Xerostomia

Xerostomia is the medical term for a dry mouth due to a lack of saliva. Xerostomia is sometimes colloquially called pasties or cottonmouth.Xerostomia can cause difficulty in speech and eating. It also leads to halitosis and a dramatic rise in the number of cavities, as the protective effect of saliva is no longer present, and can make the mucosa of the mouth more vulnerable to infection. Notably, a symptom of methamphetamine use usually called "meth mouth" is largely caused by xerostomia. , (From the Wikpedia article Xerostomia.)

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Recent Publications on Xerostomia:
Sjogren's syndrome-onset lupus patients have distinctive clinical manifestations and benign prognosis: A case-control study. The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical...	11th November, 2009	Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) Hospital,	Lupus. 2009 Nov 9. DOI Direct Link
Concurrent control study of different radiotherapy for primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma: intensity-modulated radiotherapy versus conventional radiotherapy. Background and Objective: Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) has...	10th November, 2009	Department of Radiation Oncology, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical	Chin J Cancer. 2009 Nov 5;28(11):1143-8.
Xerostomia and chronic oral complications among patients treated with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Objective To assess the severity of xerostomia (subjective dry mouth) in...	7th November, 2009	Department of Oral Biochemistry.	Br Dent J. 2009 Nov 6. DOI Direct Link
Phase I dose-finding study of paclitaxel with panitumumab, carboplatin and intensity-modulated radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. BACKGROUND: Panitumumab has the potential to improve the therapeutic ratio...	7th November, 2009	Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts	Ann Oncol. 2009 Nov 5. DOI Direct Link
Development of a gene transfer-based treatment for radiation-induced salivary hypofunction. A significant long-term side effect of radiation therapy for head and neck...	7th November, 2009	Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental	Oral Oncol. 2009 Nov 3. DOI Direct Link
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Press Releases About Xerostomia:
Advances in Radiation Therapy Enable Doctors to Improve the Quality of Treatments for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer	13th November, 2009	Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Clinical studies suggest that advanced treatments like intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) are enabling
Dry Mouth Linked to Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs	9th July, 2009	Academy of General Dentistry	BALTIMORE, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Approximately ninety-one percent of dentists say patients complaining about dry mouth are taking multiple medications, according to a nationwide member
GlaxoSmithKline to Acquire the Leading Dry Mouth Brand, Biotene	21st October, 2008	GlaxoSmithKline	LONDON, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) Consumer Healthcare announced today that it has reached an agreement with Laclede, a privately held company, to purchase the
Xalieve(TM) Gains Momentum as Calabar AB Launches a Phase II Repeated Dose Study in Dry Mouth Patients	2nd October, 2008	Calabar AB	GOTEBORG, Sweden, October 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Calabar AB announced today that their Phase II repeated dose study in xerostomia ("dry mouth") patients has been initiated. Specifically, the

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Advances in Radiation Therapy Enable Doctors to Improve the Quality of Treatments for Patients With Head and N	Pharmacy Choice:  Nov 14 2009 12:59AM Matching: xerostomia
Radiation, chemotherapy in childhood increase risk of dental abnormalities	Reuters Health:  Nov 14 2009 1:21AM Matching: xerostomia
Advances in Radiation Therapy Enable Doctors to Improve the Quality of Treatments for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Noted clinical experts detai	Yahoo! Canada:  Nov 13 2009 5:02PM Matching: xerostomia
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Advances in Radiation Therapy Enable Doctors to Improve the Quality of Treatments for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer	Red Orbit:  Nov 13 2009 4:19PM Matching: xerostomia
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Xerostomia Clinical Trials:
Acupuncture for Prevention of Radiation-Induced Xerostomia

Xerostomia Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7381809	Compositions and methods for the treatment of immune related diseases
7425620	Fc.gamma.RIIB-specific antibodies and methods of use thereof
7432097	Phytases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods of making and using them
7432098	Phytases and methods for making and using them
7432252	Method of promoting cervical and vaginal secretions
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