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Consumption of beef tongue: Human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue in consideration of new by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:13pm Consumption of beef tongue: Human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue in consideration of new research findings - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards Question number: EFSA-Q-2007-110 Adopted date: 17/04/2008 Summary http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej700_bovine_tongue Read on »

Dragon Tongues Taste Better Than Cod Tongues by Dreena Burton !. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 12 Nov 2009 10:00pm Have you seen these exotic looking beans? Read more and find out how to cook them with ease... :) Read on »

Tongue Twisters for twisted tongues? by Tom Weidig Posted Sun 05 Nov 2006 12:00am tongue twister 100 times and afterwards I had the impression of far greater control of my speech. As usual this is temporary, but practising every day might help. Pls post your... I am currently reading Stutter by Harvard Professor Shell. He claims that tongue twisters are all always impossible for people who stutter. Is this assertion true? I can Read on »

Tongue Scalloping: A Simple Marker for Sleep Apnea? by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 21 Jan 2010 7:40am

4 Comments is too small for the normal sized tongue. If you add additional inflammation due to chronic reflux from the stomach with each obstruction, the swelling of the tongue will only... physical finding that's rarely mentioned is tongue scalloping (click here for picture). This is when you have impressions or ridges on the sides of your tongue where it sits against Read on »

Sleep Apnea and Tongue Scalloping: A Simple Screening Test? by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 08 Nov 2009 10:01pm

2 Comments One of the most common exam findings that I see in people with sleep apnea is what’s called tongue scalloping. This is where you see ridges, or a scalloping pattern along with sides of the tongue, created by the tongue pressing against the side teeth. One study showed that having tongue scalloping was 70% predictive of the presence of obstructive sleep Read on »

What Your Tongue Says About Your Health by The Healthy Boy Posted Tue 18 May 2010 12:00am Cracks or Small Circles: Cracks indicate that you are having problems absorbing B Vitamins within your body. There are some other indications of health concern Swollen tongue... Ever wake up some mornings and see that you have a thick white layer of goop coating your tongue? Maybe you have some cracks or spots on your tongue that wont seem to go Read on »

My Tongue VS Surgery: Round One by Megan and Mark H. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Apr 2009 11:55pm have massive cracks (called fissures) on my tongue. They are deep canyons that look horribly painful, but I actually can’t feel. What I can feel are little ulcers on my tongue. Yeah. My tongue then becomes inflamed, swells up, and I have trouble eating (which sucks when you are trying to gain weight). The folk over at UCSF have never seen my specific Read on »

Thirty-Something and Tongue-Tied by Alisa Fleming Patient Expert

Posted Thu 15 Jan 2009 7:24pm tongue.” Me: (with depresser stick on my tongue) “I amb.” Doctor: “What? Wait a minute, lift up your tongue.” Me: (struggling to lift up tongue) Doctor: “My goodness, you’re tongue-tied. Why didn’t they fix that when you were an infant?” Me: “You mean it can be fixed?” (yeah, I sounded that dumb) Fast forward a year, after another doctor noticed my Read on »