(Photo Credit: FERNANDO DA CUNHA/Science Source) These are the most common cause of swollen salivary glands. Salivary stones are buildups of crystallized saliva deposits. Sometimes, salivary ...

Initially, not all salivary glands were thought to be impaired while those glands that demonstrated damage seemed to heal spontaneously without further subjective and objective symptomatology.

Chemo mouth is a common side effect of undergoing chemotherapy. Dr. Rajiv Saini of Texas discusses the symptoms, risks and ...

The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between people, however, it faces extra challenges.

Coimbatore: Paediatric doctors in Coimbatore city have urged the Union govt to include the mumps vaccine in the Universal ...

Once ingested in a blood meal, the virus needs to pass through the mosquito midgut to infect the salivary glands before being ... facilitating viral infection. The identification of the exact ...

Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with viruses. In most cases, your immune system is able to fight an infection. On the other hand, your body provides a spa-like environment that is temperate ...

The Health department has intensified its surveillance and preventive measures following a fresh outbreak of mumps among students at two schools in Ambalappuzha and Punnapra. Officials said here on ...

Just five months after giving birth to our third (and final) child in 2015, my wife experienced something odd: Her smile ...