Advice on how we should brush our teeth from dental associations and toothpaste companies is ‘unacceptably inconsistent’, finds new UCL research. The study, published in the British Dental Journal, looked at the brushing advice given by dental associations across ten countries, toothpaste and toothbrush companies and in dental textbooks. They found a wide range of […]
Boston, MA – New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) finds that higher caffeine intake is associated with lower rates of tinnitus, often described as a ringing or buzzing sound in the ear when there is no outside source of the sounds, in younger and middle-aged women. This research is published in the August […]
PITTSBURGH – Eating baked or broiled fish once a week is good for the brain, regardless of how much omega-3 fatty acid it contains, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings, published online recently in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, add to growing evidence that lifestyle factors contribute to […]
ANCHORAGE — The statewide collaborative initiative Healthy Alaskans 2020 released “Healthy Alaskans 2020 Health Assessment: Understanding the Health of Alaskans” today, along with two documents highlighting the state’s 25 leading health indicators and the process of setting priorities. You can find these documents at www.ha2020.alaska.gov. The 2020 Health Assessment presents information about population characteristics, social and […]