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Health Tip: Why Gums Swell by Medline Plus Posted Tue 17 Aug 2010 6:00am Some possible causes By Diana Kohnle Tuesday, August 17, 2010 (HealthDay News) -- Swollen gums are relatively common, but can signal an underlying health problem. The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers this list of possible causes: Having an inflamed gum condition called gingivitis. Having Read on »

Red - Sensitive Swollen Gums by Emery Posted Fri 24 Jul 2009 3:48pm Untreatedswollen gumscan lead to serious medical conditions. Swollen gums are a warning sign of gingivitis and periodontal disease. Right now you’re walking down...? Bacteria are getting into your bloodstream right now. If your gums bleed or seem swollen, your circulatory system is subject to every strain of bacteria in your mouth. We have Read on »

Gum Disease (Gingivitis) and Breast Cancer Risk by Robert W. Posted Tue 26 Oct 2010 10:45pm mechanism whereby chronic gum disease increases cancer risk is unknown at this time. (Some experts have proposed that bacteria from chronically inflamed gums may enter... with chronic gum disease, even after adjusting for other known cancer risk factors. If you experience red, swollen, sore, or bleeding gums, or premature tooth loss (or if your gums Read on »

NYU Dental Researchers Find Link Between Gum Inflammation and Alzheimer's disease by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Thu 05 Aug 2010 5:28am in healthy individuals as well as in those who already are cognitively impaired. The NYU study offers fresh evidence that gum inflammation may contribute to brain inflammation... scores, including obesity, cigarette smoking, and tooth loss unrelated to gum inflammation. The strong association also held true in those subjects who already had a low DST score Read on »

swelling under armpit and skin lower down left trunk to ankle swollen by anil m. Posted Mon 26 Oct 2009 11:22am how good oral steoids are working. ankle swollen, hoping and praying i dont have to go back to hospital. does anyone know what is happening to me. doctors dont know Read on »

Inflamed gums, heart disease linked by Invisalign topdentist Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm LONDON:- The next person who reminds you to floss might be your cardiologist instead of your dentist, for a new study has revealed a link between inflamed gums and heart... in oral bacteria, immune inflammation and the thickening of the blood vessels was associated with atherosclerosis. Article Source :- Inflamed gums, heart disease linked Read on »

Smoking: A danger to healthy Teeth and Gum’s by AmeriPlan .. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 07 Jul 2008 7:16pm cancer, cancer of the throat, and Emphysema, But, did you know that half ofperiodontal (gum) diseasein smokers is caused by smoking? Chronic (long-term) periodontal gum disease can... the chance that you will develop gum disease, it makes the treatment much more difficult and less likely to be successful. Smoking also lessens your mouth’s ability to heal, so much so Read on »

This may be silly, but I'm a big gum-chewer. Are some brands of gum better than others to help cravings or a brand that contains by Nutritionista Posted Wed 24 Feb 2010 5:55am I’m sort of a gum addict, too! I don’t really see it as a huge issue, as long as you’re chewing sugar-free (sugar-free gum has minimal calories). Even though I hate artificial sweeteners, I hate the idea of chomping real sugar into my teeth even more. My gum of choice is Altoids cinnamon gum. I doubt it’s any more “natural” than anything else Read on »

Gums be gone - gum free, gluten free chocolate chip cookies by Lauren D. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 13 Jan 2011 10:32pm this gluten-free life and I discovered words like “xanthan gum” and “guar gum” were common in many gluten free recipes. Not only would I be eating these non-foods, I would have... continued to somewhat cringe each time I use the xanthan gum, and I have always used less in my own baking than typical recipes. "Just enough to keep it all from crumbling," is how I Read on »

Dropsy by Matt S. Posted Tue 29 Jul 2008 12:00am I would highly recommend the following book for renal fellows everywhere: ", by Steven Peitzman. I am presently reading it during my trips on the "T" while commuting into Mass General Hospital in the wee hours of the morn. What is "dropsy"? Dropsy--still used to describe ailments which affect marine animals such as fish or frogs (see left)- ... Read on »