Laser treatment of the tonsils may help in treating chronic bad breath, or halitosis. The technique helps people with halitosis caused by bacteria that have accumulated in tiny crypts in the tonsils.

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Routine tonsillectomies largely were abandoned after the discovery and adoption of antibiotics proved to reduce infections without surgery. But 5-year-old Hunter Mosher's May 8 outpatient procedure to ...

How can human papilloma virus (HPV) be prevalent in otherwise healthy people not known to carry it? A just-published study concludes that the virus may be lurking in small pockets on the surface of ...

Bad breath (halitosis) is a common symptom of tonsillitis. Home remedies can help you manage the condition and this symptom at home, but frequent infections could mean you need a tonsillectomy. Your ...

Tonsil stones are a fairly common ailment that don’t usually pose serious health risks. But they can be burdensome to deal with. Tonsil stones, also called tonsilloliths or tonsilliths, are growths ...

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(HealthDay)—The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) and of high-risk HPV type 16 or 18 is 4.9 and 3.9 percent, respectively, in the tonsil tissue of healthy adults, according to a study published ...