Treatments for dry mouth
Xerostomia (the feeling of dry mouth) is common especially in older adults. Causes include medications, autoimmune disease (Sjögren’s Syndrome), radiotherapy...
Chewing gum to prevent otitis media
Acute otitis media is the most common bacterial infection among young children in the United States. In this Cochrane review,...
Chewing gum aids bowel motility after caesarean
 Researchers from Ain Shams University, in Cairo, Egypt report it’s safe, well tolerated, and associated with rapid resumption of intestinal...
Benefit of chewing gum on recovery from colon surgery
In England, there were more than 31,000 operations to remove a section of the large intestine (colectomy) from 2004 to...
Chewing gum to reduce caloric intake
NewsWise reports that research presented during the 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, supports the role of chewing...
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Zoft Menopause Gum
The Zoft Gum Company, which makes several herbal supplement chewing gums (eg, breast enlargement, weight reduction) has introduced a new...
Gum chewing vs acupressure wrist bracelet to shorten postcolectomy ileus
A surgical procedure called a colonectomy removes part or all of the large intestine. A common side effect of this...
More probiotics being developed to prevent tooth decay
Two companies in Germany, BASF and Organo Balance, are collaborating to develop products based on probiotics that, if successful, could...