of oxygen from the lungs to the body. Normal red blood cells are disc-shaped, which...
Blood cancer is a combination of cancers that affect the way the body produces blood and fights off other diseases. According to InteliHealth, a partner of Harvard Medical School, the major forms of blood cancer are lymphoma, leukemia and...
The blood is a vital fluid within the body that contains all sorts of cells that carry oxygen and help fight against infection. Sometimes, the blood cells can grow at a rapid rate and wreak havoc on the body. Fortunately, a few blood cancer...
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder found prominently in people of African descent, though it can occur in anyone. In this disease, the hemoglobin in red blood cells is deformed, resulting in characteristic sickle-shaped cells that...
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. Red blood cells in patients with sickle cell anemia are sickle-shaped. Normal red blood cells are dick-shaped and carry hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen...
Cushing's disease, also known as hypercortisolism, is a hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of body tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol. High levels of cortisol in the body is caused by long-term use of glucocorticoid drugs...
Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that begins in a type of white blood cell called plasma cells; these cells begin reproducing rapidly and interfering with the production of normal blood cells, according to the University of Texas MD Anderson...
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