Children under age 2 who take antibiotics are at greater risk for childhood-onset asthma, respiratory allergies, eczema, celiac disease, obesity and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a paper written jointly by Mayo Clinic and Rutgers researchers.
In a study published in the…
Infection with COVID-19 has been associated with long-term symptoms, but the frequency, variety, and severity of these complications are not well understood. Many published commentaries have proposed plans for pandemic control that are primarily based on mortality rates among older individuals without…
The objective of this umbrella review published in the Journal of the American Dental Association was to summarize the evidence on safety, efficacy, and effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in the general population.
Abstract Methods: The authors conducted a literature search…
In a vaccine analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers used a data set involving more than 2.4 million vaccinated persons from an integrated health care organization to evaluate the safety profile of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. The…
Walking at least 7,000 steps a day reduced middle-aged people’s risk of premature death from all causes by 50% to 70%, compared to that of other middle-aged people who took fewer daily steps.
But walking more than 10,000 steps per day – or…
Focusing on a correlation between oral health and vaping, a recent study published on Wiley – Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, showed electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) exposure-mediated carbonyl stress leads to increased levels of prostaglandin-E2 and cyclooxygenase-2 in human gingival epithelium compared to…
A four-year cohort perspective observational study, clinical and radiographic assessments were conducted on 74 implants with adequate access (ACC) to peri-implant hygiene and 57 implants without access (no-ACC) at baseline (T0), two-year (T1), and four-year (T2) follow-up visits. At T2, implants in…
Periodontitis is more prevalent in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) than in nondiabetic individuals and is recognized as the sixth most common complication of T2DM. Therefore, maintaining periodontal health is important to reduce risk for cardiovascular disease in patients with T2DM.
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In a cross-sectional study of 2,553 young adults published in JAMA Network, cannabis vaping at any level was associated with increased odds of bronchitic symptoms, and cannabis vaping three or more times in the last month was associated with increased odds of…
For more than a decade, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has provided recommendations to Americans regarding the level and types of physical activity that have been shown to have health benefits. New research from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, published…