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Infection

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Healthy Gums May Keep Type 2 Diabetes in Check

  Type 2 diabetes and gum disease are linked. Here's a simple solution to dealing with this dilemma.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Why do elderly women contract numerous urinary tract infections?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Are there any dangers being in contact with someone undergoing chemotherapy?

  This question has been answered by a Community Member

• Question - How can we prevent my mom, who has type 2 diabetes, from constantly getting yeast infections and cystitis?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - When does the 7 to 10 day time period begin when you are most susceptible to infection?

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - Could my mother's sleeping pills be causing her sundown syndrome?

  Could sleeping pills be causing my parent's sundown syndrome? Yes, sleeping pills could certainly contribute to sundown syndrome, or confusion.

• Question - How careful of germs do we need to be when my father's white blood count is low?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

Tips & Reflections

• Tip - cracks and splits at the corners of the mouth

  Stubborn lip splits are often the result of a yeast...

News

• News - Drug-Resistant Staph a Widespread Threat

  TUESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Potentially deadly...

• News - Hepatitis A Vaccine Best Bet to Treat Virus

  THURSDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Treating the...

• News - Study Reveals E.Coli's Grip on Gut

  THURSDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- U.S...

• News - Drug-Resistant Staph Infections Reaching Epidemic Levels in Some Parts of U.S.

  FRIDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Infections with...

• News - Obesity Weakens Immune Response

  WEDNESDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people...

• News - Hospitals Score Poorly on Preventing Urinary Tract Infection

  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Urinary catheters...

• News - U.S. Food Safety: Foodborne Illnesses a Menu for Disaster

  TUESDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Foodborne illness...

• News - One Strain Behind Epidemic of Staph Infections

  MONDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A single strain...

• News - New Genetic Technology IDs Virus That Killed Transplant Recipients

  WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new genetic...

• News - Corneal Transplants Can Carry Infection Risk

  TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- People who donate...