Oral-Systemic Link: Page 95

Oral cancers added to 9/11 illness list
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
First responders at the World Trade Center (WTC) after the 9/11 attacks will now be able to receive treatment for more than 50 types of cancer through the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
September 11, 2012
Rapamycin may prevent radiation-induced mucositis
By Cynthia Keen
Research scientists from the U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research have discovered a drug that protects stem cells and could prevent cancer patients from developing radiation-induced oral mucositis.
September 10, 2012
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Marine sponge bacteria shed light on biofilm formation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study of marine sponges could lead to an understanding of how to break up harmful bacterial biofilms, even on teeth.
September 9, 2012
Novel surgery rebuilds osteosarcoma patient's mandible
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new surgical technique can rebuild a functional lower mandible and mouth while preserving a patient's ability to eat and speak after removing an invasive facial tumor, according to researchers from the Henry Ford Hospital.
September 9, 2012
Genetic disease offers insight into head/neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Resveratrol, which is found in red wine, could prevent a variety of cancers in patients with Fanconi anemia, a rare genetic disorder, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.
September 9, 2012
HIV/AIDS patients offer unique oral health challenges
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
With the large number of existing and new cases of HIV infection worldwide, there is a parallel need for dental practitioners and other healthcare practitioners to carefully treat oral and periodontal conditions unique to HIV/AIDS, according to an article in Periodontology 2000.
September 5, 2012
Researchers explain link between alcohol, cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Almost 30 years after discovery of a link between alcohol consumption and certain forms of cancer, scientists are reporting the first evidence from research on people explaining how the popular beverage may be carcinogenic.
September 3, 2012
U.S. court rejects cigarette warning labels
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effort to require warning labels with images of the harmful effects of tobacco on cigarette packs was rejected August 24 by a federal appeals court, according to an article in MedPageToday.
August 28, 2012
Study helps quantify HPV-head/neck cancer link
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Immunohistochemistry can help classify a head and neck cancer tumor as being truly associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a new study in Oncology Reports.
August 28, 2012
Sensor detects glucose in saliva for diabetes testing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. researchers have created a new type of biosensor that can detect minute concentrations of glucose in saliva, tears, and urine, and might be manufactured at low cost because it does not require many processing steps to produce.
August 26, 2012
Light alcohol consumption increases cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Light consumption of alcohol increases the likelihood of cancer of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, and breast, and is responsible for 34,000 deaths a year worldwide, according to a new study in Annals of Oncology.
August 26, 2012
Researchers ID oral carcinogen in smokeless tobacco
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. scientists have identified the first substance in smokeless tobacco that is a strong oral carcinogen, and are calling upon the federal government to regulate or ban the substance.
August 22, 2012
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