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Good dental hygiene can help prevent heart infection

Good dental hygiene can help prevent heart infection

Neglecting your oral hygiene routine not only puts your smile at risk, but also increases the risk of developing an infection in the lining or valves of your heart.

Generally, only patients with certain heart problems or an artificial joint are considered at high risk for the development of a heart infection called infective endocarditis (IE), and receive preventive antibiotics before a dental procedure (see ADA.org for more information on patients at risk for infective endocarditis). Researchers studied 290 dental patients to see if bacteria came into their bloodstream when they brush their teeth, when they had a tooth extracted after taking preventive antibiotics and when they had a tooth extracted after taking a placebo. Scientists collected blood from each patient six times, including before, during and after brushing or extractions, and analyzed samples in the research of bacteria related to infective endocarditis (a condition called bacteremia).

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Your diet can affect the health of your grandchildren

Your diet can affect the health of your grandchildren

You may already imagine that poor nutrition, in addition to gaining weight, can result in diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and obesity. But what has been discovered now is that genetically, parenting can also influence the health of their grandchildren. A study done with mice and released this week by the Victor Chang Institute and the Garvan Institute for Medical Research, both in Sydney, Australia, shows the effects of obesity over the generations.

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Love Joaquim: campaign seeks to raise $ 3 million for baby treatment

Love Joaquim: campaign seeks to raise $ 3 million for baby treatment

With only two months of life, Joaquim was diagnosed with Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a rare, degenerative condition that damages all the muscles of his body and with a life expectancy of up to two years. Today, at seven months, the baby can only move his eyes and have difficulty breathing and swallowing.

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