MeSH tree: C07.465.815
Saliva is more than spit. It helps with chewing and swallowing, protects teeth and gums, and even has antimicrobial and digestive properties. However, certain conditions or medical treatments, such as hemodialysis, chemotherapy ...
Aug 13, 2025
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Many diseases affect men and women differently. Asthma tends to strike men earlier in life, yet more women develop asthma as they get older. Parkinson's is more common in men, but Alzheimer's is more common in women.
Aug 8, 2025
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In the midst of a multi-state measles outbreak, a new poll by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation finds that most U.S. adults (79%) say parents should be required to have children vaccinated ...
Jun 26, 2025
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A paper published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center highlights the case of a patient who was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) after a molecular panel identified the presence of an atypical fusion gene.
Jun 18, 2025
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Ozempic and Wegovy have been hailed as wonder drugs when it comes to weight loss. But as the drug has become more widely used, a number of unintended side-effects have become apparent—with the weight loss drug affecting the ...
Jun 5, 2025
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Over 1.5 billion people worldwide are affected by some degree of hearing loss. While it is often linked to aging, a lesser-known but significant cause is infections contracted during childhood and adolescence, many of which ...
Jun 3, 2025
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Millions of people are affected by chronic dry mouth, or xerostomia, an agonizing side effect of damaged salivary glands. While chemotherapy and radiation treatment for head and neck cancer are the most common causes of this, ...
May 21, 2025
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Kentucky has reported its second case of measles this year, state officials confirmed in a press release on 24 April.
Apr 25, 2025
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Measles is one of the most challenging diseases to control. It requires a sustained uptake of well over 90% of two doses of a measles-containing vaccine such as MMR. But since the COVID pandemic, there has been a decline ...
Apr 13, 2025
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends extra measles protection for people traveling to areas with active outbreaks in the United States, CBS News reported.
Apr 11, 2025
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