For the second time this year, an Iowa senator has been diagnosed with cancer. Sen. Dave Rowley, R-Spirit Lake, said in a news release Feb. 23 that he has recently been diagnosed with tonsil cancer.

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Eric Hanans dropped to his knees and screamed when he arrived in the emergency department at Norfolk General Hospital. In front of him, “every emergency service” was trying to save his lifeless ...

Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation The human body, it turns out, is surprisingly good at making stone. Give it enough time and the right ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid sounded downright defiant Monday when asked about his team's dwindling playoff hopes, which took a hit not only last week amid a Thanksgiving ...

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid knows his team has a lot of work to do to contend for a playoff spot, but he had an interesting way of describing the approach for the rest of the year. "We're ...

John Laws, the legendary Australian radio host nicknamed “Golden Tonsils” for his signature voice, has died. He was 90. Laws died “peacefully” on Nov. 9 at his home in Woolloomooloo, Australia, ...

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AFFECTED AND THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED. REMOVING WE’RE TALKING TONSILS TONIGHT, REMOVING TONSILS TO TREAT INFECTIONS. EXPERTS SAY THAT THE PROCEDURE CAN HELP SOME KIDS, BUT THERE ARE SOME RISKS. SO ...

The late great Dr. Frank Billings of Chicago persuaded the doctors of the world that focal infections were often the cause of systemic diseases like rheumatism, arthritis, heart disease, kidney ...

Tonsil cancer is the most common form of oropharyngeal (throat) cancer. But among all types of cancer, tonsil cancer is still relatively rare, affecting a little more than eight out of 100,000 people.

Struggling with bad breath that won’t go away? Tonsil stones could be the reason. Here’s how to remove them at home and keep your breath fresh daily. Ever wondered why your mouth still smells, even ...