In Papua New Guinea, the popularity of the psychoactive betel nut is on the rise. With mouth cancer rates soaring, the nation is struggling to control its growing addiction. Once reserved for ...

Betel nuts are eaten after having been processed commercially. Unripe or ripe nuts are shelled, boiled and sun-dried, then crushed with lime and catechu, a red, astringent extract made from boiled ...

About Betel Nut Popsicle Recipe: A delectable popsicle that comes with a refreshing flavour of paan (betel nut). Mixed with cheese, milk, cream and sugar, it is frozen to perfection and dipped in ...

Li Qi works for a dolphin show his friend Ren Yu works karaoke on the beach along the coast where they live When a young woman Bai Ling joins the two men a threeway relationship seems possible ...

Diwali, known as the festival of lights, is a period of happiness, festivities, and revitalisation of the spirit. Lakshmi ...

One aspect of the culture that is quite apparent is the friendly and gregarious nature of the people, many of whom continue the time-honored custom of chewing betel nut, a green palm nut sprinkled ...

It is also considered the birthplace of a less flattering tradition – a homophobic soccer chant that has cost Mexico hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines over the past two decades.

Further, more than 95 per cent of all oral cancer cases caused by smokeless tobacco and areca nut use occurred in low- and middle-income countries (115,900 cases). India was followed by Bangladesh ...

Lakshmi Puja, an essential ritual during Diwali, involves cleaning the home, setting up a sacred platform, positioning deiti ...

While most people know that nuts contain vitamins and minerals, you may not realize just how many health benefits are associated with the salty snack. Perhaps most surprising of all, considering ...