Tailored preventive oral health intervention improves dental health among...
A tailored preventive oral health intervention significantly improved the cleanliness of teeth and dentures among elderly home care clients. In addition, functional ability and cognitive function were...
View ArticleBetter dental care needed for people living with MS
Many Australians living with multiple sclerosis (MS) do not receive adequate oral health care or access to dental services.
View ArticleClinical trial reveals a safer long term treatment for blistering skin disease
A clinical trial into the treatment of the severe blistering skin condition 'bullous pemphigoid' has found that starting treatment with an oral antibiotic is an effective and safer alternative to the...
View ArticleContraceptive use up for women with congenital heart disease
(HealthDay)—Women with congenital heart disease (CHD) use a spectrum of contraceptive methods, with barrier methods and oral contraception (OC) preferred, according to a study published in the March 15...
View ArticleExperts find strong case for over-the-counter oral contraceptives for adults...
After reviewing decades of published studies, a team of pediatric, adolescent and women's health experts concludes that regulatory, behavioral and scientific evidence supports switching oral...
View ArticleIntensive medical treatment can reverse type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with intensive medical treatment using oral medications, insulin and lifestyle therapies, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical...
View ArticleReview confirms link between drug use and poor dental health
A new review published online today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that dental patients with substance use disorders have more tooth decay and periodontal disease than the general...
View ArticleRelationship between oral health and shift from wild to agri diets is nuanced
Findings from the first comprehensive study on the oral health of a population in transition from a foraging, wild-food diet to an agriculture-based diet indicate that oral health is affected not just...
View ArticleNew study finds antithrombotic therapy has no benefit for low-risk atrial...
Findings from a large, community-based study show that antithrombotic therapy doesn't decrease low-risk atrial fibrillation patients' risk of suffering a stroke within five years. In fact, researchers...
View ArticleMaternal hyperglycemia ups offspring cardiometabolic risk
(HealthDay)—Maternal hyperglycemia during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of abnormal glucose tolerance, obesity, and increased blood pressure (BP) in offspring, independent of maternal...
View ArticleDental public health expert reacts to latest figures on the number of...
The Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons has obtained and published data which show a shocking 24 per cent rise in the number of tooth extractions in hospital for children aged...
View ArticleJDR systematic analysis examines global burden of oral conditions
Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published a systemic analysis in the Journal of Dental Research. Authored by Wagner Marcenes, King's College London...
View ArticleWomen who take the pill protected from some cancers for up to thirty years
Women who have taken the oral contraceptive pill are protected from some types of cancer for as long as thirty years according to new research from The University of Aberdeen.
View ArticleNew research comes to terms with old ideas about canker sores
A burning pain sensation – and treatments that do not work. This is what daily life is like for many of those who suffer from recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Research from the Sahlgrenska Academy now...
View ArticleStudy: Apixaban superior to warfarin for reducing brain bleeds in patients...
In a new analysis, patients with atrial fibrillation showed a substantially reduced risk of dangerous bleeding in the brain, known as intracranial hemorrhage, when taking the newer anticoagulant...
View ArticleNHGRI oral history collection features influential genomics researchers
A collection of oral history videos released today by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) features candid conversations with pioneering genomics researchers and an interactive...
View ArticleMicrobiome study finds children with type 2 diabetes more likely to have poor...
The first study of oral health in children with type 2 diabetes, including those who are obese, has found that these children tend to have poorer oral health than children who do not have type 2 diabetes.
View ArticleNew simple tool can help identify people at high risk for prediabetes
The time to maximal sugar level during an oral glucose tolerance test is associated with higher risk for prediabetes and could give important information about the ability of the pancreas to secrete...
View ArticleChildren at risk of diabetes should be screened by HbA1C, oral glucose...
Doctors should add an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to their hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) when they screen high-risk children for prediabetes and diabetes, new research from South Korea suggests. The...
View ArticleTreating polycystic ovary syndrome early may help prevent later drop in...
In adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), bringing the amount of abdominal visceral fat and liver fat down to normal restores ovulation, normalizes the symptoms of androgen excess, and...
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