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What is Oral Hygiene and Why is it Important?
Brushing your teeth after every meal is not everything about oral hygiene, bringing us to the question, “What is oral hygiene?” Your mouth does a lot of work, such as talking and crushing food. So, it’s crucial to maintain proper oral hygiene to keep your teeth...
New Guidelines for Concussions from Sports Injuries
New guidelines have been released by the American Academy of Neurology concerning sports concussions and when a player can be released. Previously the guidelines tried to classify the severity of concussions at the time they occurred and then based return-to-play...
Anxiety/Depression With Heart Disease Triples Risk of Death
Duke University Medical Center recently published the results of a study on the role of anxiety and depression on heart disease. [1]The study involved 934 patients who were carefully screened to make sure they met the criteria that the researchers were using for this...
Low Fat Milk = Obese Children According to New Study.
A recent study conducted on preschool children drew some interesting conclusions. The study focused on information on the types of milk 10,700 US children drank and their body mass index (BMI) at ages 2 and 4. Researchers found that giving children low fat 1% milk did...
Breast Cancer May Increase With High Dairy Fat Consumption
Researchers have released a new study which indicates that breast cancer survivors will have better outcomes on low fat diets. The research showed that consuming at least half a serving of high-fat dairy per day increased the risk of dying from the disease. What was...
Mediterranean Diet May Help Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
A study just released in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with either extra-virgin olive oil or nuts resulted in an absolute risk reduction of approximately 3 major cardiovascular events. The research was conducted...
High Consumption of Processed Meat Increases Risk
A new British study that has been released has show a correlation between the consumption of processed meat and increases in Cancer and Heart Disease. Research that has been done previously has shown that processed meat consumption is linked to a higher risk of...