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The great food price smash-and-grab

While the world's media is bemoaning rising food prices, the French government is sniffing around the food industry for signs of gleeful profiteering. If it is right, the long-term losses of the nouveau cher will be far greater than the handful of...

Chewing gum may aid surgery recovery

By  Linda Rano

A study by researchers at the Division of Urologic Surgery, University of North Carolina, US, suggests that chewing gum may speed the recovery of bowel function after gastrointestinal surgery.