Oral-Systemic Link: Page 111

Researchers use NIH grant to study Sjögren's causes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the Georgia Health Sciences University are using a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify what causes Sjögren's syndrome.
November 20, 2011
Dental antismoking campaign deemed a success
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A joint campaign by the Academy of General Dentistry and the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education showed that dental professionals helped smokers to stop, but also found that more therapeutic strategies are needed.
November 20, 2011
Global oral cancer rates to rise 63% by 2030
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, predicts that more than 790,000 people worldwide will be diagnosed with oral cancer by 2030, an increase of more than 63% compared with 2008.
November 17, 2011
Oral bacteria linked with pneumonia risk
By Rabia Mughal
Oral microbiota could play a role in identifying patients at risk for healthcare-associated pneumonia, according to a study presented at the recent Infectious Diseases Society of America annual meeting in Boston.
November 17, 2011
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Colgate donates $100K to Stop Diabetes campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Colgate Total is donating $100,000 to the American Diabetes Association to support Stop Diabetes, a movement created to help educate and increase awareness of the link between oral health and diabetes.
November 14, 2011
Researchers ID virus that causes salivary gland cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cytomegalovirus has been confirmed as a cause of the most common salivary gland cancers.
November 14, 2011
Chemoradiation aids laryngeal cancer patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Chemoradiation for patients with stage-four laryngeal cancer appears to be an effective and reasonable treatment option, according to a study in Head & Neck.
November 13, 2011
Prophies help reduce risk of heart attack, stroke
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Professional tooth scaling appears to reduce inflammation-causing bacterial growth that can lead to heart disease or stroke, according to a study to be presented November 15 at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2011 in Orlando, FL.
November 13, 2011
$2M grant to fund tumor drug study
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Oncology Research Program has been awarded a $2 million grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals to develop a program to scientifically evaluate and define the clinical effectiveness of Afatinib in solid tumors, including breast, head and neck, and non-small cell lung cancers.
November 10, 2011
U.K. oral cancer survival rates not improving
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A professor of oral medicine at King's College London has expressed concern about the lack of improvement in U.K. oral cancer survival rates compared with other cancers.
November 10, 2011
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Xylitol helps prevent ear infections
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
There is "fair evidence" to support the use of xylitol to prevent inner ear infections in healthy children, according to a meta-analysis in the Cochrane Library.
November 10, 2011
Acupuncture can prevent radiation-induced xerostomia
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
When given alongside radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, acupuncture can reduce the side effect of xerostomia, according to findings from the first randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for the prevention of xerostomia.
November 9, 2011
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