Energy and sports drinks can damage tooth enamel, boosting the risk of cavities, according to a new study.

"The big misconception is that energy drinks and sports drinks are healthier than soda for oral health," says researcher Poonam Jain, BDS, MPH, associate professor and director of community dentistry at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine.

"This study completely disproves that, because they erode or thin out the enamel of the teeth, leaving them more susceptible to decay and sensitivity."

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About 16% of Kids' Total Calories Come From Added Sugars, New Report Finds

U.S. children and teens have cut down on added sugars but still eat too much, according to a new report.

"Added sugar consumption is high among children and teens," says Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD, an epidemiologist with the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, which issued the report.

About 16% of total calories eaten by children and teens are from added sugars, Ogden found.

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend limiting intake of ''discretionary'' calories, including added sugars and solid fats, to a total of 5% to 15% daily.

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More and more babies, children, adults and elderly suffer from asthma and allergies. Such reactions are linked to nutrient and water deficiencies, insufficient activity and oxygen intake, certain foods, suppressed immunity, and stress, not to mention environmental toxins, drugs, and food additives.

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Medical Malpractice Claimed in Death at Amluj Hospital

YANBU — Relatives alleged medical malpractice in the death of a woman at a private hospital in Amluj, a town north of Yanbu.

Faidi Al-Jahani said his 45-year-old sister Noura was admitted to Al-Hawra Hospital in Amluj with complications from hypertension.

Doctors gave the woman an intravenous injection and she immediately slipped into an irrevocable coma.

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A study conducted by Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah revealed that approximately 90 percent Saudi children suffer from tooth decay. The study of children from the different regions of the Kingdom showed that 74 percent to 93 percent children between the ages of six and seven years suffer from tooth decay.

 

The dental students’ club at Umm Al-Qura University organized an awareness campaign and exhibition on oral and dental health in King Abdul Aziz Endowment building. The informational booths attracted and informed young children and their parents on dental hygiene and healthy lifestyle habits that prevent dental caries.

 

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Cold weather may have its perks but the downside is that it comes with a number of common illnesses. The flu virus targets children during the winter season and causes either cough, tightness of breath, sore throat, hoarse voice, sneezing, or fever apart from keeping worried parents late up into the night.

 

Since the flu is viral in nature, antibiotics cannot treat it and not much can be done except to keep the sick child comfortable by giving him/her warm fluids to drink, plenty of rest and sleep, and light medication to keep the fever down.

 

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Potent Vaccine Could Beat Alzheimer's, But It Must Be Given Even Before There Are Any Symptoms, Say Scientists

The secret to beating Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, could be as simple as a potent vaccine, scientists have discovered.

But the injection would need to be given at the earliest stages of the disease, before any of the symptoms of Alzheimer's are evident.

By preventing the disease from taking hold in the first place, researchers hope to pave the way to completely eradication.

However U.S. scientists still need to develop the vaccine, and to fine tune early detection of the disease.

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Al-Watan Arabic daily reported that the cases, involving four men and six women, all Saudis working with cattle, were recorded in a single week beginning May 20 this year in Al-Hinakiya, Khaybar, Al-Eis, Mahd Al-Dhahab and Wadi Al-Fur’.

 

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RIYADH: Bleeding gums, if ignored untreated could lead to more serious dental problems, said Dr. Khaled Al-Hamdan, Assistant Professor and head of the Division of Periodontics, Dentistry College, King Saud University (KSU).

 

“Certain dental conditions such as bleeding gums are often ignored as people presume this to be a harmless problem,” said Dr. Al-Hamdan while addressing a symposium here that discussed latest advancements in gum disease.

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