Bacteria from the mouth DO travel to distant sites of the body which is the definition of focal infection. Foci of infection in the mouth can infect other organs in the body which may cause or contribute to disease. Dr. Cole Sommers Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015...
The following article appeared on yahoo today, June 1, 2015. This article further illustrates the role of chronic infection on various systemic diseases. Chronic exposure to the toxins produced by the common skin bacteria Staph aureus can lead to a variety of...
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. Although there are many contributing factors to the development of cardiovascular disease inflammation is the critical factor. Inflammation drives the progression of atherosclerotic plaque...
Evidence keeps mounting on the role of chronic inflammation and systemic diseases such as heart disease and cancer. It is not only the direct pathological effects by the bacteria and the toxins that the bacteria produce, but also the up-regulating of the immune...