Most people have heard the lecture from their dentist to brush and floss more. More than just your dental health may depend on it.
Periodontal disease happens when the bacteria in dental plaque make their way into a person’s bones and blood stream.
Those bacteria can increase chances of pneumonia, osteoporosis, heart attack, stroke and premature [...]
Following up on the toxic counterfeit toothpaste news:
Discount Counterfeits Can Be Dangerous (FORBES): Discount stores that scour the world for deals sometimes give shoppers something they didn’t bargain for: bogus products of uncertain origin that may even be dangerous. A prime example: this week’s recall of toothpaste believed to be both counterfeit and toxic.
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Toothpaste sold in discount stores in four U.S. states and labeled Colgate (described as counterfeit by Colgate) are being recalled because they may contain a poisonous chemical, according to the importer of the tubes.
A Food and Drug Administration official, Doug Arbesfeld, confirmed Wednesday that testing had found the chemical in a product with the Colgate [...]