Mom's Infection May Boost Epilepsy Risk in Offspring May 13, 2008
Among the infections cited were cystitis (inflammation of the bladder), pyelonephritis (inflammation of the kidney and upper urinary tract), and vaginal yeast infection ... Of the maternal conditions evaluated, cystitis, pyelonephritis, diarrhea, coughs lasting longer than 1 week, and vaginal yeast infection were all linked to epilepsy ... 56 for vaginal yeast infections in preterm infants (yeast infections did not increase the risk in term infants). (MEDLINEplus)
Autistic Kids More Likely to Have Parents With Mental Illness May 5, 2008
A second study in the same issue of the journal found that children whose mothers had certain infections during pregnancy (bladder infection, diarrhea, cough or vaginal yeast infection) were more likely to develop epilepsy. The exact reasons for the association are unclear, said a group of researchers based in Denmark, but there is some evidence to suggest that infections occurring during pregnancy may interfere with fetal brain development. (Health-Finder)
Common misdiagnosis: most women believe they have a yeast infection when they don't Sep 11, 2007
ST. LOUIS -- Most women who think they have a vaginal yeast infection are wrong and may be doing more harm than good in treating their problem, says a Saint Louis University researcher who presented her findings recently ... Vaginal yeast infections are common; three out of four women have had one at some point during their lives. (EurekAlert!)
Boric Acid Works for Yeast Infections in Diabetics Feb 20, 2007
Dr. Ravinder Goswami, at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, and associates note that vaginal yeast infections in diabetic women are often caused by a fungal type known as Candida glabrata, and this tends to respond poorly to treatment with oral anti-fungal drugs like fluconazole. To see if there's a better treatment, the researchers randomly assigned 111 diabetic women with vaginal yeast infection to be treated with either a single dose of fluconazole, which is widely... (MEDLINEplus)
Yeast Treatment May Affect Warfarin Therapy Mar 4, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women taking warfarin to prevent blood clots, a single dose of fluconazole to treat a vaginal yeast infection can lead to an increased risk of bleeding, findings from a small study suggest. The time taken for blood to clot -- the so-called prothrombin time -- should therefore be carefully monitored in this scenario, and a change in warfarin dose may be needed, the author advises. (MEDLINEplus)
