Healthy articles

The iPrescribe Exercise app provides a 12-week exercise plan to help sedentary patients and patients with chronic diseases improve their health. We interviewed Carron and Lewis Manning, the app creators and chartered physiotherapists.

With advances in technology and mobile communications, smartphones and mobile apps became indispensable tools for the self-management of certain types of diseases, including COPD. These apps became essential in modern clinical practice as well.

Portland-based company NurseGrid developed the mobile app of the same name to allow nurses to stay on top of their schedules and shifts. We interviewed Zach Smith, a founding member of the company and the VP of Nursing for NurseGrid.

Gum disease and heart disease appear to be completely different problems with very little in common between them. That is true, however, recent evidence has suggested that there may be a surprisingly close link between them. Read on to find out.

No one really thinks about their teeth until they have a problem. One of the common problems that people face is having loose teeth. What causes the teeth to become loose? How can it be prevented or treated? Read on to find out.

Bleeding gums are extremely common in pregnant women. In this article why they occur, how they can be prevented, and whether they are associated with an increased risk of early labor. Read on.

Prevention is always easier than a cure and that is particularly true in the case of gum disease. Simple measures that all of us can do will ensure that gum disease does not become a problem for you or your family. Read on to find out more.

Gum disease is found commonly all over the world and often requires expensive dental treatment. There are, however, some natural remedies that help fight its development and progress. We outline 6 of the best ones for you in this article.

There are a number of drugs that play an important role in the treatment of gum disease. We discuss where these drugs are most used, why they are not enough on their own, and why there is still no one drug to 'cure' gum disease.

Non-surgical treatment of gum disease is the first option that a dentist will take and in some cases, it may be all that is required. Here is where non-surgical treatment of gum disease is most effective, how it works, and what it includes.