Word: gummed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Like spitting, public chewing may wind up on the wrong side of the law in the sternly ruled island republic. The government has banned the manufacture, sale and importation of chewing gum. Mere possession of the stuff is not illegal yet, but offending sellers face fines of up to $1,200 and importers could get a year in jail. Gum, explains a government spokesman, "causes filthiness to our public facilities...
Singapore's subway trains have been halted several times recently when wads of chewing gum jammed their doors. The gum lobby argues that gum does not clog doors, people do. The government is unmoved...
...idea of using pure nicotine to help smokers stop was first tried in the mid-1980s with the nicotine-laced chewing gum Nicorette. The drug provides relief from the symptoms of physical withdrawal -- anxiety, difficulty concentrating -- so that people can focus on the behavioral side of their addiction. But Nicorette has proved disappointing, largely because heavy smokers have trouble getting a sufficient dose to match their craving. In addition, the gum can cause soreness in the mouth and upset stomach. Patches overcome these shortcomings by steadily pumping the drug directly into the bloodstream. After a month of daily...
Aspirin's list of unexpected benefits may not end with cancer. There is at least some evidence that it may be useful in preventing gum disease, gallstones, cataracts, miscarriages and even in treating viral diseases. Researchers in several fields eagerly await the results of the Women's Health Study, an ambitious trial involving 40,000 women, half of whom will be randomly assigned to take low doses of aspirin every other day for at least five years. Originally designed to see if aspirin can prevent heart disease in women as it does in men, the study will also look...
...snakebite studio at WLT, the tomb of the radio mummy . . . Dad Benson gasped for breath during Friendly Neighbor and two huge flies dove into his throat and almost choked him . . . Reed Seymour once got the hiccups in there so bad his partial plate came off and he had to gum the news. And a week later, three of the Shepherd Boys, a gospel quartet, < slipped in and quietly de-pantsed him during a long account of a tragic house fire leaving 6 Persons Dead in St. Paul. He kept talking but he yipped twice when they pulled off his shorts...