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** Regular toothbrushing and improved oral hygiene could reduce nursing home residents' chances of developing pneumonia, the journal Chest reported. A U. of Buffalo researcher traced germs from dental plaque to the lungs of patients with the respiratory disease.

** Sharks do get cancer, say Johns Hopkins researchers, debunking a popular theory that ground-up shark cartilage can cure the disease in humans. Researchers detailed 42 cases of tumors in sharks and related species in the journal Cancer Research. Powdered shark ...

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