Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heart doctor What's the first thing you think of when you hear "plaque"? If it's related to dental health, you're probably not ...

It’s common knowledge that plaque can damage your teeth. But did you know that plaque can also damage your heart? It’s true. One of the biggest risk factors for heart disease is plaque buildup in the ...

Soft and hard plaque are two different forms of fatty build-up inside your arteries, and both can quietly damage your heart over many years. The risk of heart attack becomes higher when soft plaque ...

Some signs that you have plaque on your teeth include bad breath, yellow teeth, and bleeding gums. Reduce dental plaque by brushing and flossing twice a day and using a plaque-fighting mouthwash. When ...

As many readers will already know, atherosclerotic plaque-deposits on the inner walls of arteries are a frequent cause of heart attacks and strokes. A newly-developed nanoparticle could help minimize ...

Although some people with plaque psoriasis can control their symptoms by using topical treatments that are applied to the skin, some people with moderate or severe plaque psoriasis do not get enough ...

Protrusion of plaque into the stent lumen during carotid artery stenting (CAS), though an infrequent complication, illustrates the need for careful periprocedural management and follow-up as well as ...

A 50-year-old man presented to a urology clinic due to pain in his penis during erection; he explained that it had developed a curvature about 9 months previously. He was otherwise healthy and was a ...