Chewing a sugar-free gum daily reduced preterm births in a large study in Malawi. The oral intervention was inspired by past research linking poor oral health and preterm birth. The gum contains ...

Chewing gum in the modern world is profoundly inelegant. You chew it on the subway, spit it on the ground, get it stuck on someone else’s shoe, walk around with a tote bag full of wrappers that will ...

A recent economic analysis found chewing sugar-free gum may be able to save the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) millions. The analysis showed that if 12-year-olds in England chewed more gum, the ...

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Media Contacts: Karen Addis, [email protected], 301-787-2394; Kerri Wade, [email protected], 202-236-1780 Washington, DC ― Each year, an estimated 15 million babies are born prematurely or preterm ...

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, an entity within the World Health Organization) recently announced that aspartame, a sugar substitute used in about 6,000 products worldwide, is ...

Do you struggle to stay focused at work or school? Well, the act of chewing gum can actually help improve your cognitive performance. Studies have shown that chewing gum can increase blood flow to the ...

AN ingredient found in a variety of everyday products has been linked to a deadly disease, a study has found. Scientists have warned that a sweetener found in sugar-free products could increase ...