"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 ...

A MAN says biting down on his tongue while sneezing saved his life – after it led to the discovery that he had cancer. Dan Durant, 26, first noticed an ulcer on the right side of his tongue ...

Tonsillitis itself is not contagious. However, “the viruses and bacteria that cause tonsillitis are highly contagious and can ...

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Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths, are small, hard lumps of food, bacteria, and other particles trapped in the small ...

"It's exciting to identify a system like this because they're rarely found, but they may be more common than current tallies suggest." Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, the Transiting ...

Menopause patches transmit hormones through the skin to ease the symptoms of menopause, including hot flashes and vaginal discomfort. The benefits outweigh the risks for most people. One of the ...

Hypopigmentation often shows up as lighter patches or as white-looking areas on your skin. These patches can be anywhere on the body. They may be small or spread over a larger area, as with ...

As one of our resident wardrobe-basics experts, I’ve learned that a good white T-shirt is easy to find, but a truly great one — one that hits the marks on comfort and durability as well as ...

The regular season required one extra day and two playoff-clinching wins, as both the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves secured their playoff spots on ... Tigers fell to the White Sox to give ...