Thrush is one of the most common infections in the world. It’s caused by the fungi Candida – specifically, the yeast Candida albicans. Although yeast infections are normally treated easily with ...

If you have diabetes, a weakened immune system -- your body's defense against germs -- makes it more likely that you'll get infections, including one called thrush. Thrush is an infection caused by ...

Oral thrush, or oral candidiasis, is a common fungal infection that can significantly impact oral health and overall well-being. This article will delve into how oral thrush develops, its symptoms, ...

Michael Sanchez is no birder. But the 41-year-old Vancouver man has been getting into photography. So, on a trip to the coast last Sunday, he woke up before dawn and carried his new Sony camera to Hug ...

BRATTLEBORO — A local brewery known for its sour beers will be closing after nearly a decade in business, citing a few factors hitting all at once. "Craft beer, broadly speaking, is having a pretty ...

Rebecca A. Drummond receives funding from the Medical Research Council. Around half a billion women experience a vaginal yeast infection (thrush) every year – with around 140 million women suffering ...

I can vividly remember the first time I had a yeast infection. I was in my mid-teens at school and my vulva was extremely itchy. I would excuse myself to go to the bathroom and do the very normal ...

I was visiting a friend up in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, and right outside the window, about 20 feet up in a hop hornbeam tree, was a nest with two parents busily feeding and sitting on babies. The ...

Oral thrush, a yeast infection caused by Candida, is common in people with HIV due to their weakened immune systems, and can be an early sign of HIV or indicate a higher risk of severe infections.

In the days or weeks after birth, a person may notice that their newborn has a white tongue. The white coating could be milk residue or oral thrush. It is not uncommon for a newborn to have a white ...