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Beyond tooth decay: why good dental hygiene is important
Date: Oct-08-2014We look at some less well-known and serious conditions that have been linked to poor dental hygiene in recent years: Alzheimer's disease, pancreatic cancer and heart disease.
Diagnosing deadly cancers earlier with 'lab-on-a-chip'
Date: Oct-08-2014A lab-on-a-chip that tests for biomarkers in exosomes - small sacs of messages released by cells, including cancer cells - shows promise as a way to diagnose deadly cancers early.
Scientists discover molecule that helps cancer cells evade immune system
Date: Oct-08-2014A molecule that helps cancer cells avoid genetic damage may also help them avoid the mechanisms the immune system has for detecting and destroying malignant cells.
1 in 10 schoolchildren 'require mental health interventions'
Date: Oct-08-2014Schools have an important part to play in reaching children with mental health problems, argue child psychiatry experts writing in The Lancet.
Study finds half of hospitalized patients use antibiotics
Date: Oct-08-2014Around 50% of hospitalized patients use antibiotics, according to the results of a 1-day survey from the CDC. Four antibiotics in particular were most commonly used.
Link found between tobacco use and sexually transmitted oral virus
Date: Oct-08-2014Researchers have found a strong association between tobacco use and the development of human papillomavirus type 16 - a virus that is linked to mouth and throat cancer.
Your daily sandwich may be chewing up nearly 50% of your sodium allowance
Date: Oct-07-2014According to a new study, 49% of American adults eat a sandwich each day, and sandwiches comprise one fifth of total daily sodium intake.
Heavy metal poisoning: probiotic could protect children, pregnant women
Date: Oct-07-2014Researchers have developed a new kind of probiotic yogurt to protect against the effects of mercury and arsenic poisoning among pregnant women in a polluted region of Tanzania.
Novel, implantable device 'could slow, reverse heart failure'
Date: Oct-07-2014A new, implantable device - called C-Pulse - has proved effective in improving quality of life and mobility for heart failure patients, and even reversed the condition for some.
Barcoding tool for stem cells questions origin of blood cells
Date: Oct-07-2014Scientists developing a barcoding tool for stem cells challenge the idea that stem cells provide daily supply of blood cells, saying it only happens after bone marrow transplant.
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