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Many Adolescents are Not Talking to Their Doctors and Parents About Sex

New study assesses the rate at which adolescents discuss sex with their parents and primary care providers, and the frequency at which they receive screening for sexually transmitted infections.




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Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Categorized as a Mental Disorder: WHO

WHO has officially recognized 'compulsive sexual behavior' a mental disorder. An excessive engrossment with sexual fantasies urges, and behaviors that




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Genital Warts Left Untreated May Up HIV Transmission Risk

Genital warts may raise the risk of HIV transmission, but prevention and treatment could reduce the spread of the disease, reports a new study. The findings




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Environmental Toxins may Impair the Fertility of Future Generations

Exposure to environmental pollutants can cause modifications in brain development, which can affect sexual development and fertility for several generations, reveals a new study.




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Combination Immune Therapy Reduces Genital Herpes Outbreaks

Combination of a vaccine and a medicated cream was found to be a promising strategy to dramatically reduce the recurrence of genital herpes, said Yale investigators.




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Families Talking Together Intervention Helps Reduce Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior

Adolescent sexual risk behavior is lowered with involvement of parents and healthcare providers, stated new study. Now, a randomized clinical trial




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Poor Prenatal Oral Health Has a Significant Effect on Infants

Poor maternal oral health can significantly affect the health of the infants, finds a study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.




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Natural Product to Rebuild Teeth and Treat Dental Cavities Developed

Suffering from dental cavities? This convenient and natural product developed by researchers could rebuild teeth and treat cavities without today's costly and uncomfortable treatments.




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Why are Dental Caries Hard to Treat?

Bacteria and fungal organisms responsible for causing dental caries can only be treated by disrupting their protective bio-film, which these organisms make to protect themselves from antibiotics.




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Dental Experts Put Patient's Care Above All

A definitive checklist of events that should never be faced by a patient has been drawn up to ensure the best patient care worldwide, says a recent research.




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Keeping Bacteria Away from Dental Braces

While clear, plastic aligners have grown in popularity as alternatives to bulky, metal braces, these appliances can become easily contaminated. A new




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Material That Could Regenerate Dental Enamel Developed

New approach developed by Queen Mary University of London researchers can create materials with remarkable precision and order that look and behave like dental enamel.




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Water Fluoridation May Prevent Dental Decay

Water Fluoridation may reduce dental decay in U.S. children and adolescents, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the iJournal of Dental Research/i.




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Stem Cells Extracted from Baby Teeth Can Help Regrow Dental Tissues

Dental stem cells extracted from baby teeth can help in the regeneration of dental tissues, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published




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Novel Dental Fillings Could Last Twice as Long: Study

Novel dental filling material is two times more resistant to breakage than standard fillings, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal i Scientific Reports/i.




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Alerting Patients to Their Risk of Gum Disease Improves Inflammation and Dental Hygiene, Says Study

Use of psychological techniques to communicate the risk of developing periodontal disease to patients improved their dental hygiene over a three month period.




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Respiratory Exposures in Dental Clinics May Up Occupational Lung Disease in Dentists

Frequent exposure to dangerous microscopic, airborne particulates, and gases during dental procedures may increase dental professionals' risk of developing




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Dental Braces Won't Always Bring Happiness: Here's Why

Wearing dental braces can straighten your crooked teeth, but it may not always bring happiness and self-confidence, reports a new study. Research undertaken




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Dental Checkups Lower Among Elderly Minorities

Checkups with the dentist are showing a decline among immigrants, and racial and ethnic minorities in the US. Oral health is linked to healthy aging;




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Poor Oral Health can Affect Physical and Mental Well-being

Oral health is an important part of overall physical and psychological well-being. Poor oral health is linked to decreased quality of life, depression,




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Periodontal Disease: Patent for Biodegradable Rods

New biodegradable rods can effectively treat periodontal disease. Researchers of the Institute of Pharmacy at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg




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New Miniature Dental Device Leads to a More Personalized Dentistry

The new 'tooth-on-a-chip' was found to enable more personalized dentistry, giving dentists the ability to identify dental filling materials that work




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Around Half of Dental Opioid Prescriptions Exceed Guidelines

Around half of the opioids prescribed by dentists in the United States exceed the three-day supply recommended by federal dental pain-management guidelines.




