New research suggests young children may be getting more fluoride than they need through baby foods, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).
Body piercing is becoming more popular these days, and as people run out of body parts to impale, many are turning to the mouth, lips and tongue as suitable places for jewelry. However, according to a case study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), dentists need to be aware of this growing trend and the risks to patients that oral piercing carries.
The American Dental Association (ADA) is advising parents that they should be aware of but not overly concerned about one part of a warning label the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now requires on fluoride toothpastes. Beginning April 7, fluoride toothpastes were required to indicate: "If you accidentally swallow more than used for brushing, seek professional help or contact a poison control center immediately."
Table Of Contents For August Media Packet
Tens of millions of monarch butterflies will stampede through Kansas in September, and a researcher at the University of Kansas is ready for the show.
1) Huddled over a 20-gallon tank, counting thousands of tiny swimmers, an NSF-funded psychologist got more than she bargained for. 2) Scientists have discovered how 3 genes work together to regulate the development of nerve cells. 3) While some parts of the United States have been sweltering this summer, the South Pole just recorded the coldest July ever.
Nearly 20 years ago, a group of scientists stepped off a plane at a remote airport in the Sudan to begin an ambitious program to rid that African nation and the rest of the world of a disease known as river blindness. Next week, some of those scientists, including Michigan State University's Charles Mackenzie, will return to the Sudan to "complete the circle," to finish a program many thought would never reach this point and to finish off a disease that claims millions of victims every year.
The FORTE satellite is set for launch Aug. 28 to gather new data on electromagnetic emissions from natural and manmade sources and to demonstrate new technologies for nuclear weapons treaty monitoring.
The UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space will host the New England Regional Climate Change Impacts Workshop Sept. 3-5. This important regional gathering will bring together stakeholders interested in identifying climage change issues that impact their communities and possible local solutions for responding to global warming. The workshop is part of a federal initiative to define the nation's research agenda in the area of climate change.
University of New Hampshire researchers think some of the Earth's smallest organisms can tell us some big things about what we're doing to our planet. That's why Barry Rock, UNH associate professor of natural resources, and graduate student Katrina Maloney focus part of their research on lichen, which can be found on rocks, trees--even roof shingles.
Penn physicians will be participating in a national workshop coordinated by the NIH and FDA to define guidelines for use of pulmonary artery catheters in lieu of recent controversies associated with them.
In an effort to inform the 130,000 people living in New York's Adirondacks State Park where wolves may soon be sharing the landscape, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released a report today answering many of the commonly asked questions by residents about the big canines.
Purdue University engineers have developed a new type of fire detector that senses temperature to detect flames, and that has several advantages over conventional smoke detectors.
Wider acceptance of computer technology is revolutionizing the business of food manufacturing. A Purdue University professor says the results are safer, more consistent products that save money for companies and make consumers happy.
Businesses are discovering hidden markets for their products through a new market research technique called Customer Case Research. The new technique borrows methods used by detectives and investigative reporters to discover what drives customer purchases, according to a Chicago marketing consultant and a DePaul University professor who have co-written a marketing journal article on CCR.
With the aid of light pulsating from a star, the creation of organic molecules that may ultimately lead to the formation of life could be happening throughout the universe in a relatively simple process.
Press release of issue dated 23 August for New Scientist, the international science and technology weekly news magazine
The guidelines used to evaluate on-the-job injury prevention programs often use the weakest available measurement criteria, according to published research led or co-led by Dr. Craig Zwerling, University of Iowa associate professor of preventive medicine and environmental health.
An exciting medical advance is allowing ulcer sufferers to breathe a sigh of relief. Until now, biopsy of the stomach lining has been the only certain way to diagnose an active infection which is believed to be a primary cause of peptic ulcer disease. Today the Meretek UBT Breath Test for H. pylori with Pranactin diagnostic drug provides a safe, painless, accurate and cost-effective way of determining the presence of infection.
Secretary of Energy Federico PeÃ’a and senior executives from the Big Three automakers, the IBM Corporation and Northwest aluminum, transportation and electric utility companies will gather for a summit in Seattle later this month to discuss the development of technologies needed to create motor vehicles of the future, including cars that get 70 to 80 miles to the gallon.
The old woman who lived in a shoe who didn't know what to do with all those kids was not alone -- a University of New Hampshire study finds that the more children parents have, the more likely parents are to spank them.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, working in close collaboration with French scientists, have discovered a novel gene that closely resembles p53, a critical factor in tumor development that is mutated in 60% of all human cancers. The new gene, called p73, is deleted in at least one type of cancer and resides in an area of the genome that researchers worldwide have for years scoured for suspected tumor suppressor genes. The findings are reported in the August 22 Cell and are embargoed until Thursday, August 21, 5:00 pm EDT.
While there is never a good time to acquire a herpes infection, contracting the virus late in pregnancy can prove catastrophic for the newborn child, with a high risk of severe brain damage or death from neonatal herpes.
Smoking for at least 25 years appears to trigger a biological switch that drives the growth of lung cells. Once set in motion, this process could lead to cancer, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) in a report published in the August issue of the Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. EMBARGOED FOR 6 P.M., EDT, AUG. 21
With a burgeoning world population and fewer places to grow food, Cornell University scientists have begun to locate high-production genes from wild plants to put into domesticated, edible crop plants -- thus boosting food production worldwide, according to their report in the Aug. 22, 1997 issue of Science.
