This is the medical term for difficulty with swallowing. It is common in conditions that affect the nervous system, including Parkinson’s disease. I ...

It also reduces the risk of aspiration, which is when liquid accidentally enters the airways. While thickeners can be helpful for people dealing with dysphagia, there are some drawbacks. Many people ...

National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico Introduction: Dysphagia and ... sulfate with 5 grams of thickener diluted with 1 mL of drinking water, left ...

In this case, your friend’s husband was helping her manage something known as dysphagia. This is the medical term for difficulty with swallowing. It is common in conditions that affect the ...

Dear Doctors: A good friend has Parkinson's disease. She's struggling, so I don't ask too many questions. She was drinking water, started to choke and her husband mixed something into her glass ...

Russia spent almost a quarter of the national wealth fund’s available reserves last year to keep the economy on a war footing and finance its invasion of Ukraine. The National Wellbeing Fund ...

Elise Baynard, 25, was diagnosed with achalasia – a rare swallowing condition that affects ... and then even liquids started “coming back up”. Elise was referred to a gastroenterologist ...

On Tuesday, part of a road intersection in Saitama prefecture, about 18 miles north of Japan’s capital, opened up, swallowing a three-ton truck and its driver, a 74-year-old man, prompting a ...