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Clinical trial to test new head/neck cancer drug
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a national clinical trial to study the safety and effectiveness of a drug treatment on patients receiving radiation and chemotherapy for head and neck cancer.
July 14, 2011
OralCDx aids in monitoring leukoplakia
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The OralCDx brush test demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity values in diagnosing and monitoring oral leukoplakia, according to a study in Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery.
July 14, 2011
Proper denture fit could help prevent dementia
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Improving and maintaining health factors not traditionally associated with dementia, such as denture fit, vision, and hearing, may lower a person's risk for developing dementia, according to a new study.
July 13, 2011
U.S. debates if boys should get HPV vaccine
By Donna Domino
With the alarming rise in oropharyngeal cancer among men being linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV) virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is mulling whether to recommend routine HPV vaccination for young boys as well as girls.
July 13, 2011
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HPV highly prevalent in organ transplant recipients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals an association between certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in organ transplant recipients.
July 11, 2011
Canadian firm licenses oral cancer detection technology
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Imaging technology provider Verisante Technology has entered into an exclusive agreement to license the worldwide rights for a novel multispectral imaging cancer detection technology with the inventors.
July 11, 2011
Dental implants aid oral cancer patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental implants provide an important alternative in the oral rehabilitation of oral cancer patients, according to a study in the Australian Dental Journal.
July 11, 2011
Gene links craniosynostosis, delayed tooth eruption, extra teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland have described a new, recessively inherited human syndrome featuring craniosynostosis, maxillary hyperplasia, delayed tooth eruption, and extra teeth.
July 11, 2011
Grant awarded for 1st oral bacteria database
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of researchers at King's College London and the Forsyth Institute have been awarded a follow-on grant by the U.S. National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Researh to continue their work compiling the first comprehensive list of oral bacterial species.
July 7, 2011
J&J sued for $70M by oral cancer test maker
By Donna Domino
Oral Cancer Prevention International has filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, claiming the medical products giant "tortiously interfered" in a contract it had with OraPharma for distribution of the Oral CDx oral cancer brush test.
July 7, 2011
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WHO wants more graphic warnings to cut smoking
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters) - More than a billion people in 19 countries are now covered by laws requiring large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packs, but too many countries are still not doing enough to cut smoking rates, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
July 7, 2011
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DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider
By Donna Domino
July 6, 2011
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