BACKGROUND Current research demonstrates that swallow function is impaired after treatment with organ-sparing chemoradiotherapy. Few studies, however, have related observed swallowing disorders with the patient's oral intake and diet in a large cohort of patients. METHODS Swallowing function was examined using the modified barium swallow (MBS) procedure in 170 patients treated with radiothera...

Dental health education objectives train the patient towards daily dietary maintenance and to obtain an optimum oral hygiene through out life. Its role is to influence the attitude and behavior of the patient to maintain oral health and prevent oral infections and diseases Oral health programs have specific goals to achieve, as they seeks to prevent the initial occurrence of the disease (Primar...

Cadmium (Cd) is a highly carcinogenic metal that plays an important role in the risk management of soil pollution. In this study, 153 samples were collected from coal chemical plant northwest China, and human health risks associated with Cd assessed through multiple exposure pathways. Meanwhile, by Kriging interpolation method, spatial distribution explored. The results showed average concentra...

there is no doubt that breast-feeding is the best and safest way of feeding infants. physiological weight loss occurs in the first two or three days of life, and the achievement of birth weight is expected towards the end of the first week. hypernatremic dehydration may occur in exclusively breast-fed infants if milk supply is low during these first few days. it is not because of the high sodiu...