Tobacco makers have to tell consumers about all the harmful chemicals in their products, the FDA today ruled. They also must prove that any “reduced harm” tobacco products they sell actually do make things safer for consumers. The FDA actions spring from its new powers under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. According [...] ... » medicinenet.com
Apr 4, 2012 07:40 AM | Rank headlineThe ADA is accepting nominations for the 2012 Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research. The deadline is May 7. The Gold Medal Award honors individuals who help advance dentistry through basic or clinical research or improve the oral health of the public in a major way. ... » ada.org
Apr 2, 2012 08:40 AM | Rank headlineThe number of teeth people retain closely reflects their income. As their incomes fall, so do the number of teeth they are left with, the latest national figures on oral health show. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare study found that concession cardholders such as pensioners had twice as many missing teeth as other [...] ... » smh.com.au
Mar 30, 2012 10:40 AM | Rank headlineSubstandard foreign dentists are carrying out NHS work which then has to be corrected by UK trained consultants. Chief Dental Officer Barry Cockcroft will raise the concerns at the next meeting of the General Dental Council, after government was warned of the poor patient care. Ipswich MP Ben Gummer has urged health ministers to step [...] ... » dentistry.co.uk
Mar 29, 2012 07:58 AM | Rank headlineAll was atwitter on Feb. 28 when the American Dental Association held its first Twitter chat in celebration of February’s National Children’s Dental Health Month. Sharecare hosted Chat-n-Chomp: Kid’s Dental Health, and ADA media spokespersons in pediatric dentistry, Dr. Jonathan Shenkin, vice chair of the ADA Council on Communications, and Dr. Mary Hayes joined Dr. [...] ... » ada.org
Mar 28, 2012 11:04 AM | Rank headlineThe number of emergency room visits for dental complaints has risen 16 percent across the nation between 2006 and 2009, costing states millions of dollars in care. There were about 830,590 visits to emergency rooms around the country for preventable dental conditions in 2009, the most recent year for which data were available, according to [...] ... » thetimes-tribune.com
Mar 27, 2012 07:54 AM | Rank headlineDue to abuse by unauthorized hypnotizers, the Health Ministry’s Advisory Committee on Hypnotism has launched a public information campaign via the Internet about who is authorized to “put people under” a suggestive state. Israel was the first country in the world to pass a hypnosis law to regulate the treatment, said the advisory committee, which [...] ... » jpost.com
Mar 26, 2012 07:45 PM | Rank headlineIn this post in the Center for Global Development’s (CGD) “Global Health Policy” blog, Amanda Glassman, director of global health policy and a research fellow at the center, summarizes the history of G8 global health initiatives and examines why global health has been dropped from the G8 and G20 agendas, writing that “as we look [...] ... » news-medical.net
Mar 23, 2012 09:22 AM | Rank headlineAt least two or three patients pass through the doors of a local emergency room every day with throbbing, unbearable toothaches. In most cases, the patients leave with prescriptions for antibiotics or painkillers — which may put them a bit more at ease. But the root of their pain remains. These are the patients who’ve [...] ... » lansingstatejournal.com
Mar 18, 2012 07:30 PM | Rank headlineLast year, a resident of a Western Kentucky nursing home contracted a potentially life-threatening gum infection because the staff never realized the person wore dentures and hadn’t removed them for six months, according to a state citation.Some officials said the incident is reflective of a long standing problem in many nursing homes: The staff tends [...] ... » kentucky.com
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