University of California-Irvine leaders have decided that their existing mathematics and science curriculums are no longer adequate to prepare students to meet the needs of modern society.
1) GRP Receptor May Explain Lung Cancer In Ex-smokers, 2) More Benefits Reported From Lung Volume Reduction Surgery, 3) Many Foreign Born TB Patients Get Disease After Entry To U.S.
A Labor Day CheckList designed by occupational physicians focuses on ergonomics tips to prevent cumulative trauma disorders, also known as repeated trauma disorders or repetitive stress illnesses.
Coral reefs have long been known for their unparalleled beauty and for serving as home to a wide variety of fishes and plants. Now scientists at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography are discovering that the reefs also hold a precise record of past climate.
Recognizing the importance of calcium in maintaining healthy bones and preventing osteoporosis, the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine (IOM) yesterday issued a report calling for Americans aged 51 and older and teenagers to increase their calcium intakes substantially.
Using protons instead of photons, researchers have "photographed" the moving shock wave in an explosive's detonation. The technique has value for aiding in maintenance of the nation;s nuclear stockpile.
Drinkers of some espresso coffees who like a lot of foam can't be fussy about how quickly the foam disappears. That's because you can't have ultimate foaming and long-lasting foam at the same time, according to Dr. Manuel A. Coimbra and his student Fernando Nunes of the University of Aveiro in Portugal.
Just a small annual percentage drop in the size of the nation's population of smokers quickly pays off with "substantial" health and economic benefits, a new analysis shows in today's American Heart Association journal Circulation.
American Psychiatric Association offers a new resource for media - Doctors-on-Call (D-O-Cs). The program matches leaders in the psychiatric community with reporters writing about mental illness and mental health issues.
A vast range of scientific research results will be available faster than ever before when - for the first time - the world's largest scientific society makes its entire collection of 26 prestigious research journals available via the Internet next month.
In a surprise move, leading United States and international scientific experts agreed in an historic accord that an increase in cancer has not been observed at radiation exposures below 10,000 millirem given to the whole body in a short time. One airplane trip across the United States results in about 5 millirem and some X-ray exams give about 50 millirem.
New scientific and medical findings will be presented for the first time at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation to be held September 7-10, 1997, at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.
In the largest and most complex science experiment ever supported in the Arctic by the National Science Foundation (NSF), an icebreaker will be allowed to freeze into the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean and left to drift for a year, serving as a floating science station.
Scientists at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have successfully cloned the genome of human parainfluenza virus from which infectious virus can be produced, raising hope that a vaccine will be available within a few years. This virus is responsible for acute respiratory illnesses in children.
A revolutionary handheld laser device that in a few moments can detect and then track disorders of the blood has been patented in prototype by scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and the National Institutes of Health. The scanner, which makes blood samples part of the laser generation process, immediately detects sickle-cell anemia as well as nanometer-scale changes in cell structure like those imposed by the AIDS virus.
Unmanned robotic vehicles have performed crucial roles in scientific expeditions during recent weeks. Johns Hopkins University robotics expert Louis Whitcomb has been directly involved in one of these: the undersea explorer Jason's recent excavations in the Mediterranean Sea.
PhRMA President Alan F. Holmer issued the following statement today in response to a White House proposal mandating clinical studies of drugs in children.
The amount of calcium adolescents need to achieve maximum bone growth has been determined for the first time by a research team at Purdue University. The new data were instrumental in developing the revised Recommended Dietary Allowances, which were announced Wednesday (8/13).
What started as an effort to make laboratory experiments more interesting and meaningful for undergraduate mechanical engineering students has blossomed into a productive partnership between Purdue University and a growing list of national industries. Students have worked on design problems with the Ford Motor Co., General Electric, General Motors, Michelin Tire Corp., Procter & Gamble, and Lockheed-Martin Missiles and Space.
1) Antiseptic or antimicrobial-coated catheters prevent infections of the bloodstream and bacterial colonization. 2) Revisiting moral lessons learned from Nazi doctors at the Nuremberg trials. 3) ACP releases guidelines on assessing and managing perioperative risk from coronary artery disease.
Researchers at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have isolated and cloned the gene for the long-sought catalytic subunit of human telomerase, a molecule believed to play a major role in the transition from normal to cancerous growth.
Press release of issue dated 16 August for New Scientist, the international science and technology weekly news magazine
A deficiency of vitamin C may play a role in a complex disorder called porphyria cutanea tarda, or PCT, according to a new report.
Some 600 or 700 million years ago, before animal life made a sudden evolutionary shift and diverged into nearly all the major animal divisions we know from fossils, primitive animals were inventing the genes that would make it all possible.
One of the major questions for people diagnosed with cancer is whether the cancer has spread. A new test is now available for men with prostate cancer to more accurately find cancerous cells that have spread to lymph nodes anywhere in the body. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are among the first in the U.S. to use the test, which helps patients receive the best treatment and avoid unnecessary surgery.
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