DOCTOR’S HALITOSIS SUIT HAS TEETH IN IT (New York Post)
A halitosis home remedy freshened the breath of a high-profile Park Avenue pediatrician, but he says it ruined his smile. Dr. Greg Yapalater, 53, who has appeared as a medical expert on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” “Dateline” and “20/20,” says…

Bacteria that’s simply all yours
Next time someone asks what’s bugging you, tell them it’s bacteria. You are literally crawling with the microscopic creatures, which are neither plants nor animals but belong to a separate kingdom called …
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Battling bad breath: Three weapons can help you eliminate it
MUNCIE — Ever wonder why the smell of that garlicky meal stays with you for so long? Here’s one reason: Food is absorbed into the bloodstream from your digestive system, the blood then circulates through your …
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The chemistry of food (Reg Req’d)
Cheddar cheese smells a lot like rotten cabbage, according to a description in a recent textbook.
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Researchers Examine Why Food Tastes Bad To Chemotherapy Recipients (Science Daily)
About two million cancer patients currently receiving certain drug therapies and chemotherapy find foods and beverages to have a foul metallic flavor, according to a medical study. In general, more than 40 percent of hospitalized patients suffer from malnutrition due to taste and smell dysfunction. Virginia Tech researchers are looking for the cause.

Academy of General Dentistry: Tongue Scrapers Only Slightly Reduce Bad Breath (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Bad breath is a common problem for many people, given the wide variety of substances traveling through everyone’s mouths daily. Some people avoid offensive foods and drinks, chew gum, use mouth rinses or eat mints to mask unpleasant odor. Others cannot escape bad breath quite so easily. At least 40 million Americans suffer from halitosis. Unfortunately, there is no standard treatment for it.

‘I got a nice ring being the wild card’ (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)
DETROIT — It is time we swallowed our new-found pride and stopped acting so vain. There’s nothing wrong with being a wild card.

Researchers To Build An Artificial ‘Bio-electronic’ Nose (Science Daily)
Scientists at the University of Southampton are developing a new method to detect disease without human aid. Professor Hywel Morgan at the University’s School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS) and Dr Peter Roach at the School of Chemistry and their team have received a European grant ( 450k) to create a system that can detect single molecules in biological solutions.