VELscope Vx gains European marketing approval
2011-08-30
LED Dental’s VELscope Vx oral health screening device has received CE Mark approval. The accreditation certifies that the VELscope Vx has met the health and
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Study focuses on tongue cancer survivors’ experiences
2011-08-29
Tongue cancer survivors experience significant variation in physical and emotional pain during diagnosis and treatment, according to a study to be presented next month at
NJ Little Leaguer wins antitobacco slogan contest
2011-08-23
An 11-year-old New Jersey boy is the most recent winner of the Oral Health America (OHA) National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP) annual slogan contest.
U.K. dental charity launches oral cancer awareness month
2011-08-23
A U.K. oral health charity has announced the Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign, which will take place throughout November and is dedicated to raising awareness
Cancer study tests exosome-removal device
2011-08-23
Aethlon Medical has entered into an agreement with the Sarcoma Oncology Center in Santa Monica, CA, to study the effectiveness of the Aethlon Hemopurifier in
Proposed bill follows VA infection-control scandal
2011-08-21
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) is introducing federal legislation that would let the government fine and imprison for up to one year U.S. Department of
New infection-control rules take effect in Calif.
2011-08-21
Dental professionals in California, take note: New infection-control regulations took effect August 20, and without making some significant changes in certain aspects of your everyday
Chemists ID protein in dental biofilm bacterium
2011-08-21
Two chemists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered the most naturally variable protein known to date in a bacterium that is a
OCT aids in identifying oral lesion biopsy sites
2011-08-21
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) offers a noninvasive approach for localizing the most representative site to biopsy in a suspicious oral lesion, according to a study
DentalEZ offers free Identafi training seminars
2011-08-18
DentalEZ will conduct free training seminars for customers who have purchased the Identafi oral screening device or are interested in finding out more about the
Tobacco firms sue FDA over cigarette labeling
2011-08-16
Four major U.S. tobacco companies have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), challenging the agency’s new graphic cigarette warnings as
New drug targets head and neck cancer
2011-08-15
Curis, a drug company developing next-generation targeted small-molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment, announced that the first patient has been treated in a phase I
