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The company at the center of a massive recall of children's Tylenol and other popular over-the-counter products tried to perform a "phantom recall" of defective Motrin by sending contractors around the country to buy up the medicine from stores without alerting regulators or the public.
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Scientists have developed a gel that rebuilds teeth. It could replace drilling & filling as the treatment of choice for cavities.
Tags: medicineThe gel or thin film contains a peptide known as MSH, or melanocyte-stimulating hormone. Previous experiments, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that MSH encourages bone regeneration.
Bone and teeth are fairly similar, so the French scientists reasoned that if the MSH were applied to teeth, it should help healing as well.
To test their theory, the French scientists applied either a film or gel, both of which contained MSH, to cavity-filled mice teeth. After about one month, the cavities had disappeared, said Benkirane-Jessel.
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Though the economy has pushed many Americans into a corner, bathroom renovations can still be a change we make for the better without breaking the bank. You can hold off on replacing that medicine cabinet and retro tile for only so long. And when that breaking point—that this must change [...]