http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—A new Swedish study suggests that parents who want to protect their infants from developing allergies should try a simple approach to introducing their children to the wide world of microbes: Just pop their pacifiers into their own mouths before giving them back to their babies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-tots-allergies-pacifiers.html Immunology Mon, 06 May 2013 09:17:07 EST news287050609 New research by Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and Yale University School of Medicine finds that cultures commonly used to detect bacterial infections in low birth-weight newborns with early onset sepsis may actually overlook some germs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-multiple-infection-birth-weight-newborns.html Pediatrics Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:00:15 EST news280598834 Spanish researchers have traced the bacterial microbiota map in breast milk, which is the main source of nourishment for newborns. The study has revealed a larger microbial diversity than originally thought: more than 700 species. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-breast-bacteria-microbes-infant.html Health Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:20:26 EST news276513551 The answer to early childhood tooth decay could be just a phone call away, thanks to new research by the University of Queensland and Queensland Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-toddler-tooth.html Dentistry Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:52:34 EST news268383143 A new study finds significant associations between antibodies for multiple oral bacteria and the risk of pancreatic cancer, adding support for the emerging idea that the ostensibly distant medical conditions are related. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-oral-bacteria-pancreatic-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:40:01 EST news267186632 (Medical Xpress) -- Oral bacteria lifted from bite marks may provide a new source of clues for forensic experts, thanks to research projects completed by students at the Sir John Walsh Research Institute in the University of Otago's School of Dentistry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-bacteria-potential-forensic-clues.html Health Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:50:01 EST news260163581 (Medical Xpress) -- European scientists dig into atherosclerotic plaque formation processes to investigate the part played by inflammation and vascular wall remodelling. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-role-inflammation-atherosclerosis.html Medical research Tue, 01 May 2012 09:50:10 EST news255084589 The culprit behind a failed hip or knee replacements might be found in the mouth. DNA testing of bacteria from the fluid that lubricates hip and knee joints had bacteria with the same DNA as the plaque from patients with gum disease and in need of a joint replacement. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-joint-failures-potentially-linked-oral.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:38:12 EST news253967876 Oral bacteria that escape into the bloodstream are able to cause blood clots and trigger life-threatening endocarditis. Further research could lead to new drugs to tackle infective heart disease, say scientists presenting their work at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin this week. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-dental-plaque-bacteria-trigger-blood.html Cardiology Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:54:30 EST news251956461 Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers found the human body is better at fighting gum disease when fat cells, which trigger inflammation, disappear. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-fat-gums-dental.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:02:34 EST news240058942