A hot dog nearly killed Joan Jacobson. When she stopped for a lunch break while shopping, a chunk of hot dog lodged in her throat and she began choking. An off-duty police officer came to her rescue ...

Adults aged 65 years and older are more likely to choke on dietary supplements than are younger adults, a new Federal Drug Administration report states. The biggest culprits are multivitamins and ...

Large, hard multivitamin and calcium supplements are a frequent cause of choking in seniors, according to results of a study published online August 19 in Annals of Internal Medicine. People in the ...

Dietary supplements, particularly multivitamins, can cause choking and dysphagia in older adults, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Currently, the FDA recommends that ...

(SACRAMENTO) A little over five years ago, Craig began having problems swallowing food. He would often chase down whatever he was eating with a piece of bread and extra water to get food through his ...