Betel nuts, or areca nuts, have been classified as a human carcinogen, meaning that there’s sufficient evidence that they cause cancer, says Yvette Paulino, associate professor at the University of ...

Traces of a psychoactive compound has been detected in the dental plaque of a Bronze Age woman buried in Thailand some 4,000 years ago, making it the earliest direct chemical evidence of humans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Betel nuts are displayed in a stall at an agricultural fair at the Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra campus in Bangalore on November 19, ...

Understanding the Role of Betel Nut Betel nut is commonly used in religious rituals, yet it holds a special place in ...

An ongoing trial to help people quit chewing betel nut has seen success, with about 40 percent of those in an intervention program quitting within six months, researchers said during a presentation ...

For centuries, hundreds of millions of people across Asia, from Pakistan to Palau, have chewed the spicy date-like fruit of the betel palm for a quick buzz. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

A University of Guam team is looking at developing strategies to help betel nut chewers who want to quit the risky habit. Yvette Paulino, principal investigator of the University of Guam Cancer ...

The women are mostly in their early 20s. They have children at home. Selling betel nut — an addictive, natural chew — to passersby in mountain towns of Papua New Guinea is a good way to earn a living.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mong Shuan was just 16 when she turned to an unconventional source of income: selling betel nuts from a little stall in northern ...