(University of Plymouth) Scientists from the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research in New York with the help of Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have completed research which for the first time brings us nearer to understanding how some cells in the brain and nervous system become cancerous. (Source: EurekAlert! – Medicine and Health)
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Research brings us nearer to understanding how neuro cells turn cancerous
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– July 24, 2014
Karen Elizabeth Gordon
“Either I’ve been missing something or nothing has been going on.”
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– July 23, 2014
Fluoride effectiveness in high caries risk and medically complex Veterans
ConclusionsPrescription self?applied or professionally applied fluoride provided either before or during an episode of care significantly reduced the likelihood of new restorations in high caries risk and medically compromised Veterans. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
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– July 23, 2014
An America without dental health
Human teeth are personal treasures. They can only be partially insured, with high deductibles.
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– July 23, 2014
William Jennings Bryan
“No one can earn a million dollars honestly.”
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– July 22, 2014
Comparison of effectiveness of abrasive and enzymatic action of whitening toothpastes in removal of extrinsic stains – a clinical trial
ConclusionWhitening toothpaste with abrasive action and enzymatic action are equally effective in removal of extrinsic stains; however, whitening toothpaste with abrasive action needs to be used with caution. (Source: International Journal of Dental Hygiene)
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– July 22, 2014
In Pictures: Weirdest shoes ever made
Dutch architect Rem D Koolhaas collaborated with Zaha Hadid for the Nova shoe which claims to be the first shoe to use rotation molding in its manufacture Shoes with bite For thier predator shoes, London based art duo Fantich and Young attch teeth from dentures to Savile Row Oxfords Winged heels The Wings Variation shoe is part of a collection from … (more)
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– July 22, 2014
Social oral epidemi(olog)2y where next: one small step or one giant leap?
Abstract Since the early 1990s, there has been heated debate critically reflecting on social epidemiology. Yet, very little of this debate has reached oral epidemiology. This is no more noticeable than in the field of oral health inequalities. One of the significant achievements of social oral epidemiology has been the persistent documentation of social patterning of oral disease. Nevertheless, where social oral epidemiology has fallen down is going beyond description to explaining these patterns. Thinking how and in what way things happen, not just in relation to oral health inequalities but also more broadly, requires a more creative approach which links to scholarship outside of dentistry, including the work from critical epidemiologists to that within the social sciences. The aim of th…
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– July 21, 2014
Tactile sensory and pain thresholds in the face and tongue of subjects asymptomatic for oro?facial pain and headache
Summary The aim of this study was to examine the tactile sensory and pain thresholds in the face, tongue, hand and finger of subjects asymptomatic for pain. Sixteen healthy volunteers (eight men and eight women, mean age 35·7 years, range 27–41) participated. Using Semmes–Weinstein monofilaments, the tactile detection threshold (TDT) and the filament?prick pain detection threshold (FPT) were measured at five sites: on the cheek skin (CS), tongue tip (TT), palm side of the thenar skin (TS), dorsum of the hand (DH) and the finger tip (FT). The difference between the tactile sensory and pain threshold (FPT–TDT) was also calculated. Both for the TDT and FPT, TT and DH had the lowest and highest values, respectively. As for the FPT–TDT, there were no significant differences among th…
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– July 20, 2014
How should lawmakers decide what deserves mandatory coverage?
OVERNOR PATRICK’S move last month to require health insurers to cover gender reassignment surgery revived a perennial flash point: For health insurers and the employers who pay most premiums, opting not to cover some services makes insurance cheaper.
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– July 20, 2014
