Since you don’t enjoy chewing gum, you might consider using hard candies to help keep your mouth moist. Fresh fruits and vegetables with high water content, such as melons, cucumber and ...

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But a widely used chemical might also contribute to liver scarring, researchers recently reported in the journal Liver International. Exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE) might triple the risk of ...

Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and associate professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Send your questions ...

Whether you’ve woken up with a sour mouth, had post-lunch onion breath or experienced something a bit more persistent, bad breath has most likely found us all. Even in cases where breath is ...

If your patients are taking GLP-1s, you’ve explained the common side effects, such as gastrointestinal (GI) issues and muscle-loss implications. However, GLP-1 receptor agonists, often prescribed for ...

Dear Doctors: I’ve noticed as I’m getting older — I just turned 63 — that I have more episodes of dry mouth. I’m told this isn’t unusual for older people. Why would that be? Chewing gum helps, but I ...