Dental Hygiene: Page 294

Baseball legend Curt Schilling has oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling announced that he has been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, which he attributed to 30 years of chewing tobacco.

August 20, 2014

LSU cancer center offers molecular profiling program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Louisiana State University's (LSU) Health Shreveport Feist-Weiller Cancer Center now offers access to an innovative, precision-medicine technology that determines the unique biological characteristics of each patient's cancer tumor.

August 18, 2014

New imaging agent helps find, remove cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ohio researchers are developing a hybrid imaging agent that makes cancer cells "light up" during surgery. Designed around a peptide called HN1, it has such an affinity for head and neck cancer cells that it's been called a "head and neck cancer homing device."

August 18, 2014

Biolase forms professional advisory board

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental laser manufacturer Biolase has formed a new Dental Professional Advisory Board. The advisory board is dedicated to improving Biolase's approach to the dental profession and strengthening its leadership, worldwide competitiveness, and focus on dentists and their patients, according to the company.

August 13, 2014

Researchers develop biomarker panel to detect esophageal cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers have developed a four-protein serum biomarker panel that holds promise for the early detection of esophageal cancer, according to a new study in Cancer.

August 11, 2014

Study: Genetic mutations linked to salivary gland tumors

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute in Florida have found genetic mutations linked to salivary gland tumors, according to a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The discovery could help develop new treatments that target the cancer's underlying genetic causes.

August 7, 2014

Survey reveals clinicians' pervasive lack of e-cigarette knowledge

By Rob Goszkowski

The use of e-cigarettes is exploding, and there is lack of knowledge about them among medical professionals. A new survey of doctors and nurses found that the vast majority know very little about e-cigarettes and want to learn more. More than half were uncomfortable discussing the topic with their patients.

August 4, 2014

Study: Cause of periodontitis related to type 2 diabetes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Modulating the responses of B cells in blood cells may effectively treat or prevent the symptoms of type 2 diabetes and periodontitis simultaneously, according to a new study in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.

July 31, 2014

Study: Diabetes increases risk for head and neck cancer

By Donna Domino

The risk for head and neck cancer was almost 50% higher in patients with diabetes mellitus than in individuals without diabetes in a new study in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery. The estimated risk for head and neck cancer was also higher for male patients and people ages 40 to 65.

July 31, 2014

Many obese parents don't see their obese kids as unhealthy

By Rob Goszkowski

A survey of parents of children who had entered an obesity clinic has given doctors a complex problem to solve. Obese parents often do not see their child's obesity as a problem and frequently are not ready to make changes in their kid's physical activity or dietary habits.

July 30, 2014

Quick, low-cost blood test detects early signs of oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Australian researchers have developed a quick, low-cost blood test to detect the early signs of oral cancer. The test examines the profile of microRNA in the blood and can be done along with routine checks, such as for cholesterol.

July 30, 2014

Davis on scams; Gregory on infection control; immunization refusal and fluoride refusal

By Tony Edwards

July 29, 2014

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