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Periodontal Disease also increases the risk of heart attacks.
1 posted on 01/17/2007 11:58:22 AM PST by blam
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Periodontal Disease also increases the risk of heart attacks.

I've read that certain kinds of dental disease can cause heart disease.As if halitosis wasn't enough of a reason to take care of your teeth.

2 posted on 01/17/2007 12:04:11 PM PST by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
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Interesting. My father had terrible trouble with his gums and eventually died of pancreatic cancer. The idea that the two troubles may have a connection is fascinating.


3 posted on 01/17/2007 12:09:04 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Enoch Powell was right.)
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It seems as though research for many diseases is culminating in the idea of inflammation=disease.


4 posted on 01/17/2007 12:18:42 PM PST by Aggie Mama
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"Most convincing was our finding that never-smokers had a two-fold increase in risk of pancreatic cancer," said Michaud. "

WOnder why that is ... ?


6 posted on 01/17/2007 12:28:06 PM PST by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: ReagansShinyHair; Blue Eyes; etabeta; alnick; CitadelArmyJag; skepsel; texas booster; ...
A Nutrition Ping List
For Those Interested in the Research
of Dr. Weston A. Price

Who knew?

7 posted on 01/17/2007 12:30:07 PM PST by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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Wow, that is interesting.


16 posted on 01/17/2007 2:39:52 PM PST by diamond6 (Everyone who is for abortion has been born. Ronald Reagan)
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19 posted on 02/06/2007 9:40:51 PM PST by Coleus (Roe v. Wade and Endangered Species Act both passed in 1973, Murder Babies/save trees, birds, insects)
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