A research team used a simple mouth rinse to see if white blood cell levels in the saliva could be linked to signs of heart disease, and found “high levels correlated with compromised flow-mediated dilation, an early indicator of poor arterial health,” reports Frontiers in Oral Health. Periodontitis has been known to be linked to … Read more
From Medical News Today, October 3, 2011 According to researchers in the report “Oral health awareness in adult patients with diabetes: a questionnaire study”, published in the latest issue of the British Dental Journal (BDJ), several individuals who suffer with diabetes are not aware that their oral health is closely connected to their risk of … Read more
MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) — A therapy to prevent heart failure is twice as effective in women as in men, a new study finds. It’s the first time that a heart treatment has been shown to offer greater benefit to women, the researchers added. The finding was “unexpected, but extremely important,” study author Dr. Arthur J. Moss, a professor … Read more