According to new research from the Australian Research Center for Population Oral Health and the University of Adelaide in Australia, people missing a few teeth may not have to get replacement teeth in order to ensure a high quality of life. Researchers collected data from over 2,700 Australians for the study, analyzing the oral health…

Teeth whitening might be the most popular cosmetic dental procedure for American consumers, but if recent reports from the U.K. are any indication of how well this trend is faring over the pond, it looks like Americans also have the upper hand when it comes to safe cosmetic dental procedures, too. Just a few weeks ago, Janet Johnstone, an…

Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was intended to provide more Americans with affordable health insurance and better healthcare services, the recent and sudden rise of urgent care centers in the U.S. is a clear indication that the ACA may actually be causing more financial problems than it’s solving. An increase in urgent care centers…

Medical marijuana may be able to help treat depression, a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests. Neuroscientists from the University of Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions studied the effects of endocannabinoids — chemical compounds in the brain that activate the same receptors as marijuana’s active compound, THC — on rats, and found…

When 19-year-old Ecuadorian model Catherine Cando won the Reina de Durán (“Queen of Durán”) pageant in October, she also won a new car, a smart tablet and a free cosmetic surgery procedure. But the surgery, a liposuction procedure, was ultimately the prize that took Cando’s life. According to a January 13 Vice article, Cando died…

The hysterectomy is one of the most common medical procedures amongst women. More than 400,000 hysterectomies are performed in the U.S. each year. In fact, one in three women will have undergone one by the age of 60. By removing the women’s uterus or womb, hysterectomies successfully treat fibroids, endometriosis, uterine prolapse, vaginal bleeding, chronic…

Schools have been bolstering their safety measures for students now more so than ever before, but there’s still one safety concern that many teachers, administrators, and parents tend to forget about: the quality of the air circulating through school buildings. Sure, when the weather starts getting colder every year, adults feel particularly compelled to remind…

On average, it’s estimated that a shocking one in four transport-related workplace accidents will involve a forklift truck. This makes the forklift one of the biggest safety hazards in any workplace where it is used. So it’s not much of a surprise, then, that three forklift-related incidents have taken place across the country — and…

Electronic medical records have been touted as an easy and effective way of keeping track of all the little things doctors check at routine visits — blood pressure, weight and so forth — as well as preventing treatment errors in emergency situations and increasing the efficiency of medical administration (by about 6% annually). But there’s currently…

Acne is among the most common skin conditions in the world, and 85% of people will experience acne during their lifetime. In spite of the high prevalence of acne, however, researchers and dermatologists are still largely unsure of why pimples form in the first place. New research published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, however, may help acne experts…