Excessive Gum Chewing May Cause Headaches While chewing sugarless gum can offer oral health benefits, excessive gum chewing may raise the risk of chronic headaches among teenagers, according to a new study, “The Influence of Excessive…

Hepatitis C Virus Remains Infectious Weeks After Drying More than 170 million people are living with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), for which no vaccine is available and limited treatment options exist. For these reasons, prevention remains…

Breastfeeding Improves Long Term Health Outcomes in Women A new study exploring the effects of breastfeeding might prove useful to pregnant women. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,…

Evidence Does Not Support Oral Cancer Screenings by Physicians According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer each year, and approximately 27% of these…

Study Reinforces Importance of Multipoint Assessments Women today maintain professional careers, run households, and often take care of children and aging parents at the same time—with little time to unwind. This raises the question of…

Study Compares Molecular Differences Of Chronic, Aggressive Periodontitis Chronic and aggressive periodontitis are the most commonly recognized forms of periodontal diseases. Researchers have long studied their pathogenesis, but a new a…

Pulse Pressure Associated With Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers Middle aged patients with high pulse pressure, which is measured by subtracting the diastolic (lower) number of a blood pressure reading from the systolic pressure (upper…

Alternative Forms of Tobacco Use Gain Traction Among Young People Tobacco products, such as hookahs, electronic cigarettes (or e cigarettes), and cigars, are increasingly popular among preteens, teens, and young adults—according to a report…

New Guidelines Released for Managing Cholesterol About one in six adults in the United States has high cholesterol—that's approximately 17% of the country's population—according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. High…

Biomarker Changes Predict Dementia What if the biomarkers of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) could be diagnosed years before the symptoms that negatively impact quality of life begin to emerge? Scientists now believe this may be possible,…