YORK COUNTY COAST STAR. Yellow birch, fungus are natural fire-starters. Sue Pike ...

Canker sores are frustrating and painful. RELATED: The Best and Worst Foods for Your Teeth If you have stubborn sores, you could be deficient in certain nutrients, such as folate, iron, or vitamin ...

Canker sores develop when your mouth has been exposed to bacteria, or if the roof of the mouth is damaged from burns. It will start off as a red bump and then fill with pus or white blood cells.

In the Saudi Arabian study, researchers randomly divided 94 subjects with 180 canker sores into three groups. ... Jenna Birch is a Michigan-based freelance health and lifestyle journalist, ...

The pair soon learned from prior research that the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica—a canker fungus—was primarily responsible for the changes. It had killed almost all the chestnut trees.

A canker sore on the tongue may cause discomfort, but it will usually heal without treatment. Possible causes include mouth injuries and certain oral products. Learn more here.

The first step in using chaga fungus as a fire starter is learning how to identify and find it. Chaga mushrooms typically grow on birch trees but can also be found growing on other hardwoods like ...

Bacterial canker also becomes obvious in the spring. ... (B. alleghaniensi;, sweet birch syn. black birch syn. cherry birch (B. lenta), paper birch syn. white birch syn. canoe birch ...

DURHAM — Forestry officials plan to take a closer look at a tree disease that is infecting white pines in New Hampshire. Known as Caliciopsis pinea, state officials first identified the canker ...

For a decade, Bob Chikos remained loyal to one toothpaste: Rembrandt’s Gentle White. Without it, he was often plagued by painful canker sores that made it difficult to swallow for weeks on end.

A new over-the-counter patch may help canker sores heal faster. Scientists (including the patch's inventor) announced that news today in New Orleans at the 85th general session of the ...

Feb. 7 -- (HealthDay News) -- If you have a canker sore, it may be painful to chew until it goes away, which usually happens on its own over time. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers ...