Mouth can indicate body’s overall health

December 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Although it is said that people can survive cardiac arrest if they receive only chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Ohio researchers insist at some point there arises a need to add oxygen. Lead researcher Mark Angelos said his research is not intended to counter the current guidelines of American Medical Association, instead, scientists continue to study the intricacies of the resuscitation process in the pursuit of ways to improve the potential for survival after cardiac arrest.

November 25th, 2009 LONDON - Dentists can help identify patients who are likely to die of a heart attack or stroke, says a Swedish study. The study involved 200 men and women aged over 45 who did not have any known cardiovascular problems.

November 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that protein content of women's saliva changes with advancing age. According to study's researchers, the discovery could lead to a simple, non-invasive test for better diagnosing and treating certain age-related diseases in women.

November 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The protein profile of a woman's saliva, which changes with age, potentially opens the way to diagnose age-related conditions, non invasively and in advance, says a new study. These diseases include lupus, Sjogrens syndrome (associated with dry mouth and dry eye), and other immune-related disorders that affect millions of women worldwide, often at higher rates than men.

November 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study by American and British scientists has tried to explain why bird flu has not become a pandemic disease. The report prepared by scientists from Imperial College London, the University of Reading and the University of North Carolina, USA, says that bird flu viruses would have to undergo at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be infected from human to the other.

October 31st, 2009 LONDON - Kissing was created to spread germs which build up immunity to illness, believe scientists. The loved-up gesture allows a bug, which is dangerous in pregnancy, to be passed from man to woman to give her time to build up protection against it, reports The Telegraph.

October 30th, 2009 LONDON - A 3-pound injection could prove priceless for partners of loud snorers, as the jab can help cure snoring, says a British doctor. The two-minute 'snoreplasty' involves injecting a chemical called sodium tetradecyl into the roof of the mouth.

October 23rd, 2009 Kan., Okla. conduct joint livestock disease drillTOPEKA, Kan. — Trucks that could be hauling livestock along the Kansas and Oklahoma border were detained and their drivers questioned Thursday, during a drill aimed at protecting the nation's food supply from foot-and-mouth disease.

October 21st, 2009 BEIJING - Xiao Qinglian can do handstands with both legs over his shoulder while picking up a coin with his mouth. The feat is remarkable as Xiao is 91-years-old.

October 15th, 2009 How your tongue tastes the bubbly: Sour taste budsWASHINGTON — Like the fizz of a soft drink? Thank your tongue's sour-sensing taste buds. Nope, it's not the popping bubbles that gives the "taste" of carbonation.

September 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Kids often cry or scream when they are about to get an injection. Now, experts from Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA have offered certain tips to minimize the pain associated with the needlestick.

September 26th, 2009 LONDON - A man's face, which was damaged due to mouth cancer, has been rebuilt using different parts of his body including ribs, hips and wrists. Tim Gallego had to undergo 16 operations to have bones, skin and arteries from all over his body implanted into his face.

September 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Binge drinking can weaken body's ability to fight off infections for at least 24 hours afterwards, finds a new study. Stephen Pruett, currently at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University, USA and Ruping Fan of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Centre, USA, focused their study on the effect of heavy drinking on toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a protein that has an important role in immune system activation.

September 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - As cold and flu season approaches, giving up junk food for more healthy options would help maintain a strong immune system. Dr Ara DerMarderosian, professor of pharmacognosy for University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and an expert in nutraceuticals and natural foods, have provided guidance to change how you eat and break habits that pack on the pounds and compromise immunity.

September 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Binge drinking can weaken body's ability to fight off infections for at least 24 hours afterwards, finds a new study. Stephen Pruett, currently at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University, USA and Ruping Fan of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Centre, USA, focused their study on the effect of heavy drinking on toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a protein that has an important role in immune system activation.