Tonsils are graded on a scale from 0 to 4. Zero means you've had them removed, 1 means they're barely visible, 2 means they're normal, 3 means they're large and just about touching that thing that ...

Strep is different from a regular sore throat because it’s caused by bacteria, not a virus. Find a symptom comparison chart ...

over a 3 month [timeframe in a child] who ... difference in executive function and attention in this group of children who had their tonsils and adenoids removed. One possibility is that cognitive ...

"Recurrent tonsillitis can be a real pain in the neck. The tonsils sit in the back of the throat and form part of a ring of ...

The most common culprit is a type of bacteria called group A strep ... you antibiotics and your tonsil spots and other symptoms should disappear in two to three days after starting the medication.

Elton John has made a blunt admission about his health battles. The 77-year-old singer opened up about his many health issues ...

A fact that Chris Curtis, the founder of The Swallows Head and Neck Cancer Support Group, knows all too well ... and it’s two ...

The song’s title was inspired by how Peverett would introduce himself at Foghat concerts—“…on tonsils and sneakers, I’m Lonesome Dave”—partly in reference to the shiny silver or gold ...

HNCs, which include cancers of the oral and nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, salivary glands, and thyroid, account for nearly 3% of cancer diagnoses ... cancer risk. This group was linked to ...

There was no rust, just sweat. And perhaps a lacerated vocal chord or two. On Sunday, Seattle screamo quintet The Blood ...

The child had large tonsils and cervical adenopathy ... In 2 of the 3 unsuccessful cases (12 and 17) the organisms, not of Group A, were also morphologically atypical and weakly hemolytic ...