In All Ears - Posted 10 weeks ago

In years past, tonsils were removed routinely, at the discretion of the doctor. All it took was one infection, and out they came. A tonsillectomy and ...

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In Daily Dose of DrGreene - Posted 1 year ago

Taking out the tonsils for throat infections isn t nearly as common as it used to be, but tonsillectomy remains one of the most common operations in...

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In Medgadget - Posted 1 year ago

St. Jude Defibrillator Wire Gets Scrutiny ... [The Wall Street Journal]Analysts See Merck Victory in Vioxx Settlement ... [NY Times]Scientists Raise N...

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In H5N1 - Posted 1 year ago

Andre Picard, the superb health writer at the Globe and Mail, has an important article in today's issue: Let the battle against bacteria begin. It's n...

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In Cancer Blog - Posted 1 year ago

Filed under: Breast Cancer, Research, Daily news, Thought for the DayI never thought I'd hear this one -- that women whose tonsils were removed during...

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In Breath Spa for Kids - Posted 1 year ago

I have been writing a lot about allergy and intolerance tests recently; a number of factors have contributed to this. The House of Lords is currently ...

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