People who use the drug experience feelings of wakefulness, energy, a sense of well-being, and euphoria. But crystal methamphetamine abuse has devastating effects: it can cause lung disorders, kidney ...

Withrow soon learned the patient also crafted beautiful, handcrafted cigar box guitars, which are stringed instruments traditionally made from empty cigar boxes, a stick or wood neck, and a few basic ...

Why researchers say the Asian longhorned tick is spreading so rapidly — and why it could pose a serious threat to human and ...

Alarmingly, head and neck cancer ranks second most common in India, heavily linked to tobacco use, especially smoking.

Salivary glands play an essential role in protecting oral health by secreting saliva to aid in digestion, speech, and ...

Treatment may involve home remedies and medical treatments. In hypersalivation, the salivary glands produce more saliva than usual. If the extra saliva begins to accumulate, it may begin to drip ...

If the stone blocks the salivary duct, the gland can become infected, a condition called sialadenitis. A doctor may be able to feel a salivary gland stone while examining a patient, or see one by ...

Radiation damage to the salivary glands is a known short-term and long-term complication of radioactive iodine (131 I) therapy for patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.[1,2,3,4] This morbid ...

Cystadenoma of salivary glands is an uncommon benign neoplasm that presents intraluminal papillary projections. The authors describe one case of cystadenoma located in the buccal mucosa and highlight ...

Every living creature needs water to survive. And sweating, peeing, vomiting, and diarrhea all militate against optimal fluid levels, says MedlinePlus, even to the point of threatening survival.