AMALGAM PHASE OUT SUGGESTED BY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION The World Health Organization (WHO), working in conjunction with the United Nations Environmental Program, has released a report that endorses a gradual global phase out of the use of…
HPV VACCINE RECOMMENDED FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS In a nearly unanimous vote, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that boys and young men, age 11 through age…
EAT YOUR FRUITS AND VEGGIES A study conducted at the University of Birmingham, England, indicates that adding juice powder concentrates made of fruits and vegetables as a daily supplement may help combat periodontal diseases. The study,…
TISSUE GRAFT PUTS BRAKES ON GUM RECESSION In a study published in the October Journal of Oral Implantology, researchers from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in Loma Linda, Calif, set out to resolve the problem of gingival…
