The condition that ended Omaha Beach 's chances of running in the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) is familiar enough to horsemen but remains a fairly uncommon diagnosis among ...

RECENT reviews of acute respiratory disease in childhood 1,2 have failed to emphasize the importance of epiglottitis. Unless physicians are cognizant of the clinical features of this rapidly ...

Eat, drink and be merry. And thank your epiglottis, themarvelous flap of cartilage in your throat that makes the first twoacts possible. Make that all three: If you couldn’t eat or drink,you wouldn’t ...

Omaha Beach underwent successful surgery in the early morning of May 3 to remedy an entrapped epiglottis. Dr. Rolf Embertson performed the procedure at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington. "I ...

Sarah Silverman almost died last week from a terribly unfunny freak throat infection, but true to form, the comedian found a way to make it both hilarious and thought provoking. File this under ...

Epiglottitis is inflammation of the epiglottis. It can result from an infection or other cause, such as physical trauma. A severely swollen epiglottis can block the airway, causing severe breathing ...

Epiglottitis, or infection and inflammation of the epiglottis, is mainly caused by Haemophilus influenza type b and commonly affects children between ages 2 and 7 and adults with a depressed immune ...

Epiglottitis is inflammation and swelling of the epiglottis. The epiglottis lies just behind the root of the tongue at the back of the mouth. The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap of cartilage tissue.