It may seem like a thoroughly modern substance, but chewing gum has been around a long time. Ancient Greeks chewed on “mastich,” which grew on a prickly shrub found in India and Arabia ...

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This week, gastroenterologist Richard Stewart with Beaufort Memorial Lowcountry Medical Group in Beaufort discusses a warning your mom probably gave you about chewing gum. Question. My mom always ...

A dog almost died after eating five packets of chewing gum and collapsing. Coco munched 30 pieces of sugar-free spearmint gum which contains a sweetener that is toxic to dogs.