To provide access to affordable and quality denture and dental care to an underserved population, Aspen Dental www.aspendent.com one of the nation's fastest-growing networks of full-service dental and denture offices, is opening its first practice in Indianapolis.

Scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have used the hunger hormone Ghrelin to block organ injury after intestinal ischemia-reperfusion, a common surgical problem with a high risk of death.

According to Millennium Research Group's US Markets for Dental Implants 2008 report, the incorporation of guided surgery technology into dental implant procedures will increase dramatically over the next few years and by 2012, nearly 25% of dental implants placed will take advantage of some form of guided surgery technology.

Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., the world's largest independent pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology, announced today that it has acquired ABR Invent and ABR Development, developers of the dermal filler Atlean(R).

A new dual-choice discount prescription drug plan from ActivaRX allows participants to purchase prescription drugs from 60,000 participating retail pharmacies at substantial savings. Participants may choose to use Walgreens, the mail service pharmacy, and realize even greater savings.