Mouth and throat cancers are highly treatable if caught early, but they are often diagnosed at later stages because people ...

They occur when a patch of the surface lining of skin in the mouth disintegrates leaving a crater where pain sensors are more exposed, however knowledge about why they develop is limited.

Pesky mouth ulcers are very common. They usually show up in the inner lining of the mouth or the tongue and can be extremely irritating. Aphthous ulcers are round or swollen in nature, and usually ...

Food is digested in the mouth, stomach and small intestine and then absorbed into the blood through the lining of the small intestine. The structure of the small intestine is specialised for rapid ...