NEW ORLEANS, April 22 (UPI) -- A U.S. study indicates chewing gum can have a positive effect on teenagers' academic performance.
GREENSBURG, Pa., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The Hempfield Area School District in Pennsylvania is joining other U.S. districts in loosening rules forbidding gum chewing in school.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- An Australian study suggests chewing gum can reduce stress and anxiety, the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company said Friday.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A U.S. pediatric urologist says he gives his patients a piece of gum after they undergo gastrointestinal surgery to help them recover bowel function.
PERTH, Australia, March 31 (UPI) -- Officials in Perth, Australia, are considering a local gum tax to pay for cleaning up the sticky mess chewers have a habit of leaving behind.
LONDON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- While U.K. politicians consider a chewing gum tax to help pay for cleaning Britain's streets of old gum, one lawmaker says shame is the solution.
LONDON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Liberal politicians are proposing a penny-a-pack tax on chewing gum to pay for the $285 million needed annually to remove gum from England's streets.
DUBLIN, Ireland, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The Irish government may impose a 10 percent tax on chewing gum to help pay for rising street-cleaning costs, Sky News reported.
LONDON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Chewing gum that Britney Spears allegedly spat in a foyer of a London hotel is being auctioned on eBay.
, Singapore, March 16 (UPI) -- Singapore has resolved a sticky trade issue with the United States by partially lifting its ban on chewing gum.
