Surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils reduced the number of health care visits and prescriptions for children with mild sleep-disordered breathing compared with watchful waiting, a study found.

A colonoscopy is an effective way to detect colorectal cancer. By the time you are 45 or older, you should talk to your ...

it can lead to pockets of pus around the tonsils or in the neck, ear infections, kidney disease, sinus infections and rheumatic fever, a disease affecting the heart, joints, brain and skin.

Many symptoms of head and neck cancer are hard to miss—a lump in the neck, persistent hoarseness, a mouth sore that doesn't ...

S trep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections.

Severe strep infections are on the rise in the U.S. A new study shows a sharp increase in cases of invasive group A strep, ...

Not spending enough time in the two deep stages of sleep may hasten the deterioration of parts of the brain associated with ...

Tonsillectomies are a routine procedure, but there is a small chance something could go wrong. That’s what happened to a nine ...

OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO THAT ARE STILL GETTING YOUR TONSILS OUT. NOT VERY MUCH FUN IF ... IT’S SOMETHING THAT GOES UNDERNEATH THE SKIN, SENDS A SIGNAL TO YOUR TONGUE SO YOUR AIRWAY DOESN’T ...

Mental and physical health go hand in hand. When one is off, the other often follows. It’s usually easier to notice physical ...

The NHS explains that while such a rash may appear pink or red on white skin, these colour changes ... in addition to swollen tonsils. "Scarlet fever lasts for around one week," NHS guidance ...

A TODDLER died in her sleep just hours after being sent home from a hospital with Calpol, an inquest heard. Hailey Thompson ...