Patients urge limits on mercury tooth fillings
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - Patients who say silver,   mercury-containing tooth fillings caused health problems asked   a panel on Wednesday to recommend a ban on their use or at   least warnings for consumers.
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Researchers are developing a tooth implant which automatically releases medicine.
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Standard flu shots are scarce these days, but finding vaccines that don&#39;t contain a controversial mercury-based ingredient are also in short supply.
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By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Dec. 17--A little fluoride goes a long way to fight tooth decay.
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Doctors aren&#39;t afraid to say it: Practicing medicine has never been more difficult. General practitioners are under intense pressure to see dozens of patients daily.
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Nine chlorine plants in the South and East pour at least eight tons of mercury into the environment each year &#151; a situation that demands federal action to force companies to convert to cleaner technology, activists said Wednesday.
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American Indians are adding their voices to the controversy over mercury in the nation's waters, saying they are among the biggest consumers of fish and therefore more at risk from contamination.
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An alternative sedation method for major dental procedures may help patients avoid potentially risky general anesthesia and relieve pressure on hospitals, says a British study in the September issue of Anaesthesia.
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By Gail Kinsey Hill, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Dec. 14--Portland General Electric chief executive Peggy Fowler on  Wednesday called for federal limits on carbon dioxide emissions, suggesting  broadening industry support for restrictions on greenhouse gases.
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By Kat Bergeron, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 9--More than 200 untreated cavities were discovered in Mississippi Coast children the first year the Junior Auxiliary of Gulfport sponsored its Brite Smiles! program.
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Â· One patient a day dies waiting for a transplant Â· BMA backs idea, but other groups voice concerns
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A group of doctors urges the UK government to proceed with the folic-acid fortification of flour.
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The nation's largest dentist group now says gum can be good for you, as long as it's sugar-free.
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Dentists should be forced to meet NHS work quotas rather than focusing on private treatments, campaigners say.
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The nation's largest gold-producing state is being asked to investigate whether mercury emissions from its mines are contaminating area fisheries.
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Federal health officials are again examining what's known &#151; and what's still to be learned &#151; about the safety of a mercury mixture that's stirred controversy since dentists began using it to fill cavities in the 1800s.
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Dentists could test patients' spit for breast cancer if a new device gets the go-ahead.