It has long been known that chewing xylitol gum helps prevent cavities from forming in the mouth. That has to do with stimulating the production of the salivary glands when chewing. Now, thanks to a large-scale study out of Africa, we learn that chewing xylitol gum is also beneficial in lowering preterm births in expectant mothers. One of the reasons... read more »

One in three heart attacks cannot be explained by the usual risk factors, and cardiologists have been looking for the other common "missing" factors. The British Medical Journal reports that researchers in Finland may have discovered one of these missing factors. Persistent infection in the mouth from dental caries or periodontal disease was found to be much more common in... read more »