Eat, drink and be merry. And thank your epiglottis, themarvelous flap of cartilage in your throat that makes the first twoacts possible. Make that all three: If you couldn’t eat or drink,you wouldn’t ...

Swallowing is one of the most obvious functions the epiglottis serves because it covers the airway, or larynx, when you eat and drink. When you swallow, the muscles in your throat respond by pulling ...

Dear Dr. Johnson: Is there a kind of sore throat that can be dangerous –so much so that doctors don`t even like to examine the throat? A friend was telling me about this, but I don`t know if I believe ...

Comedian Sarah Silverman has indicated that she is "insanely lucky to be alive" after being hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) with epiglottitis. You may be asking, hospitalized with what?

If you're a fan of comedian Sarah Silverman, you likely heard about her terrifying health scare last week — according to a post on her Facebook page, she was laid up in the intensive care unit being ...