Reuters Health

Vitamin B12 useful for canker sores

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 20 - The results of a small trial suggest that vitamin B12 is a safe, effective, and inexpensive treatment for repeat canker sores.

February 19, 2009

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Gingivitis linked with vaginal bacteria load

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Feb 11 - A link between vaginal bacteria and gingivitis is reported in the current issue of BioMed Central Infectious Diseases, published January 22 and available online.

February 10, 2009

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Plastic chemical may stay in body longer: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters), Jan 28 - A controversial chemical used in many plastic products may remain in the body longer than previously thought, and people may be ingesting it from sources other than food, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

January 27, 2009

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Dental injury may occur in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 7 - While dental injury during seizures is rare in patients with epilepsy, it occurs more frequently in those with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, according to findings reported by U.K. investigators.

January 6, 2009

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Cleft-lip nose fix OK at 16 for girls, 17 for boys

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 15 - Girls with facial clefts can safely undergo surgical reshaping of the nose at age 16, when nasal growth is mature in most individuals; for boys the operation can be performed at 17, Dutch researchers report.

December 14, 2008

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Nigeria infant drug toll hits 34, antidote flown in

ABUJA (Reuters), Dec 3 - Nigeria is flying in doses of antidote for hospitals after the number of infants killed by teething syrup tainted with a poisonous chemical rose to 34, health officials said on Wednesday.

December 2, 2008

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Periodontal disease linked to metabolic syndrome

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 2 - In middle-aged adults, gum disease goes hand in hand with the metabolic syndrome, U.K. researchers report.

December 1, 2008

Gum disease tied to worse mental function

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 1 - People with gingivitis (gum disease) have worse mental function than their peers whose gums are in better shape, a new analysis of U.S. data shows.

November 30, 2008

Probiotic may help prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 14 - As prophylaxis against ventilator-associated pneumonia, the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum 299 (Lp299) is as effective as the antiseptic chlorhexidine in reducing the pathogenic bacterial load in the oropharynx of tracheally intubated, mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients, results of a pilot study indicate.

November 13, 2008

2007 07 16 11 33 13 706

Rituximab may ease fatigue in Sjögren's syndrome

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 10 - Results of a pilot study suggest that rituximab may reduce fatigue in patients with Sjögren's syndrome and thus may improve quality of life, U.K. researchers report in the November issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

November 9, 2008

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Dental hygienist charged with using forged licenses

A woman accused of practicing with bogus state dental hygienist licenses for more than four years has been charged, according to an affidavit.

Hepatitis B Virus

Is the hepatitis B vaccine linked to this painful oral condition?

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Endodontics may stress out dental students

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This antibiotic paste may resolve periapical inflammation

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Aesthetics of white lesions may be managed at home or in the office

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