United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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As part of the United States (U.S.) government’s efforts to support a healthier population in Nigeria, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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New research has revealed how gum disease might exacerbate inflammation elsewhere in the body. The findings help explain associations between gum disease and several other conditions that involve excessive inflammation. In gum disease or periodontitis, bacteria in dental plaque provoke an attack by the immune system. This triggers inflammation, which over time, erodes the soft…
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Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day can damage your vision, a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher finds. The research appears in the journal Psychiatry Research. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 34.3 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes and that more than 16 million…
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