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Saliva plays an essential role in maintaining oral health. Dry mouth can be caused by a variety of factors, and can cause distressing side effects such as a constant need for moisture, bad breath, altered taste, burning tongue, tooth decay and loss, gum inflammation and disease, pain and discomfort, digestive problems, problems with dentures, and in some cases, even malnutrition.

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Mayo’s two largest towns are now litter free according to the final 2008 survey of towns and cities in Ireland by business group Irish Business Against Litter.

Ireland is getting cleaner and cleaner, according to the final 2008 survey of towns and cities by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL).

New research has revealed that chewing sugar free gum may have a positive effect on the academic performance of students, so what better time for school and university students preparing to sit exams to take small steps, like chewing gum, to help their performance.

One in five Irish women over 30 is currently on a diet according to a new survey which was carried out by chewing gum company, Wrigley.

The Kilkenny County Council has signed up once again to participate in the national Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) Campaign, joining 29 other councils in the joint initiative between the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government and the chewing gum industry.

The Tidy Towns committee will be holding an anti gum day on Saturday October 3. At 1.30pm, anti gum sachets will be distributed free of charge on the junction of Main Street and Market Square. They will also be distributed to the schools of the town during the week.

Mayo County Council has signed up for the National Gum Litter Taskforce Campaign for the first time and launched the campaign in partnership with Castlebar Town Council in Castlebar last Friday. Mayo County Council now joins 29 other councils in the joint initiative between the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government and the chewing gum industry.

The highly successful local Gum Litter Campaign received a timely boost recently, as Westmeath County Council and Athlone Town Council engaged in a range of activities aimed at heightening awareness of the problem.