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Cosmetic Dentistry Revenues Stable, Growth Seen in Some Categories, says AACD Survey
Revenues generated from cosmetic dental procedures will likely remain stable, if not increase, in the coming year, according to a recent industry survey from the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
The AACD conducted its 2011 State of the Cosmetic Industry Dentistry Survey, and found that while the cosmetic dentistry industry has declined, then flattened, since a 2007 benchmarking industry survey, respondents strongly believe that they will continue to see increasing revenues from cosmetic procedures into next year.
Respondents indicated that the demand for cosmetic dentistry procedures was primarily driven by referrals from others who had positive experiences.
Colon Cleaning: Using Activated Charcoal
Even though it is used constantly within colon cleansers, activated charcoal does have its many uses. Activated carbon is a black powder without an odor, and made in a closed environment from exposing wood to very high temperatures. It is then subjected to a treatment process that activates it allowing it to absorb twice its weight.
This treatment process allows the carbon materials within the charcoal to become oxidized. After this process takes place, the charcoal is then known as “activated charcoal”, and can be used in the digestive system.
Activated charcoal is one of the purest forms of carbon, and it acts in the digestive system in a similar manner to bentonite clay. It
New CDPH Agenda Places HIV/AIDS Prevention among its Top Priorities
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently released its latest health care agenda, Healthy Chicago, which serves as a “blueprint for action intended to serve as a framework for a focused, yet comprehensive, approach to how the CDPH will lead and work with partners to improve the health and well-being of Chicagoans.” The city has listed HIV prevention as one of its top priorities in making Chicago a healthier city.
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago supports CDPH’s aggressive agenda for preventing and treating HIV and AIDS, which includes advocating for both State and Federal funding for increased access to HIV medications through the AIDS Drug Assistance Program; providing greater access to HIV prevention education, prevention materials, and testing services; and decreasing the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.
We look forward to working with the Chicago Department of Public Health on implementing these goals and ensuring that the appropriate resources are put into place(1) to reduce the rate of new HIV infections and (2) to provide effective treatment to those living with HIV and AIDS in Chicago.
You can read the full report here.
Could the US have given Chavez cancer?
Venezuela’s president has mused that the US may have given him and other leftist leaders cancer. That’s unlikely to be possible
Five South American presidents and former presidents, including Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, have been recently diagnosed with cancer. Chavez speculated that US agents may be inducing the disease in South American leaders by feeding them or injecting them with an unspecified substance. The state department has rejected Chavez’s insinuation.
Can you give someone cancer? Not reliably. Injecting cancerous cells into a person isn’t enough to give him the disease. The abnormal tissue has to penetrate and grow in other areas of the body.
Plastic Surgery vs. Cosmetic Dentistry
Plastic surgery is costly and often involves a painful, lengthy recovery. There are easier ways to rejuvenate your face, starting with a smile makeover.
A very noticeable “face lift” benefit of your smile makeover is the lengthening of your back teeth and expansion of your bite. People who have ground down or lost their back teeth often have a caved in look to their face. The “dental face lift” rebuilds the bite and restores a more youthful, full facial appearance. It can even make your lips and cheeks appear younger, fuller, and healthier because they are better supported by your teeth. Your lo
Weight Loss Surgery Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths
Obese people who undergo weight loss surgery appear to reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and death, Swedish researchers report.
And these heart-health benefits seem to be connected with metabolic changes that occur after the surgery, such as altered insulin production, rather than the weight loss, the researchers say.
“Bariatric surgery is associated with about 30 percent reduction both in the incidence of heart attack and stroke,” said lead researcher Dr. Lars Sjostrom, a professor at the University of Gothenburg’s Institute of Medicine.
“Body mass index before the operation does not predict the surgical treatment effect, while insulin concentration before surgery is strongly related to future benefit,” he said.
Bariatric surgery involves altering the stomach in order to reduce the amount of food consumed or digested.
Short Hospitalizations for Heart Attacks May Increase Readmissions in U.S.
Patients treated for acute heart attacks in the United States are readmitted within 30 days more often than in other countries, a finding explained in part by significantly shorter initial hospitalizations, according to an international study led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
The study, published in the Jan. 4, 2012, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that 60 percent of severe heart attack patients enrolled in the United States were discharged in three days or less, yet 14.5 percent of the U.S. patients required another stay within a month.
By comparison, 54 percent of study participants in other countries spent at least six days in the hospital, leading to a 9.9 percent 30-day readmission rate.
The findings provide data for U.S.