Are you sick of Flatulence? Know the symptoms, causes and best remedies; How much farting is normal per day?Passing gas is a natural bodily function, with most people farting 10-20 times daily. Excessive flatulence, accompanied by bloating or disc...
15 Nov, 2025, 12.21 PM IST
5 things a tourist should never carry while travelling to SingaporeItems banned or restricted in Singapore include pirated movies and TV shows, chewing gum, undeclared tobacco, live birds or fish, and certa...
16 Sep, 2025, 10.59 AM IST
Chewing gum for a sharp, chiselled jawline? Experts reveal if the viral trend really worksThe viral TikTok trend touting gum chewing for a sculpted jawline is under scrutiny. While chewing gum strengthens jaw muscles and improves...
27 Aug, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
Harvard neuroscientist’s bizarre brain hacks might be your key to peak mental healthHarvard-trained neuroscientist suggests three unconventional brain-boosting habits: chewing gum to enhance blood flow and focus, walking ba...
04 Jul, 2025, 04.18 PM IST
Think twice before you chew gum: Study reveals chewing gum sheds hundreds of plastic particles into your salivaResearchers have found that chewing gum releases microplastics into people's mouths, adding another source of microplastic exposure. Both s...
25 Mar, 2025, 04.01 PM IST
Artificial sweetners in chewing gum and even toothpaste can give you blood clots, heart attacks or stroke: StudyArtificial sweeteners, particularly xylitol, may pose health risks by affecting platelets and blood clotting, leading to cardiovascular eve...
08 Jun, 2024, 10.25 AM IST
India will set its own standards on sweeteners: FSSAILast week, Reuters reported that the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s cancer research arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer...
06 Jul, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
Can sweetener aspartame cause cancer? Wait for IARC reportAspartame is two hundred times sweeter than normal sugar, so it is used in diet cold drinks like Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Pepsi Max, and 7 Up ...
30 Jun, 2023, 12.06 AM IST
From adaptations to teeth, jaws & muscles: How chewing can give insights into human evolutionThe differences between our chewing habits and those of our closest relatives offer insights into human evolution.
18 Aug, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
World No-Tobacco Day: Risk for oral cancer in smokers 10 times higher than that of non-smokersIn 2020, oral and lip cancer was the most common form of cancer in men in India.
31 May, 2022, 08.29 AM IST
Scientists developing chewing gum that could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmissionIncubating samples obtained from nasopharyngeal swabs from Covid-positive patients with the gum, they showed that the ACE2 present could ne...
04 Dec, 2021, 06.16 PM IST
Rhinoceros better transported upside-down, orgasms as effective as medicines in clearing congested noses: Winners of the Ig Nobel prizes are outThis year, each winner was given a paper trophy to assemble themselves and a counterfeit Zimbabwean $10 trillion note.
10 Sep, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
Suffering from dental problems? Sugar-free chewing gum may help prevent tooth decaySuffering from dental problems? Sugar-free chewing gum may help prevent tooth decay
20 Nov, 2019, 06.05 PM IST
- New treatment to beat nicotine addiction a step closer
New York, Oct 5 (IANS) Researchers have crystallised and determined the 3D structure of a protein that could help them develop new treatmen...
05 Oct, 2016, 04.27 PM IST
5 cigarettes a day would cost you more than Rs 1 crore by the time you hit 60Poor health due to smoking may also cost you your job. A company may want to promote an energetic person rather than someone who calls in s...
31 May, 2016, 10.37 AM IST
Anti-smoking drug doesn't trigger heart disease, depressionA drug that helps smokers kick the butt does not increase their risk of heart attack and depression as was previously thought, a new study ...
07 Sep, 2015, 05.55 PM IST
Chewing gum could remove song stuck in your headChewing gum could turn off annoying earworms - catchy tunes that repeat in your head - according to a first of its kind study.
27 Apr, 2015, 09.36 AM IST