A sore on the side of the tongue can develop for various reasons, including canker sores, cold sores, or a minor injury. Less commonly, a sore on the tongue may be a sign of cancer. In some cases, ...

Generally speaking, a tongue’s color will fall somewhere between a pale pink and dark red, with a thin, white-ish layer of keratin on top.Photograph: 4FR/Getty Images Once, at a party, a woman said ...

Oral cancer has a five-year survival rate of only 50%. A patient's best chance of surviving is early detection. While a number of methods and new technologies are now available to enhance early ...

Read full article: St. Johns County exploring giving St. Augustine an extra $1 million for Nights of Lights Generic waste can. Let’s start with your feet. While they can’t talk in the literal sense, ...

Much like your teeth, hair, skin, and nails, your tongue says a lot about your health. Although you might not look at it often, it shows if you need hydration, if you’re missing key vitamins, or if ...

We all have tastebuds, and some of us even have more textured tongues than others, but you know an out-of-place tongue bump when you see one. It could be swollen, discolored, or even painful. Such ...

Central papillary atrophy, otherwise known as median rhomboid glossitis, exhibits red, atrophic mucosal areas that are typically asymptomatic and located on the midline posterior dorsal surface of the ...

SAN FRANCISCO - While commercially available optical tools can help clinicians identify premalignant lesions in the oral cavity, the prevalence of confounding lesions increases the rate of false ...

It's the muscle we use every day for speaking, swallowing and tasting. But our tongue could also be an important indicator of our health and provide clues about what's going on within our body, ...