"Dancing with the Stars" contestant Jeannie Mai has withdrawn from the show after she was admitted to the hospital with epiglottitis. Mai, a co-host on the afternoon talk show "The Real," was shocked ...

The epiglottis a cartilaginous structure located at the back of the throat, just beneath the tongue. This flap of tissue closes the top of the trachea on swallowing to prevent food from being inhaled, ...

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 ...

Earlier this week, Jeannie Mai was diagnosed with epiglottitis, which "is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the epiglottis — a small cartilage 'lid' that covers your windpipe — ...

A rare infection put comedian Sarah Silverman into intensive care for five days, but she said she has recovered and feels “insanely lucky to be alive.” Silverman posted on Facebook yesterday detailing ...

Laryngeal cancer is a type of throat cancer that begins in the voice box or “larynx.” It is one of four main types of throat cancer. The most common early symptom of laryngeal cancer is vocal changes, ...

Comedian Sarah Silverman had a very unfunny episode last week when she contracted a rare condition that she says almost killed her. Sarah took to Facebook yesterday, writing that she’s “insanely lucky ...