by Ken DeRouchie | May 25, 2009 | Articles, Dentistry, Latest Alt, Practice Areas
After years of biting and chewing, how are human teeth able to remain intact and functional? A team of researchers from The George Washington University and other international scholars have discovered several features in enamel—the outermost tooth tissue—that...
by Ken DeRouchie | May 25, 2009 | Dentistry, Latest Alt, Practice Areas
Twice weekly acupuncture treatments relieve debilitating symptoms of xerostomia – severe dry mouth – among patients treated with radiation for head and neck cancer, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the current online...
by Ken DeRouchie | May 25, 2009 | Articles, Dentistry, Latest Issue, Practice Areas
University of Maryland, Baltimore study shows early preventive dental care to toddlers may significantly reduce cavities and cavity-causing bacteria levels in children. © 2009 Newswise — A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore recommends...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 27, 2008 | Articles, Issue 11, Newsletter, Optometry, Practice Areas
Although airbags in automobiles have helped reduce overall injuries and fatalities by 32 percent since they were introduced in the 1970s, airbag deployment sometimes causes eye injuries, with an estimated incidence of 5 percent. A 2007 study led by Sunil K. Rao, MD,...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 27, 2008 | Articles, Issue 11, Newsletter, Practice Areas, Veterinary
Female vets run twice the risk of miscarriage as a result of exposure to anaesthetic gases and pesticides, suggests a study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The findings prompt the authors to call for young female vets to be more clearly advised...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 26, 2008 | Articles, Issue 11, Newsletter, Practice Areas, Veterinary
Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Is Kansas’ First Line Of Defense Against Bird Flu If the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza ever comes to Kansas, diagnosticians at Kansas State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory will be the first to know. The lab, which...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 26, 2008 | Articles, Issue 11, Newsletter
I hope you find this issue as informative as previous issues and I hope to continue to give you the most recent up to date articles on health care and management concerns. In this issue, there is a profile on Dr. Vincent Dolce, DMD of Palm Beach, Florida written by...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 26, 2008 | Articles, Issue 11, Newsletter, Practice Areas, Veterinary
Includes Unusual Species Adopted Into Human Households And Potential Hazards To Human Health Ferrets, frogs and finches are becoming more common as pets, but the list of unusual species adopted into human households now includes some of the most exotic creatures on...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 26, 2008 | Articles, Issue 11, Newsletter, Optometry, Practice Areas
The population-based Beaver Dam Eye Study was designed by Barbara E. K. Klein, MD, MPH, and colleagues to determine through long-term observation whether there were differences among age cohorts regarding rates of cataract prevalence and surgery, as well as type of...
by Ken DeRouchie | Sep 26, 2008 | Articles, Issue 11, Newsletter, Optometry, Practice Areas
Scientists at the University of Michigan have shown that their new metabolic imaging instrument can accurately detect eye disease at a very early stage. Such a device would be vision-saving because many severe eye diseases do not exhibit early warning signals before...
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