When families lack insurance, kids' dental woes rise
(HealthDay)—American children without dental insurance are far less likely to receive necessary care for their teeth than kids with coverage, a new survey finds.
View ArticleResearchers find overprescribing of oral corticosteroids in children with asthma
While a short course of oral corticosteroid medication is recommended for the treatment of moderate to severe asthma flare-ups, it is neither recommended nor effective in treating those with minimal to...
View ArticleCommon drugs, uncommon risks? Higher rate of serious problems after...
Millions of times a year, Americans get prescriptions for a week's worth of steroid pills, hoping to ease a backache or quell a nagging cough or allergy symptoms. But a new study suggests that they and...
View ArticleOral contraceptives reduce general well-being in healthy women
One of the most common combined oral contraceptive pills has a negative impact on women's quality of life but does not increase depressive symptoms. This is shown by a major randomised,...
View ArticleA five-minute oral cancer screening can save your life
A routine visit to the dentist saved Joana Breckner's life.
View ArticleSevere gum disease strongly predicts higher mortality in cirrhosis
Results presented today from a prospective study in patients with irreversible scarring of the liver (cirrhosis) demonstrates that severe periodontitis (an inflammatory gum disease) strongly predicts...
View ArticleOld bones vulnerable to long-term use of oral corticosteroids
A review of data by University of South Australia researchers has found many older people taking oral corticosteroids long-term are not having the recommended bone density tests or fracture prevention...
View ArticleMore patients can avoid hospital admissions after emergency room visits for...
About 150,000 people are admitted to hospitals each year for diverticulitis,1 an inflammation of an outgrowth or pouching in the colon that can cause severe abdominal pain. Furthermore, emergency room...
View ArticleNew blood test may better predict gestational diabetes
A new study led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that a single measurement of plasma glycated CD59 (GCD59), a novel biomarker for diabetes, at weeks 24-28 of gestation...
View ArticleStudy demonstrates ability to preserve long-term vision for severe patients...
Researchers comparing leading treatment approaches for patients with severe uveitis have discovered that systemic therapy with oral corticosteroids and immunosuppression can preserve or improve vision...
View ArticleE-health-based management of oral anticoagulation Tx beneficial
(HealthDay)—Electronic-health-based management of oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy is associated with fewer adverse events, according to a study published online April 29 in the Journal of Thrombosis...
View Article115 dead as Yemen cholera outbreak spreads: ICRC
A cholera outbreak has rapidly spread in Yemen, killing 115 people in two weeks in the impoverished country where hospitals badly damaged by more than two years of war can barely cope.
View ArticleVaccine may cut HPV infections, an oral cancer risk, in men
The HPV vaccine that helps prevent cervical cancer in women also might lower the risk in young men of oral infections that can cause mouth and throat cancers, a new study finds.
View ArticleReview supports early multimodal Tx for infantile hemangioma
(HealthDay)—Early multimodality treatment seems to achieve best results for children with infantile hemangiomas of the nose, according to research published online May 11 in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.
View ArticleNew medicine shows potential to reduce oral steroid use in severe asthma...
A trial led by a McMaster University respirology professor shows promising results for a new medicine for severe asthma patients.
View ArticleCommon periodontal pathogen may interfere with conception in women
According to a study carried out at the University of Helsinki, Finland, a common periodontal pathogen may delay conception in young women. This finding is novel: previous studies have shown that...
View ArticleOrofacial pain fact and fiction
Patients looking for relief from the radiating pain of temporal mandibular disorders (TMDs) in the face, jaw or neck will find an avalanche of misinformation online—and surprisingly, a lot of it comes...
View ArticleDiabetes causes shift in oral microbiome that fosters periodontitis, study finds
A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers has found that the oral microbiome is affected by diabetes, causing a shift to increase its pathogenicity. The research, published in the...
View ArticleA child's spoken vocabulary helps them when it comes to reading new words for...
Children find it easier to spell a word when they've already heard it spoken, a new study led by researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders (CCD) at Macquarie...
View ArticleReduction in dental care and inferior oral health subsequent to dementia...
Subsequent to a diagnosis of dementia, the patient's contact with the dental care services diminishes and oral health is impaired. This has been revealed by a major register-based study from Karolinska...
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