Yeast is a type of fungus that normally lives on your skin and in places like your mouth and intestines. It also lives in the vagina. Yeast is usually harmless, unless it grows too much. Then it can ...

Candida is a type of yeast. Small amounts of this yeast live harmlessly on and inside the body. However, certain factors can cause an overgrowth of Candida, leading to an infection. This article ...

The candida diet should really be called the anti-candida diet or the candida overgrowth diet. That’s because this low-sugar, anti-inflammatory diet is designed to rein in the overgrowth of candida ...

Male yeast infections are due to an overgrowth of the fungus candida, which can cause swelling, redness, irritation, and pain ...

Yeast infections, an overgrowth of yeast in the body, are rarely contagious. However, they can make sex uncomfortable, so try and avoid it if possible.

If you’re constantly feeling bloated and nauseous, or tend to get recurring yeast infections like thrush, it may be a sign to try the candida diet, a low-sugar, anti-inflammatory diet designed to ...

A new study reveals that an overgrowth of Candida albicans, a common gut fungus, may alter the brain’s dopamine reward circuitry and influence alcohol consumption.

An estimated 1.5 million deaths worldwide are attributed to invasive fungal diseases annually. 5 Of these, hospital-acquired infections—most frequently caused by species of Candida—account for around ...