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Canada requires larger warnings on tobacco products

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Retailers in Canada must sell only cigarette and little cigar packages that display new, larger health warning messages, according to a new policy that took effect June 19.

June 18, 2012

Study: Surgery least expensive oropharyngeal cancer Tx

By Donna Domino

Surgery alone is the least expensive treatment for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic researchers. Chemoradiation therapy was the most expensive treatment, increasing costs fivefold in some cases.

June 18, 2012

Study: Graphic warning labels on cigarette packs work

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Adding graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging can improve smokers' recall of the warning and health risks associated with smoking, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

June 14, 2012

Scientists define bacteria that live in oral cavity

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

For the first time, scientists have defined the bacteria that inhabit multiple sites along the healthy human digestive tract in a large number of individuals.

June 13, 2012

Dental oncology: Meeting a growing need

By Donna Domino

More dental oncologists are needed to treat the growing number of cancer survivors in the U.S., according to the few specialists who treat such patients. Many dentists refuse to treat patients who have had chemotherapy and radiation treatment due to the increased risk of osteonecrosis and other complications.

June 13, 2012

ATA: Thyroid collars should be worn for all dental x-rays

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Thyroid Association has revised its 2005 position on the relationship between diagnostic x-rays and thyroid cancer, and now recommends that thyroid collars be used for all dental x-rays when they do not interfere with the examination.

June 12, 2012