How effective are dental referrals by primary care physicians?
• Dental Health • Jul 06 08
Young children from low-income families experience high levels of tooth decay and face many barriers to getting dental treatment and preventive services. Because these…
Topical oral syrup prevents early childhood caries
• Children's Health • Jul 06 08
Dental researchers at the University of Washington have reported a significant reduction of tooth decay in toddlers who were treated with the topical syrup…
All Newborns Should be Screened for Hearing Loss, Task Force Says
• Children's Health • Jul 06 08
All newborn infants should be screened for congenital hearing loss that is present at birth, according to a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive…
Are Men or Women More Likely to Have Memory Problems in Very Old Age?
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Neurology • Jul 03 08
Women over age 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia compared to men in their 90s, according to a study published in…
Healthy Eating Tips for the Summer Barbecue Season
• Cancer • • Dieting • Jul 03 08
As we head deeper into the summer barbecue season, experts at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) are encouraging healthy eating choices in…
Red wine ingredient wards off effects of age on heart, bones, eyes and muscle
• Dieting • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Jul 03 08
Large doses of a red wine ingredient can ward off many of the vagaries of aging in mice who begin taking it at midlife,…
Woman aquires new accent after stroke
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Jul 03 08
A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking…
Exercise unlikely to curb migraine pain: experts
• Pain • Jul 02 08
Exercise does not appear to reduce migraine attacks or their duration, although it may cut down on the intensity of the headache pain in…
Newborns in ICUs Often Undergo Painful Procedures
• Children's Health • • Pain • Jul 02 08
An examination of newborn intensive care finds that newborns undergo numerous procedures that are associated with pain and stress, and that many of…