A prospective study of 110 tonsillectomy patients found that surface swabs and tonsillar core samples disagreed in 82.7 ...

Experts agree not every child who suffers tonsilitis needs surgery. For most, the infections become less frequent with age - ...

A woman's throat infection turned into a life-threatening condition. Harriet Hunt, 36, from Ipswich, was diagnosed with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) after developing a streptococcal ...

The feeling of stuck in the throat as if something is stuck inside but cannot be swallowed makes many people uncomfortable.

BABY Magnolia died at just 10 days old, after a cold sore virus led to multi-organ failure. Her mum Meg Edmonds, 22, ...

Little T.J. was a monster. There's no other way to say it. Extremely hyperactive, the toddler ran around in circles, destroying everything in his path. He choked the cat and dragged it by its tail. He ...

WHEN Dora Winslet woke up with blood on her pillow one day, she assumed she had scratched herself in her sleep. The ...

A CT (computed tomography) scan image of oropharyngeal cancer (base of tongue cancer). /Photo=Seoul St. Mary's Hospital In ...

Ho Chi Minh City recorded more than 34,600 cases of acute respiratory infections in week 40, an increase of more than 64%.

The rate of infections until age 13 years was significantly elevated among offspring of mothers with vs. without antibiotic ...

From stomach bacteria to common viruses.A comprehensive study in The Lancet Oncology identifies the 12 infections responsible ...

Dentists highlight the importance of tonsil health and oral hygiene as cases of tonsillitis and tonsil stones rise ...