Dental Biofilm Remains Much The Same as 1,000 Years Ago Modern hygiene and dental health practices have significantly improved the oral health status of humankind. Yet despite these advances, Christina Warinner, PhD, of the University of…

Low Vitamin D Levels May Increase Preeclampsia Risk Vitamin D is integral to maintaining bone health, and a deficiency can lead to health problems ranging from osteoporosis to increased cancer risk. It works by helping the body absorb…

New Antibiotics Treat Drug Resistant Tuberculosis A new class of antibiotics discovered by scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn, may assist global efforts to reduce the spread of drug resistant tuberculosis…

Officials Stress the Need for Alcohol Screening The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health professionals to implement alcohol screening and counseling during the provision of routine patient care.…

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…