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FDA Public Health Notification: Denture Cleanser Allergic Reactions and Misuse
Dear Healthcare Provider: This is to alert you to the risk of allergic reactions in users of denture cleansers, and the risks of misusing these products. The FDA has received at least 73 reports of...
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AAPD teams up with Head Start
New program will help secure dental homes for at-risk children By Stacie Crozier The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and Head Start are teaming up to help establish dental homes for young...
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Stuart Florida Voters OK Fluoridation
By Stacie Crozier Stuart, Fla.— The city of Stuart will get the chance to put the fluoridation equipment it already owns to good use, as voters OK’d a ballot measure Jan. 29 to fluoridate its water....
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Winemaking Waste Proves Effective Against Disease-Causing Bacteria in Early...
A class of chemicals in red wine grapes may significantly reduce the ability of bacteria to cause cavities, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry....
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Overweight Kids Have Fewer Cavities, New Study Shows
Contrary to conventional wisdom, overweight children have fewer cavities and healthier teeth compared to their normal weight peers, according to a study published in this month’s issue of Community...
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Salivary Diagnostics, The ‘Magic Mirror’ To Your Health … At Your Personal...
ScienceDaily — Accuracy, convenience, and non-invasiveness are the most critical characteristics for any diagnostic tool. A new concept, Salivaomics Knowledge Base (SKB), an in silico (i.e., performed...
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Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Jaw Infection, Study Shows
ScienceDaily — A group of University of Southern California School of Dentistry researchers says it has identified the slimy culprits killing the jawbones of some people taking drugs that treat...
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Cardinal Health Mouthwash Recalled
Hydrox Labs of Elgin, Ill., and Cardinal Health of Dublin, Ohio, have recalled their Cardinal Health alcohol-free mouthwash because it has tested positive for infection-causing bacteria. The mouthwash...
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Substance found in chewing gum could be labeled toxic
Amy Husser Canwest News Service OTTAWA -A substance used to make chewing gum could soon be declared toxic by the federal government after an international agency found that it might cause cancer in lab...
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Health Insurance Fraud in the News
Inquiry Set on Health Care Billing G. Paul Burnett/The New York Times Andrew M. Cuomo, New York State attorney general, announced an inquiry into health insurance New York Times-By REED ABELSON It is a...
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