Your tongue is a vital health barometer, revealing early signs of nutrient deficiencies, infections, and even autoimmune ...

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 ...

A swollen tongue, a condition known as glossitis, often serves as a physical warning sign of deeper health issues. Though glossitis itself typically does not require immediate panic, it is essential ...

You probably don’t spend much, if any, time looking at your tongue ― but this body part can actually reveal a lot about your health. Take its shape, for example. A scalloped tongue is when, as the ...

The human body has an incredible way of sending signals when something isn’t quite right, and your tongue is one of the most telling indicators of overall health. Often overlooked, this small organ ...

IT MIGHT not occur to you that you can get cancer in your mouth, but over 9,000 people in England were diagnosed with the ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - It’s a body part that you probably don’t pay a lot attention to, but how your tongue looks and functions can provide clues about your overall health. Doctors say a normal, ...

Never in my life had I felt so guilty and terrified," Dr. Ashley Joves told Newsweek, after spotting her husband's oral ...

MIAMI - You know to check your skin for cancer, do self-breast exams, and monitor things like heart rate, blood sugar, or blood pressure. But did you know that keeping an eye on your tongue can help ...

The tongue plays a vital role in chewing and swallowing food as well as speech. It also contains taste buds that enable you to distinguish between five distinct flavours: sweet, salty, sour, bitter ...

An ancient Chinese system of medicine using the appearance of the tongue to determine the body's health has been adapted by University of Missouri (MU) researchers. The researchers developed software ...

Many of us might be diligent about brushing our teeth, flossing and using mouthwash. But there’s another element of oral hygiene that people are less familiar with: tongue scraping. “Tongue scraping ...