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

You go to the mirror and open wide. There, way in the back of your throat, you see white spots on your tonsils. They may be small and pimple-like, or they could be lumpy patches or streaks.

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

Tonsil stones range from white to yellow in color and are often (but not always) visible, sometimes looking like pus. You ...

Tonsils are small glands on either side of the throat that stop bacteria from entering the body. They are an important part of your child’s immune system, but sometimes can become ‘ginormous’ and ...

"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 ...

"I don't have tonsils, adenoids or an appendix. I don't have a prostate. I don't have a right hip or a left knee or a right knee. In fact, the only thing left to me is my left hip. But I'm still here.

Even medicine is susceptible to routines that are not backed by science, says CBC Nova Scotia health care columnist Mary Jane ...

If you have white patches on your tonsils, that’s a sign of strep throat. In both of these cases, call in sick and see a doctor. You may feel better with an antiviral or antibiotic medication.

A Hamilton, Ontario children's hospital is set to resume tonsil and adenoid surgeries, months after two children died ...

The tonsils are an integral part of the body’s immune function. They are the body’s first defense mechanism against germs and viruses that enter the body through your mouth, per Mayo Clinic.