Gum disease - Subgingival plaque the forerunner of a variety of periodontal diseases is caused by certain anaerobes. While Western oral hygienists painfully remove...

Gum disease may be linked with obesity - As if overweight people don’t already have enough on their plate, here’s another problem: gum disease.

Anticonvulsant implicated in gum disease - The anticonvulsive phenytoin may cause severe gum damage, according to a recent case study. ...

Contraceptive has high cancer risk - Depo-Provera, the long-lasting contraceptive that can be injected, doubles the risk of breast cancer among women who have taken it for less than five...

The latest contraceptive pills - New pill on the block - There’s nothing like a new drug to cause amnesia in the medical community. Fresh from the Women’s Health Initiative and other massive studies showing...

Risks of the pill not published - A Dutch radio journalist has found evidence that the drug company Wyeth had discovered that the so called third generation oral contraceptives can inc...

polycystic ovarian disease - are COC's dangerous? - I was concerned to read your reply to the letter regarding polycystic ovarian disease (Vol 4 no 5). The implication was that all combined oral contrac...

Natural ways to improve dental health - Tooth decay and gum disease are widespread throughout the Western world in spite of the availability of high-tech toothbrushes, and ‘scientifically pr...