In article <noringC5snsx.KMo@netcom.com>, noring@netcom.com (Jon Noring) writes: >In article rind@enterprise.bih.harvard.edu (David Rind) writes: >>In article davpa@ida.liu.se  (David Partain) writes: > >>>Someone I know has recently been diagnosed as having Candida Albicans,  >>>a disease about which I can find no information.  Apparently it has something >>>to do with the body's production of yeast while at the same time being highly >>>allergic to yeast.  Can anyone out there tell me any more about it?  I have a lot of info about this disease.  I am posting a small amount of it that I extracted.  If more is required, e-mail me @ ls8139@gemini.albany.edu.  Please, it takes me some time to upload it, so be advised, only request it if you *really* want it.  here is some info from InfoTrac - Health Reference Center  Also, check you local of univeristy library.  They most likely have the InfoTrac cd-rom this info was taken from...... ====================================  InfoTrac - Health Reference Center ~ Oct '89 - Oct '92   Heading:   CANDIDA ALBICANS              !Dictionary Definition      1.    Mosby's Medical and Nursing Dictionary, 2nd edition                COPYRIGHT 1986 The C.V. Mosby Company                                                                              Candida albicans                                              -------------------------------------------------------       A common, budding,  yeastlike, microscopic fungal             organism normally present in the mucous membranes of          the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina and on the skin       of healthy people. Under certain circumstances, it may        cause superficial infections of the mouth or vagina           and, less commonly, serious invasive systemic infection       and toxic reaction. See also candidiasis.  ==============================  InfoTrac - Health Reference Center ~ Oct '89 - Oct '92   THE MATERIAL CONTAINED IN Health Reference Center ~ Oct '89 - Oct '92 IS PROVIDED   ONLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS   MEDICAL ADVICE OR INSTRUCTION.  CONSULT YOUR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL   FOR ADVICE RELATING TO A MEDICAL PROBLEM OR CONDITION.    Heading:   CANDIDA ALBICANS      1.     Yogurt cure for Candida. (acidophilus) il v22 East        West Natural Health July-August '92 p17(1)                        TEXT AVAILABLE  TEXT  COPYRIGHT East West Partners 1992                                          Another folk remedy receives the blessing of medical study.            Researchers have found that eating a cup of yogurt a day drastically     reduces a woman's chances of getting vaginal candida, a yeast infection.   For the year-long study, researchers at Long Island Jewish Medical     Center in New Hyde Park, New York, recruited 13 women who suffered from  chronic yeast infections. For the first 6 months, the women each day ate 8 ounces of yogurt containing Lactobacillus acidophilus. For the second  6 months, the women did not eat yogurt. The researchers examined the     women each month and found that incidents of colonization and infection  were significantly lower during the period when the women ate yogurt.      The fungus Candida albicans can live in the body without doing harm.   It is an overproliferation of the fungus that leads to infection. The    researchers concluded that the L. acidophilus bacteria found in some     brands of yogurt retard overgrowth of the fungus. Streptococcus          thermophilus and L. bulgaricus are the two bacteria most commonly used   in commercial yogurt production. Neither one appears to exert a          protective effect against Candida albicans, however. Women who want to   try yogurt as a preventive measure should choose a brand that lists      acidophilus in its contents.                                             --- end ---                                                ===================================  InfoTrac - Health Reference Center ~ Oct '89 - Oct '92   THE MATERIAL CONTAINED IN Health Reference Center ~ Oct '89 - Oct '92 IS PROVIDED   ONLY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS   MEDICAL ADVICE OR INSTRUCTION.  CONSULT YOUR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL   FOR ADVICE RELATING TO A MEDICAL PROBLEM OR CONDITION.    Heading:   CANDIDA ALBICANS      1.     Candida (Monilia). (Infections Caused by Fungi)           (Infectious Diseases) by Harold C. Neu The Columbia           Univ. Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home            Medical Guide Edition 2 '89 p472(1)                               TEXT AVAILABLE  TEXT  COPYRIGHT Crown Publishers Inc. 1989                                       Candida (Monilia)                                                        This disease is usually caused by Candida albicans, a fungus that we   all carry at one time or another. In some circumstances, though, the     organisms proliferate, producing symptomatic infection of the mouth,     intestines, vagina, or skin. When the mouth or vagina are infected, the  disease is commonly called thrush.                                         Vaginitis caused by Candida often afflicts women on birth control      pills or antibiotics. There is itching and a white, cheesy discharge.    Among narcotic addicts, Candida infections can lead to heart valve       inflammation.                                                              Diagnosis of Candida infections is confirmed by cultures and blood     tests. Treatment can be with amphotericin B or orally with ketoconazole. There is no evidence that Candida in the intestine of normal individuals leads to disease. All people at one time or another have Candida in      their intestines. Claims for any benefit from special diets or chronic   antifungal agents is not based on any solid evidence.                    --- end ---    ========================== I hope this is informative. Larry  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live From New York, It's SATURDAY NIGHT...