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New Dental Material May Revolutionize Implant Dentistry

New study uses neutrons to try to develop better and less costly dental restorations. Teeth damaged by trauma or disease require treatment to look




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Dental Teams Could Play Key Role in Early Diagnosis of Type 2 and Pre-diabetes: Study

In identifying people at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, dental teams were found to play an important role, suggested new research. The




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Air Pollution Related to New Reasons of Hospital Admissions

Short-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) for the first time can result in hospitalization for septicemia (severe bloodstream infection),




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Watch Out: Extreme Environmental Conditions may Affect Your Brain

Too much exposure to severe environmental conditions may affect the human brain, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the iNew England Journal of Medicine/i.




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Air Pollution Linked to Mental Health Problems

Depression and suicide risk was found to be associated with air pollution, showed a new analysis led by UCL. The first systematic review and meta-analysis




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Majority Consider Themselves More Environmentally Friendly Than Others, Says Study

People tend to overestimate their personal environmental engagement, revealed research from the University of Gothenburg. In a study with participants




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Study Says 70% of Americans Rarely Discuss the Environmental Impact of Their Food

More information on climate-friendly plant-based diets is needed among American consumers, revealed results from a national survey released today by the




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Heat Takes Its Toll on Mental Health, Says Study

In the U.S. hot days were found to increase the probability that an average adult will report bad mental health, stated new study published in the open-access




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Air Pollution Linked to Coronavirus Death in Italy

There is a link between the high level of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lethality and the atmospheric pollution in Northern Italy, reports a new study.




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Insights Into Environmental Effects of Anti-Cancer Drugs

Chemotherapeutic drugs or antineoplastic agents used to treat various cancers enter the aquatic environment through human excretion and wastewater treatment facilities.




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Music Provokes 13 Fundamental Emotions

Music is the most common language, and evokes 13 overwhelming emotions in people, say researchers who have mapped the most extensive array of emotions that are felt worldwide.




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Estrangement Becomes More Laborious in the Digital Age

Estrangement has become harder in the digital age and social media platfroms, such as Facebook and Instagram, can make break-ups much worse, say researchers.




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Social Media Addiction is More Common in Today's Digital World

Are you addicted to social media? Millions of people, regardless of age, are getting addicted to social media day-by-day in this fast-moving digital age.




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Moderate Physical Activity Downs Time Spent in Hospital

Middle aged men and women are at lower risk of hospital admissions if they do moderate exercise, a new study suggests. Inactive participants in the




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Psychotherapy Unavailable to Most of the People Requiring Mental Health

Physician psychotherapy is only available to a fraction of those with urgent mental health needs in Ontario, according to a joint study by the Centre




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Poor Physical Health a Major Barrier for Job Seekers with Serious Mental Health Problems

Job seekers with serious mental health problems are more likely to perceive their physical health as a major barrier to employment, according to a Rutgers study.




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COVID-19: Too Much Social Media while Social Distancing May Affect Your Mental and Physical Wellbeing

People tend spend more time on social media to beat social distancing blues. However, social media addiction can harm your overall mental and physical wellbeing, suggest experts.




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Mental Health Issues on Rise Among US Adolescents

Among US adolescents, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and other "internalizing" problems account for an increasing share of mental burden, stated




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Addressing Unhealthy Lifestyles may Up Life Expectancy of Those with Severe Mental Illness

Implementation of existing interventions targeting modifiable risk factors can help narrow the mortality gap between the general and the severe mental illness populations, reports a new study.




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People With Mental Disorder can Live Longer: Here's How

Tackling unhealthy lifestyle factors during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can increase the life expectancy of patients suffering with severe mental illness, reports a research team.




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Telehealth can Help Mental Health Care Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic

Telehealth provides a useful method for starting and continuing essential mental health treatment without the risk of spreading COVID-19 infection, reports a new study.




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COVID-19 Pandemic: Simple Tips to Improve Mental Health among College Students

COVID-10 lockdown has turned college students' lives upside down. Adjusting to complicated schedules, managing highly competitive environments, and navigating




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Daily Exercise can Boost Your Mental Fitness

Regular exercise can improve mental fitness. So, hurry up, plan a daily workout schedule to keep your mind sharp. A healthy body is home to a healthy




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Mental Health of Frontline COVID-19 Staff

During this time of COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers are psychologically impacted by their work and require psychological support from multiple levels




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New E-tool Helps Kids With Mental Health Issues

The Mayo Clinic Anxiety Coach launched by Mayo Clinic can help children and teenagers to work through anxiety treatment resources at the comfort of their home.




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Coronavirus Total Tally 21,700 in India

Total number of coronavirus cases in India on Sunday reached 21,700, including foreign nationals. "A total of 2,230 patients have been cured and discharged,




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COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu: 66 New Cases, 1 Death; Tally Mounts To 1,821

In Tamil Nadu, a total of 66 persons have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,821, said Health Minister C.