Zometa (zoledronic acid) shown to enhance chemotherapy in reducing breast...
New data released demonstrates that the addition of Zometa (zoledronic acid) injection to standard chemotherapy before breast cancer surgery reduces the size of breast tumors more effectively than...
View ArticleBleeding disorders going undiagnosed; new guidelines to help
Nearly one percent of the population suffers from bleeding disorders, yet many women don't know they have one because doctors aren't looking for the condition, according to researchers at Duke...
View ArticleWomen with heavy periods may have an undiagnosed bleeding disorder
According to researchers in the United States many women suffer from bleeding disorders, but are unaware they have one because doctors are not looking for the condition.
View ArticlePatients with dental extractions before cardiac surgery still at risk for...
To pull or not to pull? That is a common question when patients have the potentially dangerous combination of abscessed or infected teeth and the need for heart surgery.
View ArticleTooth extraction before heart surgery carries risks
Dental extraction before cardiac surgery may not be as benign a procedure as some clinicians might think, with review findings showing that it is associated with major adverse outcomes.
View ArticleNew study finds stark differences between dental health of kids in care and...
Children in care, including those in foster and residential care, have double the rates of urgent dental treatment and are half as likely to attend dental services as the general child population....
View ArticleStudy assesses effectiveness of chlorhexidine in preventing bacteremia after...
A large number of bacteria are present in human mouths and may pass into the blood when procedures such as the removal of a tooth are carried out. Chlorhexidine mouthwashes have a powerful...
View ArticlePatients prescribed opioids after dental extraction report higher levels of pain
The use of opioids to soothe the pain of a pulled tooth could be drastically reduced or eliminated altogether from dentistry, say University of Michigan researchers.
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