Topic: East Asia
Regular professional cleaning of teeth not only gives a patient a more radiant smile but also helps reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a new study. The study presented Sunday at an American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, ...
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Regular visits to the dentist for tooth cleaning may provide more than just a brighter smile.According to data compiled by researchers in Taiwan, people who had their teeth professionally scraped and cleaned had a 24 percent lower risk ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Failing erections may be a harbinger of heart disease in some men, according to a review of a number of studies -- but heart-healthy lifestyle changes or cholesterol-lowering drugs could have a positive impact on men's sexual health.Scientists ...
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei on Tuesday made his first anti-government comments since his release from detention, using Twitter to hit out at the treatment of colleagues and fellow dissidents.Ai, who has made few public comments since he was freed in June after ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday urged China to step up efforts to fight chronic diseases, the main cause of death in the country, warning of rising health expenditure and an economic slowdown if rapid action is not taken.Chronic non-communicable ...
China's huge online police force is apparently censoring Internet discussion about former president Jiang Zemin, whose absence from a key Communist Party event sparked rumours he was seriously ill.The 84-year-old failed to appear at celebrations marking the 90th anniversary of the Communist ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - That long soak in a hot tub to warm up during the winter could hold some unexpected dangers, a Japanese study has found.Taking a hot bath on a cold day may spell trouble for the heart, said ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking a hot bath on a cold day could spell trouble for the heart, a Japanese study hints.Researchers found the rate of cardiac arrests during bathing rose 10-fold from summer to winter, although it was still very ...
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans residents were found to have three times the rate of heart attacks four years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina than before the storm and levee break that flooded the city, according to a study presented ...
Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) Investor Day Conference Call November 19, 2010 8:00 am ET. Boston Scientific and I'd just use DES here as the example, served market share in developed markets is 31% compared to 6% in emerging markets. Now Dr. Dawkins ...
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