When we wake up, it is normal for our body to need an adaptation period or for us to notice that certain areas of the body ...

Your tongue is a vital health barometer, revealing early signs of nutrient deficiencies, infections, and even autoimmune ...

AT the end of last year, the World Health Organization published that nearly 41 million people, or 170 for every 1,000 people globally, are living with HIV ...

Your teeth and gums can be early indicators of various health issues, from eating disorders and anemia to osteoporosis and ...

Thrush, also known as a Candida yeast infection, can cause incredibly pain inside of your mouth. However, by reducing these ...

The shape, colour and texture of your tongue can reveal whether patients are suffering from nutritional deficiencies, fungal infections and even cancer, according to experts.

If you’ve heard the buzz about oral probiotics, lozenges or melts that deliver beneficial bacteria to your mouth, you’re not alone. The idea is simple: just as gut probiotics can nudge your ...

Oral bacteria and fungi may help reshape the pancreatic microbiome and promote carcinogenesis. Earlier research has connected periodontal disease and clinical candidiasis with greater pancreatic ...

A white coating on the tongue can be caused by thrush, though this tends to only occur in people who have diabetes, or who use a steroid inhaler for asthma. Occasionally, it can also be a sign of ...

Do you wake up in the middle of the night and need to drink water? Or notice that your mouth constantly feels like it’s filled with cotton balls? You might have dry mouth (a.k.a. xerostomia), an oral ...

A large American crocodile was captured and removed from a Florida canal after a resident recorded it swimming with a dog in its mouth, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Don’t take a licking from spicy food. A team of researchers in China claims to have created an artificial “tongue” that can quickly detect spice levels in their food — and they used a well-known ...