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Wine May Be Good For Your Teeth
One of the reasons I love red wine is it is full of polyphenols, an antioxidant that fights cancer and heart disease. Well, Italian scientists might have discovered a new reason to love both red and white wine, - it may fight bacteria that cause cavities, even with the alcohol removed.
Now before we all start toasting for our teeth, the tests were only performed in test tubes and not on real teeth.
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Symptoms of Strep Throat
Where I live strep throat is already going around. It seems early to me, but bacterial infections unfortunately don't operate on my schedule. Strep flourishes in cold weather, and stress, exhaustion, as well as fighting off viral infections can weaken your body's defenses setting you up for an attack of strep throat.
Strep throat
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Strep throat
Back HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Strep throat is the most common bacterial cause of sore throat. Because strep throat can occasionally lead to rheumatic fever, antibiotics are given. Strep throat often includes a fever (greater than 101 degrees Fahrenheit), white draining patches on the throat, and swollen or tender lymph glands in the neck.Colds and the flu
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- On September 28, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new brand of inactivated influenza ("flu") vaccine, Alfuria, for adults aged 18 years or older. This vaccine is given by injection.
- On September 19, 2007, the FDA approved the use of the live flu vaccine (FluMist) in healthy children as young as 2 years of age.
Sore throat
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Rheumatic fever
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Tonsillitis
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Pharyngitis
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- Calling your health care provider
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Anti-DNase B
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- How the test will feel
- Why the test is performed
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- What abnormal results mean
- What the risks are
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- ASO titer
- Strep throat
- Streptococcal screen
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