Hello, dear readers! Welcome to the monthly letters column. You have kept our mailboxes full, so we will dive right in. A recent column about tonsil stones prompted a reader with chronic bad breath to ...

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil reveals that tissues such as the tonsils and adenoids can serve as hiding places for the rhinovirus, which causes the common cold and ...

Hello, dear readers! Welcome to the monthly letters column. You have been keeping our mailboxes busy, so we will dive right in. Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and associate professor of ...

Hello, dear readers! Welcome to the monthly letters column. You have been keeping our mailboxes busy, so we will dive right in. — A recent column about tonsil stones prompted a reader with chronic bad ...

Tonsil Stones, also known as tonsilloliths, are small, hard deposits that form in the crevices of the tonsils. They are made up of trapped food particles, dead cells, mucus, and bacteria that collect ...

Have you ever found a whiteish-yellowish lump in the back of your throat, and wondered what it might be or where it came from? It might be a tonsil stone. These pesky little bacteria buildups are one ...

Dargavs Town in North Ossetia is known as the “City of the Dead,” a unique necropolis filled with ancient stone crypts scattered across a green mountain valley. Surrounded by towering cliffs and ...

Team USA won silver in mixed doubles curling on Tuesday after reaching the event’s final for the first time during the Winter Olympics. In the semifinal against Italy on Monday, American curler Cory ...

Ever watch the fun sport of curling during the Winter Olympics or beyond and wondered what the deal was with the giant stones that get slid down the ice? Where do they come from? We've got answers for ...

The human body, it turns out, is surprisingly good at making stone. Give it enough time and the right conditions and it will go about crystallising minerals, hardening secretions and, in rare cases, ...

Ancient “vishap stele” in Armenia, known as “dragon stones,” have long puzzled archaeologists trying to ascertain their true purpose. Researchers believe they’ve discovered that the fish-shaped stones ...