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Tongue Piercing Is Unhealthy

...al, says that body piercing especially that of the tongue is harmful and should be avoided whenever possible...scribes the condition of a young girl, who got her tongue pierced. There was massive scar tissue formation around the area that was pierced; the young woman...

Drug Reactions First Present Themselves In The Mouth

... bismuth subsalicylate, for example, can turn your tongue black, but the reaction is temporary and harmless,” said AGD spokesperson Eric Shapira, DDS, MAGD, MA. “Also, too much antibiotic usage can do the same thing and give you a black, hairy-looking tongue. And, any acidic type of medication can cause can...

Oral Cancer Cases Causing Concern

...ercent. Thus the male: female ratio is 3.27:1. The tongue was the most frequently involved site in this cancer. Dr Ravi Mehrotra, who was instrumental in conducting the study, said that the analysis had uncovered statistically significant numbers. "The data reflects our specific patient population reporting...

Functional Taste Cells Cultured In Vitro

...te receptor cells are located in taste buds on the tongue and in the throat. These cells contain the receptors that detect taste stimuli: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and savory. Each taste receptor cell lives for only about 10-14 days, after which it is replaced. The new taste cells develop from a population...

Genetic Variation In Bitter-Taste Receptor Gene Increases Alcoholic Risk

...ene that controls the bitter-taste receptor on the tongue // . The taste receptor gene, called TAS2R16 is located on chromosome 7. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have studied more than 262 DNA samples, before arriving at the conclusion. Each of the family participated in a st...

Smoking and mouth cancer

... aware of the damage // that smoking caused to the tongue or jaw or the lip and even the teeth, but were strangely reluctant to change their habits. This is of particular concern to the oral and maxillofacial surgeons, who are launching a massive awareness campaign as a part of the Mouth Cancer Awareness We...

Discovery of a built-in 'fat sensor'

New research suggests the tongue may have taste sensors dedicated to detecting fat, just as it does for salty, sour, bitter and sweet foods. The study, which appears in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation,// suggests that rats and mice exhibit a spontaneous...

Indians are certainly having their greens and eating them too!

.... The trend is to make salads that are mild on the tongue and intensely satisfying according to the leading chefs trying their hand at adding colors to the plate.There is a variety to choose from, the organic greens, the Asian vegetables and herbs of all stripes. It is true that Indians who just want to mak...

Reversibility of symptoms of depression using CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

...sis. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when the tongue or throat muscles // relax too much during sleep and block the airway. This can happen more than 50 times an hour during sleep, causing snoring and pauses in breathing that last as long as 60 seconds. The problem is twice as common in men, and it aff...

Gold Nanoparticles: Agents For Noninvasive Cancer Therapy

...nd functional integrity of many organs such as the tongue or larynx. The study shows that gold nanoparticles could be bound to malignant cells, making cancer detection easier, and the ability of these particles to absorb light helps kill those cancer cells. In conclusion, Gold nanoparticles are a novel cla...

New Ways To Treat Vascular Birthmarks

...nctional impairment of structures such as the eye, tongue or throat. Although surgical treatment is traditionally recommended, some research had suggests that the benefits of surgery may be limited when healthy structures are intimately involved with the lesion. In the article, he presents a study on the ev...

Do not regret growing older, It is a privilege denied to many

... young adults have a greater ability to hold their tongue than older adults in contexts where it is inappropriate to discuss personal issues. Behaving badly like this also seems to have negative consequences for peer relationships, particularly for older people. Young people weren't too bothered when thei...

Oral cancer screenings to reduce the mortality rates

...al cavity. This can happen as a lesion on he lips, tongue or on he walls of moth. Heavy use of tobacco and alcohol increases the risk of oral cancer in people. The research by the Indian scientists involved visually screening healthy people, of 35 years or older, for oral cancer at the beginning of the stu...

Mouth Infection better handled with new discovery

...sh spots and ulcers on the membranes of the mouth, tongue and throat. It primarily affects people with weakened immune systems caused by antibiotics, chemotherapy or diseases such as AIDS. Denture wearers may also be affected. It can be treated by antifungal medications in otherwise healthy people, but it i...

Understanding The Link Between Hunger and Taste

...sing the sensitivity of the taste receptors in the tongue or by simply changing the way a person perceives the same taste. In conclusion researchers say that short term caloric deprivation decreases recognition thresholds for sweet and salty stimuli but it did not affect the taste sensitivity to a bitter su...

Side Effects Of Some Common Drugs

...ition characterized by the swelling of the lip and tongue say researchers based on findings of a recent study. AE is not only uncomfortable for patients, but can also lead to serious respiratory problems. Researchers studied 70 patients who came to the hospital with troublesome swelling of their lips and t...

Possibility Of Regaining Speech After Tongue, Voice Box Removal

...k cancer patients who have had their voice box and tongue removed. Researchers say that TEP, combined with post operative speech rehabilitation therapy, can provide understandable speech communication and improve the quality of life of select cancer patients who might otherwise be unable to talk. Two grou...

Hunger Found To Influence Taste

...sing the sensitivity of the taste receptors in the tongue or by simply changing the way a person perceives the same taste. Thus researchers conclude that short term caloric deprivation decreases recognition thresholds for sweet and salty stimuli but it did not affect the taste sensitivity to a bitter subs...

Cancer Patient Exercises for the Throat

... at the top of the mouth that measure pressure and tongue strength. Then, patients place their tongue to the roof of their mouth and hold it there for about five seconds, squeezing as hard as they can....

Germs to blame for bad breath

...sted that halitosis can be reduced by brushing the tongue twice daily, along with scraping the tongue and using oral care products containing zinc....

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