Feed Why saliva is important? And why a dry mouth can be a serious health problem? A dry mouth may enable food particles to remain in the mouth and build up between the teeth and the gum, thus causing tooth decay, periodontal disease, and candidiasis. A dry mouth can also cause high acid levels to persist in the mouth after eating, thus allowing the appearance of cavities, which, in turn, can further lead to infections that can spread throughout the entire body. In HIV/AIDS patients, cavities develop at the cervical region of the tooth, that is where the crown meets the...
Johor records high number of HIV cases
The Star
The Star
JOHOR BARU: Johor has the highest number of recorded HIV infected with 14,357 cases recorded between 1986 and last year. From that figure, 1,322 patients had died, said the royal consort of Tengku Mahkota Johor Raja...
U.S. preparing to lift HIV travel ban
Seattle Times
Seattle Times
The Obama Administration is proposing a policy change that would effectively lift a ban on HIV-positive visitors from entering the United States. The issue came up when a UK citizen invited to speak at a Seattle global...
HIV Patients May Have Stiffer Arteries
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
(HealthDay News) -- HIV patients receiving highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) are more likely to have a level of arterial stiffness similar to that in healthy patients with...
HIV Map: Infection Rates Higher In South
WPXI
WPXI
ATLANTA -- A new Internet data map offers a first-of-its-kind, county-level look at HIV cases in the U.S. and finds the infection rates tend to be highest in the South. The highest numbers of HIV cases are in population...
Annual UN meeting opens with call to ensure HIV services for 'people on the move'
Modern Ghana
Modern Ghana
22 June - The agency tasked with coordinating the United Nations response to the AIDS epidemic today called for improving HIV information and services for "people on the move," saying it will help further development and...
Get Texted for HIV
MSNBC
MSNBC
updated 8:49 a.m. ET June 26, 2009 A citywide HIV testing campaign kicks off this morning with a unique spin: Using a mobile phone, Philadelphia residents can send a text message with their five-digit zip code and...
County-by-County Map Shows HIV Infection Rates Highest in Southern U.S.
Fox News
Fox News
A new Internet data map offers a first-of-its-kind, county-level look at HIV cases in the U.S. and finds the infection rates tend to be highest in the South. The highest numbers of HIV cases are in population centers...
New county-level HIV map shows highest rates of infection in Ga., other parts of the South
Newsday
Newsday
ATLANTA (AP) — A new internet data map offers a first-of-its-kind, county-level look at HIV cases in and finds the infection rates tend to be highest in the South. The highest numbers of HIV cases are in population...

