At a recent check-up my dentist said I had bad breath caused by tonsil stones, which was mortifying. What can I do about it?

Not only are tonsil stones a "thing," they're far more prevalent than they're discussed. One woman details her year-long mystery, solved.

Tonsil stones form when food and debris get trapped and harden in the tonsils. Tonsil stones are often harmless but can cause bad breath and discomfort. Good oral hygiene and quitting smoking can help ...

Kidney stones are one of the commonest urinary tract problem that affect millions of people world wide. Kidney stones are hard deposits formed from minerals and salts inside the kidneys when urine ...

Vesicular calculus, also known as bladder stones, are masses of minerals that form in the urinary bladder due to various reasons. They may be primary or secondary in nature. Primary vesicle calculus ...

Dolly Parton, the beloved country music legend, has just placed her health over her stage performances. She delayed her Las Vegas residency, telling her fans that she required time to undergo a series ...

The leader of Spanish band Angelslang, Sergio García Fernández, claims the Rolling Stones plagiarised two of his tracks to make 'Living in a Ghost Town', a song released during the pandemic. The case ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected witness to Earth’s distant past: tiny iron oxide stones called ooids. These mineral snowballs lock away traces of ancient carbon, revealing that oceans between ...

The MCU’s Infinity Stones include the purple Power Stone, the red Reality Stone, the yellow Mind Stone, the green Time Stone, the orange Soul Stone, and the blue Space Stone. The latter was the first ...

Hyperparathyroidism refers to the increased levels of the parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the body. This hormone is secreted from the parathyroid glands, two pairs of which are present on or behind the ...

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With the change in seasons, many of us have already experienced runny noses, sniffles and coughs, making it challenging to distinguish between a common cold or Covid. A fresh Covid variant dubbed ...