Dental Wellness

...and for a super, healthy smile. Dietician Keri Glassman took bites out of the topics, on The Early Show .

...and for a super, healthy smile. Dietician Keri Glassman took bites out of the topics, on The Early Show .

Washington, September 8 : Hospital superbugs can use the same kind of poisons that are found in rattlesnakes to fight natural defences of the patients' bodies, say researchers.

Previously unrecognized and unidentified infections of amniotic fluid may be a significant cause of premature birth, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. An analysis of amniotic fluid from women in preterm labor indicated that 15 percent of the fluid samples harbored bacteria or fungi - an increase of 50 percent over previous estimates.

It's well known that smoking causes cancer. But did you know that smoking may also raise your risk for type 2 diabetes? Or that it's a major factor in nearly half of heart attacks? It's never easy to stop smoking, but millions of people have quit -- and you can, too.