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| Holiday time exacerbates family friction (Rapid City Journal) RAPID CITY — For most people, the upcoming holidays mean extra time with family. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Woman's dentures embedded in her mouth (The Scotsman) THE family of an elderly woman whose dentures had to be surgically removed from her mouth yesterday spoke of their anger at the care home supposed to be looking after her. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Making Cavity-Causing Bacteria Self-Destruct Bacteria that eat sugar and release cavity-causing acid onto teeth may soon be made dramatically more vulnerable to their own acid. Researchers have identified key genes and proteins that, if interfered with, can take away the ability of a key bacterial species to thrive as its acidic waste builds up in the mouth.The ability of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) to survive in acid is one reason that the species is the main driver of tooth decay worldwide. medicalnewstoday.com |
Quebec won't shelve Castonguay health report The Castonguay report on health care financing has some merit even though the Quebec Liberal government is rejecting most of its recommendations, Finance Minister Monique Jérôme-Forget says. cbc.ca |
HumanaDental Plans Now Include Oral-Cancer Screening HumanaDental Insurance Co., part of the Humana Specialty Benefits family of supplemental benefits offered by Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), will provide oral-cancer screening to HumanaDental members (age 40 and older) enrolled in the company's fully insured dental plans. "One person dies of oral cancer every hour in the United States," said Mark Matzke, chief operating officer, HumanaDental. medicalnewstoday.com |