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Cancer :: The leukemia & lymphoma society launches program to ease the return to school for children with cancer

Each year approximately 9,000 children and teenagers are diagnosed with cancer in the United States, with leukemia representing more than 30% of these cases. Thanks to research advances, the survival rate for the most common pediatric cancer, acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), has improved from a dismal 4 percent in the 1960s to more than 85 percent today. However, for children who survive cancer, the challenges continue long after the treatments are over.

Dental Health :: Flossing a Quick Fix for Gum Disease, Bad Breath

Just two weeks of flossing, added to regular tooth brushing, can significantly reduce bleeding gums and bad breath, a U.S. study finds.

Health :: First comprehensive analysis of human microbes completed

US researchers have for the first time completed the analysis of the genes of a community of human microbes, which will have far-reaching implications for clinical diagnosis and treatment of many human diseases.

Dental Health :: New brace could beatify your face

A dentist in London has developed a brace that fixes faces instead of teeth and could beautify your face giving anti-aging effects.

Back Pain :: Back pain linked to poor dental work

Back pain could be a sign that a filling, crown or other dental work is causing uneven contact of the upper and lower teeth.

Headache :: Tension headache may actually be muscle and joint disorder

People whose recurrent headaches have been diagnosed as tension-related actually may be suffering from temporomandibular muscle and joint disorder, or TMJD, a study headed by a researcher from the University at Buffalo’s School of Dental Medicine has shown.

Dental Health :: Crazy flossing techniques could be dangerous

Removing food particles from between one’s teeth using household items could be dangerous, finds a survey.

Fibromyalgia :: Living Well with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

A comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia vital help for the millions of people suffering from pain, fatigue, and sleep problems.

Oral Cancer :: VELScope – Novel Device for Detecting Oral Cancer

Researchers supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, report today their initial success using a customized optical device that allows dentists to visualize in a completely new way whether a patient might have a developing oral cancer.

Dental Health :: Periodontitis linked to coronary heart disease

Patients with periodontitis, especially infections causing a high concentration of pathogens in the blood, have an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to findings published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.