cookiedux t1_jben40g wrote on March 8, 2023 at 2:36 PM

Reply to comment by UterineTemple in Oral hygiene, mouthwash usage and cardiovascular mortality during 18.8 years of follow-up - oral hygiene self-care OHS was associated with a 51% reduction in the risk of CVD mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 0.49 [0.28-0.85]; p = 0.01). by Meatrition

Gingivitis is a major risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis.

I think the reason oral health is so crucial is because your teeth are connected to your bloodstream for nourishment (at least if they are vital teeth) and it’s extremely easy for bacteria etc in your mouth to enter your bloodstream directly. That’s a unique situation compared to other places on your body.

You can get all kinds of cardiovascular viruses/infections this way. My uncle got pericarditis this way.

If you have an abscessed tooth, treating it quickly is extremely important. An abscessed tooth can give you sepsis very quickly.

Anyway, only tangentially related, but there are a lot of anatomical issues that make your oral health really crucial to your overall health.

cookiedux t1_jauhct2 wrote on March 4, 2023 at 4:00 AM

Reply to OJ Simpson remarks on Alex Murdaugh trial: 'I don’t know why they think I’m an expert on it' by nimobo

We are living in a collapsing hyperreality

cookiedux t1_jadz7v6 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:21 PM

Reply to comment by odd84 in Researchers have developed a new device that can detect and analyse cancer cells from blood samples, enabling doctors to avoid invasive biopsy surgeries, and to monitor treatment progress by giuliomagnifico

thank you! came here to talk about AIM :)

cookiedux t1_jacqpfg wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:32 PM

Reply to comment by Arkayb33 in Researchers have developed a new device that can detect and analyse cancer cells from blood samples, enabling doctors to avoid invasive biopsy surgeries, and to monitor treatment progress by giuliomagnifico

Oh man I saw it and I don’t even remember that. ::shudder::

cookiedux t1_jach9q3 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:17 PM

Reply to comment by MundanePlantain1 in Researchers have developed a new device that can detect and analyse cancer cells from blood samples, enabling doctors to avoid invasive biopsy surgeries, and to monitor treatment progress by giuliomagnifico

Not really, Theranos began with the premise, “people avoid blood tests because they don’t like providing blood the traditional way” and then they just made up the science. It was a non-problem in search of a profitable solution.