NephRx has gained rights to a U.S. patent related to the company’s novel peptide NX002, which is being developed for the treatment of oral mucositis

States across the U.S. have slashed funding for programs to reduce tobacco use by 12% in the past year and 36% over the past four

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College used genetic methods to successfully repair cleft lips in mice embryos specially engineered for the study of cleft lip

A research team from the University of Rochester has been awarded a U.S. patent for research essential to both human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines on the

Among patients who are hospitalized for oral cancer, those with medical complications have higher mortality rates and longer hospital stays and incur significantly higher hospital

Mortality rates for U.S. patients with oral and pharyngeal cancer decreased from 1993 to 2007, according to a study in the Archives of Otolaryngology —

Limits on smokeless tobacco use included in the new Major League Baseball (MLB) contract represent a historic first step to protect the health of big

Many of the common orthodontic problems experienced by people in industrialized nations are due to their soft modern diet causing the mandible to grow too

A joint campaign by the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME) showed that dental professionals helped

The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization (WHO), predicts that more than 790,000 people worldwide will be diagnosed with

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been confirmed as a cause of the most common salivary gland cancers (Experimental and Molecular Pathology, November 10, 2011). CMV joins a

Chemoradiation for patients with stage-four (T4) laryngeal cancer appears to be an effective and reasonable treatment option, according to a study in Head & Neck