American Academy Of Periodontology Calls On CDC To Assess Periodontal Health In The US
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) was recently invited to provide testimony to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Oral Health (CDC DOH) as part of the strategic planning process for 2011 through 2014... mnt.to |
Health food store advice not scientific: study
A Canadian study has found that staff in health food stores routinely give advice aimed at selling expensive supplements instead of supporting the health of the consumer. cbc.ca |
AIDS drugs taken by 5.2 million in 2009: WHO
The number of people taking crucial AIDS drugs climbed by a record 1.2 million last year to 5.2 million overall, the World Health Organization says. cbc.ca |
Manila hostage victim Leung undergoes surgery
Doctors in Hong Kong operate on Jason Leung, the Toronto-area teen who was injured in Monday's hostage-taking in Manila, to remove part of his skull and insert a monitor to track swelling in his brain. cbc.ca |
E-health drug data saves $436M: study
Canada is seeing e-health gains in the area of medication, with an estimated $436 million in cost savings this year from using electronic medical records, a report says. cbc.ca |