Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet
Both a low-carbohydrate diet or a Mediterranean-style diet may be "effective alternatives" to a low-fat diet, with more favorable effects on lipids and/or glycemic control, new research suggests. The two-year study, which managed to keep almost 85% of the 322 study participants on one of the three diets for the entire period, offers the hope that weight-loss diets can be tailored to personal preferences, without sacrificing efficacy, researchers say. Read More...
Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) has recently been recognized as an uncommon but severe adverse event associated with oral or intravenous bisphosphonate therapy in humans. Letters, case reports, and small case series published in the oncology, dental, and maxillofacial surgery literature since September 2003 describe ONJ as typically causing jaw pain, more often in the mandible than the maxilla, with associated exposed bone. Read More...
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Learn How to be a Female Dental Inventor
- Intake of fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of development of oral cancer by 30 to 50%.
- Squamous cell carcinoma, arises from the oral mucosal lining, accounts for > 90% of all oral tumors.
- Head and neck cancers account for approximately 3 to 5 percent of all cancers in the United States.
- Patients with higher risk factors should be screened every 6 months.
