For , both your smile and your health are important. Last week we explored 5 benefits drinking water has in our body. In previous post we have learned an apple can protect our teeth and smiles. This week’s post will provide 5 new reasons why we should drink more water and its benefits. Prevent Fatigue, Energize your Muscles When you don’t maintain a healthy balance of fluids and electrolytes, your
Recently there has been an outbreak in the United States. The Ebola virus has infected 2 Americans, news report that Nancy Writebol (59) and Dr. Kent Brantly (33) were treated in Emory University Hospital (Atlanta, US). knows the possibility of an epidemic outbreak, and thats why we would like to provide all of our patients and readers helpful information to prevent and reduce the risk of contagion. With the help of
Previous research has shown that high death rates among head and neck cancer (HNC) patients usually occur only when mutations in the tumor-suppressor gene coincide with missing segments of genetic material on the cancer genome’s third chromosome. Now, in a new study, researchers have found evidence suggesting that the deleterious health effects of the mutated gene may, in large part, be caused by other genetic abnormalities, at least in squamous
Free dental screenings will be available weekdays at the Illinois State Fair, beginning Friday, August 8. Illinois health officials are working with dentists, dental hygienists, and oral health advocates throughout the state to provide the screenings, according to the state’s Department of Public Health. State law requires schoolchildren in kindergarten, second, and six grades to have a dental examination — although yearly dental exams are encouraged for all schoolchildren. Free
Accidents can happen at any moment; but all of these usually have a solution. Advances in the medical field have made complicated surgeries simple; imagine that during an accident you suffer a severe bone fracture in your jaw. As soon as possible you head to your doctor’s office and he takes a few x-rays and after a deep analysis of them; your doctor suggest that the best solution is: bone
The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry announced its Annual Kids in the Klinic Golf Classic at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Net proceeds from the September 8 event will benefit the Kids in the Klinic Endowment, which helps provide oral healthcare for underserved children throughout Northern California, according to the university. Care is provided at the Hutto Patterson Pediatric Clinic and Redmond Family Orthodontic
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on October 14 in a North Carolina teeth-whitening case. The closely watched case involves the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners’ challenge to a lower court ruling and an order by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC’s original complaint against the dental board was issued in 2010, pertaining to letters sent by the board telling nondentist teeth-whitening providers that they were
Cancers that are highly resistant to treatment, such as head and neck cancer, contain cancer cells that repair themselves during radiation and chemotherapy. What if there were a way to turn off that repair mechanism in cancer cells? University of Michigan (U-M) researchers have identified a protein, TRIP13, that encourages these cells to repair themselves and an existing chemical that blocks this mechanism for cell repair, according to a study
Trace amounts of lead in modern and historic human teeth can give clues about where an individual came from, according to a new study in Science of the Total Environment (August 2014, Vol. 490:15, pp. 861-870). The discovery by University of Florida researchers could help police solve cold cases by helping identify where and from what time period a body is from. For instance, testing the lead in the teeth
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) will receive $7.3 million over the next five years from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to explore new ways to treat esophageal cancer. This grant is a renewal of a National Institutes of Health/NCI program funded over the last 10 years and is the only program of its kind funded by NCI for esophageal cancer, according to
In the month of July Canada celebrate a very special holiday, Canada Day. During this day Canadians commemorate “Canada’s Birthday”; it is common to see communities across the country organizing numerous of celebrations. However, the celebrations and fun don’t have to stop in July, in fact they can continue to the next month; on August we can all get together and celebrate: Civic Holiday Day. Once again we can all
The risk for head and neck cancer (HNC) was almost 50% higher in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) than in individuals without DM in a new study in JAMA Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery (July 24, 2014). The estimated risk for HNC was also higher for male patients and people ages 40 to 65. The researchers used Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database to compare the records of more