Mouth London - Cancer Screening at Local Dental Practice

November 12th, 2009 WEST BROMWICH, England, November 13 - Dr Hani Namih and his team at Stella Maris Dental, Stone Cross, West Bromwich, are offering mouth cancer screening examinations during the month of November as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month. Mouth cancer (also called oral cancer) is a malignant growth which can occur in any part of the mouth including the lips and tongue.

November 5th, 2009 LONDON - - With Photo Mouth cancer (also called oral cancer) is a malignant growth which can occur in any part of the mouth including the lips and tongue. In the UK, the numbers of new cases have risen by over 41 per cent over the last ten years(1).

November 1st, 2009 UTRECHT, The Netherlands - InteRNA Technologies B.V. and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, USA) have entered into a research agreement to develop microRNA (miRNA)-based therapeutics for cancer.

August 31st, 2009 WILMINGTON, Delaware - The dental devices report forecasts the size of global dental equipment and consumables market over the period 2009 - 2014. The report analyses the key trends of the market, and segments the global dental equipment and consumables market by components and into various geographic regions (with the market size of each of these regions).

June 4th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian researchers have developed gene expression biomarkers which can accurately discriminate pre-cancerous and cancerous colorectal growths from non-cancerous controls. Being presented today at the Digestive Disease Week conference in Chicago, the preliminary findings are the result of a collaborative study - involving CSIRO, Flinders University and Australian healthcare company, Clinical Genomics Pty Ltd - designed to develop an improved screening/diagnostic test for detecting bowel cancer and significant pre-cancer lesions.

May 19th, 2009 LONDON - We all know that women buy more lipstick in an economic downturn. But research undertaken by Oral-B to mark the launch of National Smile Month[1] today reveals the 'Toothbrush Effect' as the latest economic indicator.

April 15th, 2009 ARNHEM, The Netherlands - The European Association of Urology (EAU) has taken into consideration the recent scientific information on randomised screening studies on prostate cancer (Schröder et al, NEJM 2009). Based on the results of the European Randomised Study for Screening of Prostate Cancer (ERSPC), the EAU has formulated a position statement regarding prostate cancer screening in Europe, and the subsequent actions to be taken by health professionals and health authorities.

March 25th, 2009 GLASGOW, Scotland - An Award-Winning Cosmetic Dentist has Employed a Master Ceramist to Solve the Biggest Problem in Cosmetic Dentistry Every cosmetic dentist spends time with a patient to design the perfect smile. However, a fundamental problem in cosmetic dentistry is that the dentist does not actually handcraft the patient's porcelain veneers or crowns.

March 25th, 2009 LONDON - A survey commissioned by the UK's leading dental payment plan specialist, Denplan, revealed that 89 per cent of us understand that poor dental health could impact on our overall general health. While 72% of us would not consider delaying a dental appointment, the figures suggest that some of us are willing to risk our health with 13% admitting to delaying or even cancelling a routine check-up because of the recession.

March 17th, 2009 STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Attn: Healthcare Editors Screening for prostate cancer can reduce deaths by 20%, according to the results of the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) published online 1700 hours CET 18 March (NEJM, Online First*). ERSPC is the world's largest prostate cancer screening study and provides robust, independently- audited evidence, for the first time, of the effect of screening on prostate cancer mortality.

January 16th, 2009 LONDON - A new dental probe developed by scientists will detect the very earliest signs of plaque build-up. The toothbrush-sized product has a blue light at its tip, which, when shone around the mouth and viewed through yellow glasses with a red filter, allows plaque to be seen easily as a red glow.

April 27th, 2009 LONDON - A record number of women have been rushing to the UK's National Health Service (NHS) for cervical smear tests since Jade Goody lost her life to the disease on March 22. According to Sara Hiom from Cancer Research UK, the tragic demise of the late reality star, who passed away aged 27, had sent the number of examinations soaring sky high.

June 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from University of Bristol have developed what they call a 'chewing robot' that would help in studying dental wear formation on human teeth. Dental elements, such as crowns and bridges, are made from well-known metals, polymers and ceramics but their dental wear properties are often poorly understood.

October 30th, 2009 Mich. sued for cutting off adult dental benefitsLANSING, Mich. — A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 400,000 adult Medicaid recipients whose dental benefits were eliminated by Michigan Gov.

July 22nd, 2009 Police: Fla. woman practiced dentistry in garageNAPLES, Fla.

October 9th, 2009 LONDON - Adolf Hitler's dental fillings were made from gold torn from the mouths of Jews in Nazi concentration camps, reveals a new book on the German dictator.he revelation comes after a newly discovered document showed that Hitler's dentist had about 11lbs of dental gold from the concentration camps at his disposal for the treatment of senior Nazis. The new book, titled 'Was Hitler Ill?' was co-authored by Henrik Eberle- a historian who has written several successful books on the Nazi leader and Hans-Joachim Neumann- a professor of medicine at Berlin's Charite University.

September 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers have suggested that menopausal women on hormone therapy (HT) shouldn't stop their treatment prior to their annual mammogram screenings. Annual mammography screening significantly reduces the breast cancer mortality in women older than 50, and is considered a pillar of routine healthcare maintenance.

October 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Army Dental Corps of the Indian Army on Monday established a world-class state of the art Army Dental Centre (Research and Referral) at the Delhi Cantonment. The Army Dental Corps has special inspection and treatment procedures for the armed forces soldiers that they inspect each and every soldier once a year and provide him necessary Dental treatment to make him Dentally fit.

March 21st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor David Prowse, who was recently diagnosed with prostrate cancer, has sent a supporting message to cancer sufferer Jade Goody. The 'Star Wars' actor commended Goody for raising awareness about cervical cancer, with which she is herself suffering, through her reality show.

April 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Late reality TV star Jade Goody is set to be commemorated with a statue near her childhood home. The honour is likely to be granted in recognition of the efforts of the cancer-stricken star to encourage young women to be screened for cervical cancer, reported the Mirror online.