Canadians healthier, outliving Americans
Canadians tend to lead longer, healthier lives than Americans, say researchers who point to lack of universal health care as one reason. cbc.ca |
Graduates Of US Dental Schools Unprepared To Screen For Sleep Disorders
According to new research presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, the majority of U.S. dental schools have not adequately prepared their graduates to screen for sleep disorders, which affect more than 70 million adults in the U.S. Researchers from the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry surveyed each of the 58 U.S... mnt.to |
New Research Explores Relief For Xerostomia Cancer Patients
During the 88th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, in Barcelona, Spain, presenting author S. Pradhani, University of Delaware, Newark, USA, presented an abstract titled "Salivary Acinar Cells Regenerate Functional Glandular Structures in Modified Hydrogels... mnt.to |
Let schools help with insulin, B.C. family says
School children with Type 1 diabetes in British Columbia should be able to turn to educational assistants for insulin injections, says a Victoria family that is petitioning the province for the rule change. cbc.ca |
Vitamin D testing limit a mistake: MD
As demand for vitamin D testing in Canada has jumped in the past few years, some provinces are trying to limit the number of tests ordered by doctors. cbc.ca |