It has been known for a while that injections of a class of anti-osteoporosis drugs might trigger jaw bone decay after certain dental procedures, and now it seems that pill forms of the so-called bisphosphonate medications could have the same side effect.
Specifically, a study conducted at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in [...]

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Measuring nitric oxide levels in an asthmatic child’s breath every day does not improve the effectiveness of adjusting the child’s medications, a new study shows.
Nitric oxide (NO) amounts in an asthmatic’s breath can foretell the worsening of symptoms or even an attack. But a 30-week Dutch study of children with the [...]

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