http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. In a step toward using human saliva to tell whether those stiff joints, memory lapses, and other telltale signs of aging are normal or red flags for disease, scientists are describing how the protein content of women's saliva change with advancing age. The discovery could lead to a simple, noninvasive test for better diagnosing and treating certain age-related diseases in women, they suggest in a report in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research. These diseases include lupus, Sjögrens syndrome (associated with dry mouth and dry eye), and other immune-related disorders that affect millions of women worldwide, often at higher rates than in men. http://www.physorg.com/news177772008.html Chemistry Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:30:07 EST news177772008 A once-daily medication option for treating the most common mouth infection in HIV/AIDS patients has shown to be just as effective and safe as taking an anti-fungal pill five times a day, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. http://www.physorg.com/news172151728.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:40:01 EST news172151728 Giving people a sense of being in control is an important element in health messages, according to researchers at Nottingham and De Montfort universities. The research, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, looked at how language used in policy messages and media coverage affects the public perception of health threats. The report warns that lyrical and over-emotional language may be counter-productive when issuing warnings and advice about pandemics and hospital infections. http://www.physorg.com/news168843547.html Medicine & Health Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:00:07 EST news168843547 Approximately ninety-one percent of dentists say patients complaining about dry mouth are taking multiple medications, according to a nationwide member survey conducted by the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). Dry mouth, or xerostomia, is caused by a decrease in salivary function. It affects approximately one in four Americans, placing more than 25 percent of people at risk for tooth decay. http://www.physorg.com/news166360441.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:15:39 EST news166360441 Twice weekly acupuncture treatments relieve debilitating symptoms of xerostomia - severe dry mouth - among patients treated with radiation for head and neck cancer, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the current online issue of Head & Neck. http://www.physorg.com/news159456540.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:29:29 EST news159456540 Bacteria from a mother's mouth can be transmitted through the blood and amniotic fluid in the womb to her unborn child. This could contribute to the risk of a premature delivery, a low birth-weight baby, premature onset of contractions, or infection of the newborn child. This evidence could have an important implication for women and babies' heath since simple improvement of dental hygiene may help to reduce the incidence of unknown complications in pregnancy and newborn babies. http://www.physorg.com/news157738428.html Medicine & Health Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:14:34 EST news157738428 (AP) -- Chinese health officials said Friday that hand, foot and mouth disease has sickened 41,000 people across the country and killed 18 children so far this year. http://www.physorg.com/news157356227.html Medicine & Health Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:04:42 EST news157356227 Coffee, elixir of the gods. Studies say drinking it can lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and mouth cancer. It can prevent cavities. It can make you happier. It can kill a headache. It can make asthmatics breathe a little easier. It can ease the effects on the heart and liver of hard, heavy drinking. http://www.physorg.com/news154356981.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:56:55 EST news154356981 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new dental product to identify plaque build-up in the mouth before it is visible to the human eye. http://www.physorg.com/news151065920.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:45:20 EST news151065920 Bacteria that cause stomach ulcers and cancer could also be giving us bad breath, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology. For the first time, scientists have found Helicobacter pylori living in the mouths of people who are not showing signs of stomach disease. http://www.physorg.com/news146723056.html Biology Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:24:16 EST news146723056 Scientists in Switzerland are reporting that bacteria in the human mouth play a role in creating the distinctive flavors of certain foods. They found that these bacteria actually produce food odors from odorless components of food, allowing people to fully savor fruits and vegetables. Their study is scheduled for the November 12 edition of the ACS bi-weekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news145533700.html Chemistry Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:01:40 EST news145533700 (PhysOrg.com) -- Does ice-cream actually taste better when it is licked from a cone than when eaten from a spoon? http://www.physorg.com/news144066587.html Other Sciences Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:29:47 EST news144066587 Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria in the mouth. The finding could help scientists to understand tooth decay and gum disease and may lead to better treatments, according to research published in the August issue of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. http://www.physorg.com/news137643969.html Biology Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:26:09 EST news137643969