Medically reviewed by Edmund Khoo, DDS Thrush, or oral candidiasis, is a fungal infection in your mouth and throat. It is ...

Dr Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) devised the world-famous Apgar Score which is a quick way for doctors and midwives to evaluate the health of all newborn babies. The test is done to determine whether a ...

GPs are failing to spot the symptoms of a drug-resistant 'super-fungus' thought to be spreading throughout the UK, experts ...

Bacterial vaginosis is a common yet often undiagnosed condition that can have significant health consequences if ignored.

Studies indicate that genital candidiasis is more frequently reported in HIV-positive patients, with prevalence rates ranging from 7-75 per cent. According to the Centres for Disease Control and ...

The sums have been done, and the numbers are frightening. In its papers before the court, HASA cites the health ministry’s response to last year’s NHI challenge by Solidarity as evidence that ...

On 21 January 2002 he presented with oral candidiasis (thrush). There is a note hat he was "requesting blood test for HIV". This was performed on 23 January 2002 after pretest counselling and the ...

Herpes on the penis looks like clusters of small, fluid-filled blisters. After the initial outbreak, the sores can recur during moments of illness, stress, or fatigue. This article discusses the signs ...

After a lifetime on the frontiers of the fight against HIV, Linda-Gail Bekker could finally see the end of the epidemic in sight. For decades, HIV experts had dreamed of an elusive vaccine to ...