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Tax Refund Season Fuels Demand for Dental Care

And many will spend a good portion of their refund at the dentist's office. Out-of-pocket healthcare spending increases by 60-percent in the week following receipt of tax refunds, according to a recent study by the JPMorgan Chase Institute.

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Six reasons your breath might smell like poop

Bad breath is often a simple, temporary problem. However, breath that smells like feces, or poop, may indicate a medical condition. These may range from a sinus infection to a bowel blockage. Here, we look at six common causes of bad breath that smells like poop. We also discuss treatments and when to see a doctor.
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Voltaire

“It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.”
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Is the Use of Dexamethasone Effective in Controlling Pain Associated with Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis? A Systematic Review

ConclusionsThe pain felt by patients diagnosed with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis may be alleviated by administering 4 mg dexamethasone either by mouth or through intraligamentary and mainly supraperiosteal injections into the root canal for up to 24 hours. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
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Aldous Huxley

“At least two-thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity: idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religous or political ideas.”
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Diabetics visit dentist less often despite link between oral health, diabetes

Diabetic adults are less likely to go to the dentist than people with prediabetes or who don’t have diabetes, according to a study of 2.5 million people. (Source: Health News – UPI.com)

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Katharine Hepburn

“Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.”
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Western dental care does not address the cause of your tooth problems; periodontists and dentists are mostly just training to treat symptoms

(Natural News) To many, the prolific presence of dentists and periodontists throughout Western society is an indicator that oral health has reached a pinnacle. But the exact opposite is more than likely the case, as most conventional tooth doctors are trained solely in the labor of treating symptoms, and often don’t have a clue how… (Source: NaturalNews.com)

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On Tuesday, the Galveston County Health District said that out of the 9,500 patients who may have been exposed to deadly diseases at Texas City's Coastal Health and Wellness facility, roughly 600 are children. So far, health officials are investigating 6 hepatitis C cases to see if the disease was transmitted at the facility, as testing of other patients continues.

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Granville Hicks

“A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.”
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