In the human body, there are three different structures referred to as tonsils. Most commonly, tonsils refer to the palatine tonsils; a pair of ellipsoid, almond sized structures located at the back of the throat. There are, however, another set of...

The tonsils are areas of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat. An infection of the tonsils is called tonsillitis. Most commonly, the term "tonsils" refers to the palatine tonsils that can be seen in the back of the throat. As with other organs...

tonsillitis THE QUESTION For children who have frequent throat infections, removing the tonsils often remedies the problem. But is the surgery useful for youngsters with milder symptoms? THIS STUDY randomly assigned 300 children who had been recommended for a tonsillectomy either to...

How Come? Tonsils are door to immune system By KATHY WOLLARD Tribune Media Services Monday, December 29, 2003 What is the function of our tonsils? asks Courtney Markes, a student at Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School in Brookville,...

In the chaotic hours before Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s inauguration on Sunday, Deputy Mayor Patti Harris took a moment to walk down to the dingy basement of City Hall and visit a nondescript office that Liza Minnelli had commandeered as her dressing room. “She’ll be right...

In the chaotic hours before Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s inauguration on Sunday, Deputy Mayor Patti Harris took a moment to walk down to the dingy basement of City Hall and visit a nondescript office that Liza Minnelli had commandeered as her dressing room.“She’ll be right with...