Yeast infections can take several forms and cause many health problems ranging from those that are simply irritating to those that are life-threatening. Yeast, known by the scientific name candida albicans is a fungus that lives in the human body as part of its natural flora.

Urinary tract infections (UTI's) occur when bacteria get into the urethra, bladder, ureters, kidneys, or any combination of the major components of the urinary system.

The increased popularity of natural remedies is more than a passing trend. With the "greening" of society, as more people become aware of the benefits of living in harmony with nature, your grandma's natural remedies are being looked at with renewed interest.

Depression is a mood disorder characterized by a pervasive sense of sadness and hopelessness, and inability to enjoy life. Symptoms can include, but are not limited to: fatigue, irritability, crying spells, sleep disorders, forgetfulness, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and thoughts of death or suicide or suicide attempts.

Chicken pox used to be one of many contagious diseases that were almost rites-of-passage of childhood. Since newborn vaccinations against chicken pox became standard in the mid 1990's, most children have not suffered like their parents did from the intensely itchy, watery blisters, fever, and body aches that are the hallmarks of chicken pox. But that does not mean the disease is no longer a concern.

Traditional Eastern medicine practitioners believe that the human body contains a vast network of pathways through which life energy flows. These pathways, or meridians, as they are known, run throughout the body in intricate, regular patterns.

You may have heard of low glycemic recipes and wondered what they are all about. Are they the same as low carbohydrate recipes? If not, what is the difference? What are the health benefits?

There is no shortage of weight loss diet plans. They seem to come and go in popularity as quickly as the latest movies. The main reasons for diets going the way of last month's box office bomb is that they simply do not work.

Every now and then we hear about a new "super food" that is supposed to be the latest and greatest for our health. It then quietly falls out of the limelight to make way for the next "big thing." But, once in a while, a real superstar comes along that deserves all the attention it gets.

Everyone knows by now that excessive sun exposure is not good for you. People with melanoma, the sunburn most-linked to skin cancer, are very likely to have had severe sunburn in their pasts.