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The article describes different types and causes of cheilitis, an inflammation of the lips. A clinical case of a patient with angular cheilitis is presented, and possible causes and associated pathologies are mentioned. Appropriate diagnostic and treatment measures are also highlighted. In addition, other causes of cheilitis are mentioned, such as those associated with COVID-19, allergic contact dermatitis from propolis and beeswax, monkeypox, and contact dermatitis from masks. Possible causative factors are discussed, and different treatments are mentioned according to the underlying cause. [Extracted from the article]

A table is presented which lists the import and export data in China in September 2013 including natural gum arabic, beeswax, and quartz.

The article offers information on the eco-friendly eyewear business Viega, settled on the southern shore of Australia's New South Wales coast. It discusses that Viega has established itself as a designer and builder of optical and sunglass frames using a range of recycled materials with age, beauty and character; and mentions that Viega uses wood which has been reclaimed.

Although honey has been use medicinally for thousands of years, bee products have only recently become the subject of in depth medical research. Wound healing products containing honey are now available. Bee venom has been used to treat painful conditions. Propolis is a potent anti-inflammatory agent. Broad claims have been made for royal jelly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses research led by Mélanie Roffet-Salque at the University of Bristol in England published in the 2015 issue of the journal "Nature" on the chemical signature of beeswax and its use in pottery sherds across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.

The article focuses on the environmentally-sound and edible bio-packaging developed by scientists at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. The scientists had developed the new packaging by incorporating hydrophobic beeswax emulsions into hydrophilic pea starch films to manipulate their physical, mechanical and thermal properties. It cites the benefits of the new packaging.