Mangaluru: In response to repeated claims by the World Health Organization (WHO) that areca nut (betel nut) is “carcinogenic,” the Central Government has finally initiated a serious, evidence-based ...

Globally, nearly one in three cases of oral cancer can be attributed to use of smokeless tobacco and areca nut products, according to a new study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer ...

A five-year, $2 million grant to study the pharmacological effects of the areca nut, commonly known as the betel nut, was awarded to a UTHealth Houston researcher by the National Institute on Drug ...