The most distressing symptom of tonsil stones is halitosis (chronic bad breath which is due to the decomposition of the entrapped debris within the tonsil crypts by anaerobic bacteria. Anaerobic ...

I can’t be the only one who always used to think that “if it’s burning, it’s working.” So when my mouthwash always felt a little unbearable to swish, I simply thought it was doing its intended task of ...

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 ...