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Study links gum disease, HPV-status of head and neck cancer

Friday, June 22, 2012

Source: www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter Author: Sara R. Saldi Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), once almost exclusively associated with cancer of the cervix, is now linked to head and neck cancer. Furthermore, according to a new UB study just published in the Archives of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, a JAMA publication, gum disease is associated with increased odds of [...]

Berry Nutrition

Sunday, February 19, 2012

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Source: www.foodproductdesign.com Author: Marie Spano, M.S., R.D., Contributing Editor Nutritionally speaking, good things come in sweet—and tart—little packages. Research is discovering berries pack a nutritional punch due to their vitamin, fiber and antioxidant content. Botanically speaking, berries are indehiscent fruits (they don’t need to be opened to release their seeds) that ripen through the ovary [...]

Emerging indications: antioxidants for periodontal disease

Saturday, January 21, 2012

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Source: http://www.dentistryiq.com Author: Edward P. Allen, DDS, PhD Since approximately 10 to 15 percent of adults worldwide suffer from periodontitis at one time or another(1), oral health professionals are constantly challenged with treating patients for existing conditions and helping them prevent future occurrences. Root planing, scaling, and in severe cases, surgical intervention are part of [...]

If teeth could talk…

Monday, January 2, 2012

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Source: wsj.com Author: Melinda Beck The eyes may be the window to the soul, but the mouth provides an even better view of the body as a whole. Some of the earliest signs of diabetes, cancer, pregnancy, immune disorders, hormone imbalances and drug issues show up in the gums, teeth and tongue — sometimes long [...]

CU Med School prof seeing red over wine benefit study

Sunday, November 20, 2011

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Source: www.aurorasentinel.com Author: Sara Castellanos There’s a reason Robert Sclafani always chooses red wine over white wine, and it’s not just because he thinks it tastes better. Sclafani, a professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics at the University of Colorado’s School of Medicine, prefers the darker of the two wines because of its health benefits. [...]

Scientific website features research on inflammation, oral and systemic disease, and antioxidants

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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Source: dentistrytoday.com Author: staff Inflammation, oral disease and systemic disease. The popular press—newspapers, magazines, TV, and the Internet— as well as professional medical and dental publications are tracking the subject and the number of articles is increasing with each passing day. To keep up with the proliferation of research studies and publications, a new website, [...]

FDA approves Strativa Pharmaceuticals’s Oravig(TM) buccal tablets for treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis

Sunday, April 18, 2010

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Source: www.biospace.com Author: press release Strativa Pharmaceuticals today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Oravig (miconazole) buccal tablets for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), more commonly known as thrush, in adults and children age 16 and older. Oravig is the first and only local, oral prescription formulation of miconazole [...]

Honey may reduce inflammation in cancer patients

Sunday, July 12, 2009

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Source: www.onlinenews.com.pk Author: staff A special type of indigenous honey available in New Zealand has special anti-infection properties that may help reduce inflammation in cancer patients, say scientists. Manuka honey’s healing powers have been known for centuries. It has been used as a medicine since the ancient Egyptians, who regarded it as a cure all. [...]

Cancer patient held at US airport for missing fingerprint

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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Source: www.reuters.com Author: Tan Ee Lyn A Singapore cancer patient was held for four hours by immigration officials in the United States when they could not detect his fingerprints — which had apparently disappeared because of a drug he was taking. The incident, highlighted in the Annals of Oncology, was reported by the patient’s doctor, [...]

New findings show cancer prevention effects of black raspberries, blueberries, olive leaves and green tea

Monday, September 29, 2008

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Source: www.naturalnews.com Author: David Gutierrez Three studies presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Sixth Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research in Philadelphia have demonstrated the powerful cancer-fighting benefits of dark berries, green tea and olive leaves, and suggest that gels and beverages may some day be used to prevent against [...]

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