An endangered type of sea turtle is to be fitted with a prosthetic flipper, attached via a dental implant. Allison, an Atlantic green sea turtle, lost three of her flippers in a shark attack, leaving her with just her right front flipper that can only propel her to the left. But her permanent circling may … Continued

The cases of oral cancer caused by a virus transmitted during oral sex appear to have increased drastically over the last 30 years, according to a study by US researchers. The number of tongue, mouth and throat cancers due to the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV), which can also cause cervical cancer in women, … Continued