Oral Cancer News

A DENTAL practice in Castle Cary has won a prestigious award for professional excellence and service to its NHS dental patients.

Preventive measures can do wonders for your dental health. A few simple homecare practices along with routine visits to the dentist will go a long way towards maintaining optimal oral health.

Intelident Solutions Inc. wants to buy Zila Inc. for $4.4 million. Intelident, a privately held Tampa company that is the parent firm of several dentistry-related enterprises, said in a release that the Zila acquisition would create a major dental company in the United States.

Despite growing evidence that cancer is becoming more prevalent amongst ethnic minority groups, news figures out today at the start of Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Week show that cancer awareness levels are critically low amongst this cohort.

Veterinary oncologist Kathy Mitchener had a hand in getting Pfizer's dog cancer drug Palladia to market.

Liz Williams, 51, of Moreno Valley, likes to wear wigs for their versatile styles and dramatic colors.

Dear Dr. Gott: In 1999, my dentist saw a discoloration on the floor of my mouth.

The Oral Cancer Foundation was recently praised by a leading Internet media Web site in an article discussing non-profit organizations that are effectively using Internet-based social media for the public good.

More than 8,000 people die each year of oral cancer, and a Creighton University student group is trying to prevent some of those deaths.

A groundbreaking non-invasive breast cancer treatment will be unveiled at this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition .

NCBR Poll Should new-business incentive efforts work more regionally than municipally? Yes, help the smaller towns.

The Health Ministry is expected to set up a center of excellence for dentistry in several hospitals nationwide, in efforts to establish a National Oral Health Center in the near future.

Oral cancer is something none of us ever wants to get. Mike Wemmer of Van Etten has had the misfortune to be diagnosed with tongue cancer, even though he never smoked or chewed tobacco.

Zila, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Tolmar Holding, Inc., a privately held, pharmaceutical research, development, manufacturing and commercial operations company.

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Genital warts are also called venereal warts or condylomata acuminate . Genital warts are one of the most common kinds of STDs or STIs .

A CANCER patient who would be dead if not for a groundbreaking operation at a Worcester hospital has begged health bosses not to move the life-saving surgery to Gloucester.

According to a recent survey by the American Association of Endodontists , fear of the dentist plagues more than 80 percent of American adults, and more than half say fear may keep them from going to see the dentist.

About 600 Marylanders will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year - and only half of them will be alive five years later, according to recent data from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

BANGALORE: About 30 Tobacco Intervention Initiative Centres are expected to be set up across Karnataka shortly to act as information and counselling centres on the dangers of tobacco use, which kills about 10 lakh people in the country annually.