Archive for the ‘ Health ’ Category

Bacteria From Mouth Can Lead to Heart Inflammation

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Everyday Health – Image Courtesy of  Flickr – wolfgangfoto “A type of bacteria from the mouth can cause blood clots and lead to serious heart problems if it enters the bloodstream, a new study indicates….” See full article on Everyday Health Commentary: This article presents preliminary results from a study done […]

7 Reasons to Kick Your Soda Habit

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Everyday Health “…Here are the seven deadly sins of soda, along with simple steps to help you squelch the habit…” See full article on Everyday Health Commentary: If you have a soda habit, you have already probably considered curbing your consumption.  If you haven’t succeeded, perhaps this list of the […]

Frankincense: A Wise Gift Keeps Giving

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Baylor Online – Image Courtesy of  Flickr – Mitch Loeber   “Tis the season for gift giving, and perhaps no gifts in history are more famous than those that three wise men brought on the very first Christmas…” See full article on Baylor Online Commentary: A gift brought by one of the […]

A simple infection can trigger cancer

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from BBC “Africa has a particularly high rate of cancers caused by infection. That’s the bad news. The good news is, they are – in theory – preventable using vaccines…” See full article on BBC Commentary: Here in the US, one in 25 cancers are caused in some way by infection, as […]

Does Vitamin D Help Chronic Pain

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from WebMD – Image Courtesy of  Flickr – drweisgerber “Not getting enough vitamin D in your system may be linked to chronic pain…” See full article on WebMD Commentary: There is some, but not a completely convincing amount of evidence to suggest that low levels of Vitamin D lead to generalized pain.  A […]

Stress Takes a Toll on Your Body and Mind

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Everyday Health ” Stress … can affect many aspects of physical and mental health, ranging from hair, teeth, and skin to memory and concentration skills, and even how well we sleep…” See full article on Everyday Health Commentary: The impacts of stress are truly extensive, as outlined in this article which lists […]

Swallowing gum: Is it harmful

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Mayo Clinic – Image Courtesy of  Flickr – Wander.Lust “My 6-year-old daughter accidentally swallowed a wad of chewing gum. Should I be concerned?…” See full article on Mayo Clinic Commentary: While it is true that chewing gum is not digested by your intestinal tract, it won’t, as some wives’s tales indicate, sit there […]

Stomach noise: What makes my stomach growl

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Mayo Clinic – Image Courtesy of  Flickr – Off The Grid News “Stomach noise: What makes my stomach growl?…” See full article on Mayo Clinic Commentary: Your stomach will growl as a part of normal digestion of your food.  This can occur when you’re hungry but it can also happen in between meals. […]

Can You Really Cough Up a Lung

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Everyday Health Image courtesy of Flickr, Aders Adermark “Hacking too hard can actually push out part of your lung through your ribs…” See full article on Everyday Health Commentary: Yes, you can actually cough up a lung.  It actually happened to a woman with asthma, according to the New England Journal […]

Could Mistletoe Give the Kiss of Death to Cancer

Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Science Daily “Mistletoe has become an important symbol of Christmas, but it also has the potential to play a vital role as an alternative therapy for sufferers of colon cancer…” See full article on Science Daily Commentary: Colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the Western […]