San Antonio—The National Museum of Dentistry will preview the Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body portion of its newest traveling exhibition, Your Spitting Image, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Booth 2940.

Submit comment

Two reports from the 2006-07 Survey of Dental Education are available. They are Volume 2—Tuition, Admission and Attrition, and Volume 5—Finances.

Submit comment

Genetic technology used to comb mother's blood for fetal DNA.

Submit comment

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has held a USB stick amnesty and implemented new software to comply with DH data security requirements.

Submit comment

16 October, 2008, 2 PM UKT / 3 PM Central Europe Step 1: Complimentary Webinar, Sponsored by Intel & Cisco The need for improvements in the quality of patient care has never been greater. To deliver significant advances, healthcare personnel need reliable access to patient information, hospital services and each other - anytime, anywhere.

Submit comment

Scientists develop a blood test that could tell pregnant women if their unborn baby has Down's syndrome.

Submit comment

A study shows that implementation of various simple interventions decreases narcotic-related adverse drug events in hospitalized children. Medscape Medical News

Submit comment

A population-based case-control study shows that the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome may be reduced by using a fan in an infant's sleeping environment. Medscape Medical News

Submit comment

Tiotropium improves quality of life and multiple parameters of lung function but does not slow decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Medscape Medical News

Submit comment

In an observational study, use of procalcitonin was effective in detecting serious bacterial infections in young febrile infants, especially in detecting the most serious occult infections. Medscape Medical News

Submit comment

The gene for interleukin 10, an immunosuppressive cytokine, plays a clear role in ulcerative colitis susceptibility. Medscape Medical News

Submit comment

Complete Genomics is about to release fast, cheap sequencing into a competitive market.

Submit comment

Work on HIV and human papilloma virus already offers health benefits.

Submit comment

Thousands of health profession students and health care providers will celebrate the 10th Annual National Primary Care Week (NPCW), October 6-10, 2008.

Submit comment

A new analysis shows that race and socioeconomic status have a significant affect on patient survival in head and neck cancer, even after adjustment for other factors Medscape Medical News

Submit comment

Increasing pollutant levels could cause major food crisis, says Royal Society.

Submit comment

Given Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIVN) today announced data from a pilot study that demonstrate the Company's PillCam® capsule endoscopy of the esophagus can significantly reduce health care costs in a prison population through on-site evaluation of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients.

Submit comment

Allergic reactions to latex happen commonly in medical settings, where rubber gloves are in abundant supply. But less-visible elements in other environments can also pose danger, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). "Consider that restaurant meals are frequently prepared by cooks wearing latex gloves. In schools, the cafeteria may be a threat, but there is also potential exposure to latex in school supplies," said Donald H.

Submit comment

Two separate studies published in the same issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (October 10th 2008) provide valuable insights into the risk of suicide among patients with cancer. One study reveals that cancer patients are almost twice as likely to commit suicide as the general US population; while the other UK study found that a substantial number of cancer patients report feeling they would be "better off dead," or thoughts of "hurting themselves".

Submit comment

The following summarizes recent women's health-related blog entries.~ "Women's Health: Yet Another Issue Sarah Palin Is Out of Touch On," Cecile Richards, Huffington Post: In the blog entry, Richards, president of the

Submit comment

An international team of researchers has discovered what promises to be the on-off switch behind several major diseases. In the advance online edition of today's Nature Medicine, scientists from Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, the Université de Montréal and the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM) in France report how the GPR91 receptor contributes to activate unchecked vascular growth that causes vision loss in common blinding diseases.

Submit comment

Surgeons are always concerned about the hazard of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in their patients. In the wake of surgery, blood clots can form deep in the body, leading to pain and swelling, or - if the clot starts to move - even death. While patients routinely receive anticoagulants to prevent clots from forming, these drugs have a significant drawback - they increase the risk of bleeding complications. Now, an Israeli company may have the answer.

Submit comment

An abnormal signaling pathway that appears to be highly specific to juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia could allow for more rapid and accurate diagnosis and targeted therapies. Medscape Medical News

Submit comment

American Indians have a higher incidence of stroke compared with white or black Americans, and they are more apt to die from a first stroke, according to a study published online September 22 in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Reuters Health Information

Submit comment

Frequent severe episodes of hypoglycemia associated with intensive diabetes treatment do not adversely affect cognitive function in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to findings from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT). Reuters Health Information

Submit comment