Make health a government priority Taipei Times, Taiwan - Moreover, Taiwan still has countless numbers of betel nut beauties who sell betel nut along the provincial highways. Betel nut chewing can cause oral ...

One bite more than he can chew The Age, Australia - There is something special about the hamlet of Taungoo: it is the betel nut capital of South-East Asia. This is a chalky nut that grows abundantly on areca ...

Use of separi, gutka on rise among schoolchildren Daily Times, Pakistan - By Mahtab Bashir ISLAMABAD: The use of separi ( betel nut ) and gutka (tobacco) among schoolchildren of twin cities is on the rise, ringing alarm bells among ...

Out of this world The Age, Australia - ... we joined the diplomatic queue and were soon pushing our overloaded trolley across a betel - nut -splattered park and into the domestic terminal. ...

Rebels ransom 100 villagers in Ye Township; SPDC responds with ... Independent Mon News Agency, WA - On the morning of November 21st, Mon rebels locally known as the Chan Dein group arrested 102 villagers while they traveled to their rubber and betel nut ...

Freeman Opinion Betel nuts and cityhood Philippine Star, Philippines - For there is no such thing as a betel nut . What is being sold is an arica nut wrapped in a betel leaf for chewing. The practice of chewing arica nuts in ... Local execs to appeal SC ruling voiding cityhood laws Carcar, Bogo, Naga police chiefs to stay

Chilli, turmeric up Hindu Business Line, India - Following were today's quotations (in Rs per quintal): Ajwain 5500-8500, black pepper common 13400-13500, betelnut (kg) 100-115, cardamom brown (Jhundiwali) ...

In India, traditional farming method helps sustain bird diversity ... Media Newswire (press release), NY - Furthermore, the areca nut , also known as the betel nut , may prove to be a very valuable tool for conservation over a much broader area; ...

Doctors called on to fight oral cavity cancer cases Taipei Times, Taiwan - The 2 million people in Taiwan who chew betel nut make up the majority of the high-risk group. People who chew betel nut , drink alcohol and smoke are 123 ...

Nuts and birds Inquirer.net, Philippines - The nut is more commonly known in South Asia and Southeast Asia as the stimulant that produces a red-stained mouth when paired with betel leaves and then ...