Don't let gum disease go to your head

The fate of your brain may hang by a thread. Not the one unraveling on your shirt collar. Thread, as in a few inches of dental floss. Waxed, plain, flat, round, minty, cinnamon? It doesn't matter. Just use the stuff once a day. You know flossing is a great defense against gum disease and inflammation. Now, new evidence connects your brain and floss -- a recent study revealed that gum disease is ...

Pink getaway

The InterContinental Milwaukee hotel unveiled two breast cancer awareness rooms this summer the brainchild of one Door County daughter and a colleague whose families were touched by the disease.

Can being a 'bad girl' guide me to good health?

Can being a 'bad girl' guide me to good health?

Antibiotic Secrets Tapped By Ancient Brewers

A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline, most likely in their beer. The finding is the strongest evidence yet that the art of making antibiotics, which officially dates to the discovery of penicillin in 1928, was common practice nearly 2,000 years ago. The research, led by Emory anthropologist George Armelagos and medicinal ...

Dental patients sought

The Dental Hygiene Clinic at Montgomery County Community College's Central Campus in Whitpain is recruiting patients with periodontal (gum) disease for the fall semester.

Quitting smoking legislation awaits Schwarzenegger's approval

Nicotine patches and gum and addiction counseling could become routine expenses for medical providers, if Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a bill into law. Here's more about how it’ll work.

12°C - Sunny Spells with only patchy cloud

YOUR hair can reveal how stressed you are and even warn when a heart attack is looming, according to a new study. Stress has long been linked to cardiac problems but now we have a biological marker to measure how much pressure we are under.