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Dentists hesitate to treat kids on Medicaid: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dentists were less willing to see kids who needed an emergency appointment if they were covered by Medicaid than if they had private insurance in a new study based in Cook County, IL.
May 22, 2011
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Pediatrics
Children can be safely sedated by nonanesthesiologists
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many specialties perform pediatric procedural sedation with no differences in major complication rates, according to findings published online today in Pediatrics.
April 24, 2011
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Periodontics
Mom's gum disease treatment safe for baby
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women can safely be treated for gum infections without having to worry about their baby's health, according to a new study.
April 12, 2011
2009 05 19 09 23 26 920 Pregnant Woman 70
Home
Topical lubricants, steroids may help dry eye due to Sjögren's syndrome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eyedrops containing lubricants, corticosteroids, cyclosporine, or autologous serum improve dry eye due to Sjögren's syndrome (SS), according to a literature review. Evidence also shows some benefit from punctual occlusion and from oral drugs that stimulate saliva and tear production.
April 12, 2011
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Oral Cancer
Mouth pain may herald oral cancer onset
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In comparison with other patients, those with oral cancer report significant levels of spontaneous pain and functional restriction from pain, researchers report in a March 9 online paper in Pain.
March 27, 2011
2009 01 22 10 36 53 572 Older Woman 70
Dental Education
U.S. judge refuses to halt new healthcare law
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. judge put on hold his ruling that President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare law was unconstitutional pending appeal, allowing the White House to continue implementing the reforms aimed at lowering soaring healthcare costs.
March 2, 2011
2009 11 18 10 18 09 377 Gavel 70
Regulatory Updates
U.S. FDA unveils device changes, defers big issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled steps aimed at streamlining the approval process used for most medical devices but deferred decisions on the most contentious issues.
January 19, 2011
2007 07 16 11 33 13 706
Whitening
Hoarseness rare in kids with cleft palate: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids born with cleft palate were no more likely than kids in the general population to suffer from hoarseness in a new study of almost 500 children who had undergone palate-repair surgery.
January 18, 2011
2007 07 16 11 33 13 706
Orofacial Pain
Moxifloxacin beats clindamycin for some odontogenic infections
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Moxifloxacin was significantly more effective than clindamycin at controlling the pain of odontogenic/gingival inflammatory infiltrates, in a small phase II study by German researchers.
January 9, 2011
2009 07 13 09 44 04 276 Bottle Pills 70
Dental Education
Healthcare law repeal clears hurdle in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives cleared the way on Friday for a vote next week to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform law, moving toward fulfilling a campaign pledge even though Democrats have the power to eventually kill it.
January 6, 2011
2009 02 20 17 38 08 856 Capitol Hill 70
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DSO-linked firm, more agree to settle fraud allegations
A health and wellness company, an affiliated dental service organization (DSO), and more agreed to resolve claims they engaged in hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraud.
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