The technical name for tonsil stones is tonsiliths, says Dr. Mark Shikowitz, vice-chairperson of Ear, Nose, and Throat for Long Island’s Northwell Health system. They are pieces of food that get stuck ...

What are tonsil stones? How concerned should a parent be if a child is getting them repeatedly? The technical name for tonsil stones is tonsiliths, says Dr. Mark Shikowitz, vice chairman of Ear, Nose ...

When I was a college student doing homestay in Tokyo, I mentioned to my host mother one day that some of my classmates had been passing a cold around, and I hoped I wouldn’t catch it too. “Oh, you ...

Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of tonsiliths in patients attending the oral and maxillofacial radiology clinic of The University of Iowa and to determine if there ...

“Artificial” does not necessarily mean damaging and “natural” does not necessarily mean good for you. A food additive, such as a sweetener, must undergo comprehensive and thorough safety evaluation by ...

Q I WAS prescribed Viagra and it is working well but it also gives me a terrible headache and everything turns a funny colour. Is this normal? I don't want to stop taking them. A A COMMON side-effect ...