Good Oral hygiene may help recovery after acute cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and aortic dissection, according to research presented today at Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2018, a European Society of Cardiology congress. The study in mice found that the bacteria that cause gum disease (periodontitis) also impair the healing of blood vessels….
FOLSOM, CA – With bountiful health benefits across the board, there are so many reasons to love fresh produce. This week, the U.S. High bush Blueberry Council announced more reasons to love blueberries after releasing findings from an ongoing study with the Universitè Laval in Quebec, Canada, and published in the BMC of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, highlighting the…
Some things feel like they’re going to take forever, even if they actually won’t take long at all. Think: standing in line to go to the bathroom when you really have to pee, waiting for the train to come when you’re running late, and brushing your teeth for long enough to make your dentist proud. Your dentist…
Dentist Lucy Stock of Gentle Dental Care in Belfast says the latest study to link gum disease to cancer shows it’s important to think about health on a cellular level Lucy Stock 07 February, 2018 01:00 Topics Gentle Dental Care | Gum disease |Lucy Stock |Timo Sorsa |University of Helsinki AFTER years of compartmentalising the body, there is a…
Posted on March 10, 2018 by James A. Bacon On the hillside above the Blancaneaux Lodge in Belize, six gardeners tend to a three-and-a-half-acre organic garden that supplies the hotel’s three restaurants with delectable vegetables, fruits, beans, and herbs. As a prelude to a communal dinner at the hotel’s Garden restaurant, Elicer Tribz takes lodge guests on a…
Most patients have been asked the question, Are you allergic to anything? It is not surprising clinicians then get a wide range of answers, such as bee stings, peanuts, dust mites and all sorts of weird and wonderful potential toxins. I must have asked the question thousands of times as a doctor myself and its…
The bacteria that cause periodontitis may also play a part in the onset of pancreatic cancer, according to new research coming out of Scandinavia. Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, and the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden have been investigating the role of bacteria causing periodontitis in the development of oral…
By: Maria Cohut Hot tea is a staple beverage in winter time; it can help to keep us warm and soothe sore throats. It can give us that energy boost in the morning or help to relax us in the afternoon. However, a new study suggests that drinking hot tea may have serious negative consequences…
Amelia Freidline Want healthy gums? Eat your blueberries? A natural compound in blueberries could help fight bacteria that leads to periodontal disease, according to a study from Universite Laval in Quebec. A team of four scientists from the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods at the l’Université Laval in Quebec, Canada, has shown that Wild…
By Julia Guerra Millennials get a lot of flack because they’re assumed to be the “lazy” generation, or the “entitled” generation, and normally, I’m quick to defend my title as a millennial because I pride myself on being the furthest from lazy, and nowhere near entitled. But guys, new research shows many millennials aredoing the bare minimum…