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Seniors not seeking treatment for common, debilitating swallowing and voice problems

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 23, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Despite widespread suffering of debilitating swallowing and voice problems among seniors, many are not seeking treatment for these issues, according to new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head ...


Chewing gum can reduce calorie intake, increase energy expenditure

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A nutrition professor at the University of Rhode Island studying the effects of chewing sugar-free gum on weight management has found that it can help to reduce calorie intake and increase energy expenditure.


Nicotine gum effective for gradual smoking reduction and cessation

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created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nicotine gum has been in use for over 20 years to help smokers quit abruptly yet close to two-thirds of smokers report that they would prefer to quit gradually. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and GlaxoSmithKline ...


Chewing gum reduces snack cravings and decreases consumption of sweet snacks

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created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Men and women who chewed Extra® sugar-free gum three times hourly in the afternoon chose and consumed less snacks and specifically, less sweet snacks than they did when they did not chew gum. They still reached for a variety ...


COPD-related problems hard to swallow

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created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exhibit a disordered breathing-swallowing pattern that may account for their higher risk of aspiration pneumonia, according to new research from ...


For 14 Months, He Couldn't Eat or Drink

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created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For 14 long months, Daniel Steinhauer could not eat or drink, due to the side effects of throat cancer surgery and radiation.


Chewing gum associated with enhanced bowel recovery after colon surgery

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created Aug 18, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Chewing gum is associated with enhanced recovery of intestinal function following surgery to remove all or part of the colon, according to an analysis of previously published studies in the August issue of Archives of Su ...


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Smoking is a major cause of gum disease: study

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created Apr 30, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Almost a third of the more than two million cases of gum disease among Australians are caused by smoking, according to research by University of Adelaide researchers in the Australian Research Centre for Population ...


Sesame seed extract and konjac gum may help ward off Salmonella and E. coli

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created Aug 05, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A new study in SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that konjac gum and sesame seed extract may offer protection against different strains of E. coli and Salmonella bacteria.


Chewing gum helps treat hyperphosphatemia in kidney disease patients

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created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chewing gum made with a phosphate-binding ingredient can help treat high phosphate levels in dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of the ...



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