Some Calgary dentists say the decision two years ago to take fluoride out of the water supply is proving to be a big mistake. Dr. Sarah Hulland, the head of the Alberta Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, says she has seen a deterioration of young patients’ teeth over the last two years.”We actually have seen an [...] ... » cbc.ca
May 18, 2013 08:21 AM | Rank headlineThe health department reported one more of dentist Scott Harrington’s patients tested positive for hepatitis B, bringing the total to five. A total of 70 patients have tested positive for hepatitis C and the health department reported last week that it has identified three positive cases of HIV. In March, Tulsa County health officials urged [...] ... » newson6.com
May 17, 2013 10:27 AM | Rank headlineThe union local representing Oregon Department of Environmental Quality employees has gone on record in opposition to drinking water fluoridation.The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3336 voted 28 to 18 in late April against flouridation in general. The information was publicized via a news release sent out Monday by Clean Water [...] ... » portlandtribune.com
May 14, 2013 05:33 AM | Rank headlinePersonalised computer models predicting how diseases will affect individual patients according to their lifestyle, medical condition and physical make-up could revolutionise the future of healthcare. Clinicians and scientists from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield are at the forefront of the development of the ‘virtual physiological human’ – where over [...] ... » dentistry.co.uk
May 12, 2013 06:59 PM | Rank headlineThe magnets in iPad 2 tablets and their covers are capable of interfering with heart implants, including pacemakers, according to a new small study presented Thursday at Heart Rhythm 2013, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 34th Annual Scientific Sessions… ... » medicalnewstoday.com
May 12, 2013 03:01 PM | Rank headlineFrom 1985 to today it is 28 years and the face of the HIV epidemic has changed. The first HIV diagnosis in Zimbabwe was in 1985. In the developed world they had known the virus causing havoc for five years before us. Then I was still in secondary school and we talked of the deadly [...] ... » allafrica.com
May 11, 2013 07:11 PM | Rank headlineIt only took one dentist with questionable sterilization practices to set off a massive public health scare last month in Oklahoma.Health officials said 7,000 patients of a dentist in Tulsa were potentially exposed to HIV or hepatitis, and 60 of them tested positive for one of the dangerous diseases. The situation in Oklahoma got us [...] ... » katu.com
May 7, 2013 06:19 AM | Rank headline“Three people die every minute from tuberculosis [TB] — a treatable and largely preventable disease. Resistant forms continue to thrive, and increased travel makes the global threat very real. We face a public health emergency,” Vince Forlenza, chair, CEO, and president of the medical technology firm Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), writes in the Harvard [...] ... » news-medical.net
May 2, 2013 12:30 PM | Rank headlineThe College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University (GMU) is one of the leading dental schools in the region imparting high quality education.The Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) program aims to promote dental education and enhance dental practice through a broad spectrum of knowledge, simulations and clinical practice… ... » ameinfo.com
Apr 29, 2013 06:13 AM | Rank headlineLocal dental hygienist Erika Feltham recently discovered that some Marines returning from overseas “appear to be suffering from an unusually high and rapid loss of tooth enamel with larger aggressive cavities.” According to Feltham, the increased enamel erosion and decay are caused by an increased intake of dietary acid which is found in foods and [...] ... » thevillagenews.com
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