News tagged with oral infections
Oral/body inflammatory connection explained
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Is your head where your heart is? It may be now. A strong connection between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been suggested in recent clinical studies. As many as 75 percent of adults in the United ...
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Oral steroids ineffective in the treatment of preschool virus-induced wheezing
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 21, 2009 |
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A new study from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry has found that a common treatment for wheezing in preschool children is no more effective than a placebo.
New bacterial species found in human mouth
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Aug 11, 2008 |
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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 ...
Oral vitamin D may help prevent some skin infections
Oct 06, 2008 |
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A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that use of oral Vitamin D supplements bolsters production of a protective chemical normally found in the skin, and may help ...
Researchers at Case Western Reserve discover a new way the body fights fungal infection
Jun 11, 2009 |
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A team of researchers led by Amy G. Hise, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor at the Center for Global Health and Diseases, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, is the first to discover how the body fights off ...
New Way to Fight Fungal Infection
Jun 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers led by Amy G. Hise, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor at the Center for Global Health and Diseases at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine, has discovered how the body ...
Basis of Immunity to Oral Thrush, Common in AIDS, Identified by UB Researchers
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Oral thrush, a hallmark symptom in AIDS patients, is caused by a type of yeast that grows unchecked in people with weakened immune systems, and appears in colonies of white patches in the mouth.
Research indicates need for effective HPV vaccine for women and men and a simple HPV screening test
Nov 03, 2008 |
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A call to explore a broader use of HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccines and the validation of a simple oral screening test for HPV-caused oral cancers are reported in two studies by a Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigator.
New research aims to eliminate Streptococcus infections
Mar 06, 2008 |
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Professor Howard Jenkinson in the Department of Oral & Dental Science (Dental School) has been awarded a grant of £285,000 from The Wellcome Trust to research ways to combat diseases caused by Streptococcus ...
Herpes on the rise in Australia
May 19, 2006 |
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One in eight Australian adults has been infected with the virus causing genital herpes, with the rate one in five for women aged 35-44, a study said.
defense molecules in mouth found to inhibit infections from HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 29, 2009 |
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A professor from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine has discovered defense molecules found in the mouth inhibit infections from HIV.
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