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Gum Disease Linked to Diabetes
According to Dr. Peter Alldritt, chair of the Oral Health Committee, there’s increasing evidence that shows a two-way relationship between diabetes and gum disease. He explained that poor controlled diabetes increases gum disease’s severity. At the same time, worsening gum disease makes it harder to control blood sugar levels, because it prevents patients from being able to…
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Students at Arizona State Agree to Stop Shaving for Extra Credit
How important is shaving for you? One professor made that question into a challenge for her class this year at Arizona State University. Professor Breanne Fahs asked her students to shake up their shaving routine. If they chose to participate and document their experience in a journal, they would receive extra credit for the experiment.Fahs…
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Summer Rains Causing Mold Growth
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climatic Data Center, well over half of the United States experienced above normal amounts of rain last year, while 22% of states in the U.S. had the wettest year on record in 2013. As storm after storm passes through the United States, 2014 looks like it’s…
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App for iPad Aims to Make Dental Visits Less Scary for Patients with Anxiety, Autism
A new app for iPads aims to lessen anxiety in patients who are visiting a dentist.The app, The Stories at the Dentist communication system, allows those who have learning or communication disabilities to prepare for their visits. The app tells these patients what to expect and how to become more involved in their care and…
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Laser Treatments and Other Therapies Can Provide Relief for Dental Patients with Bruxism
More people than ever are dealing with bruxism, a painful condition that causes people to grind, gnash or clench their teeth. But dentists want their patients to know that there are plenty of options available to help lessen the effects of teeth grinding, which can result in damaged teeth, headaches, jaw disorders (like TMJ) and other…
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Man Robbed During Home Invasion, Turns Gun on Visiting Film Crew
Several days ago, an 88-year-old man was robbed during a Detroit home invasion. A woman knocked on the man’s door asking for directions — two men then pushed their way in, threatened the man with a gun, tied him up, and pulled a blanket over his face. The thieves made off with $600 in cash,…
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Should Property Management Companies Be Held Responsible For Property Upkeep?
One Killeen councilman is asking the city to reassign property upkeep responsibilities from property owners and task it to professional property management companies, an industry that employs more than 740,000 people and generates $69 billion in annual revenue. The only problem is that the city may very well be doing all that it can legally…
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Santa Clarita Valley Brush Fire Extinguished by Landscaping Crew
A crew of landscaping workers extinguished what is believed to be an intentionally-set brush fire near an apartment building in Canyon Country, Calif. and prevented its spread through a dry canyon.According to a July 14 Santa Clarita Valley Signal article, the quick-thinking workers were from the Castaic-based Valley Crest Landscaping Company.“They saved the day,” said Los Angeles…
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Companies Placing Illegal Donation Bins Around New York City Area
Not all clothing donation bins are created with good intentions. According to a July 9 Bustle article, many New Jersey-based companies have begun to place illegal clothing donation bins on sidewalks throughout the New York City area. Rather than giving the donated clothes within to charities or the truly underprivileged, the companies sell these…
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Warby Parker Announces New Milestone, Has Given Away a Million Pairs of Glasses
Warby Parker has just announced an important milestone — one million pairs of glasses given away as part of its “buy a pair, get a pair” program. The company aims to make affordable glasses, while also helping to provide glasses to those in need. Every month, Warby Parker donates the same number of glasses sold to…