This digestive liquid contains enzymes that break down the starches in your food. The result is a mushy mass called a bolus that’s easier to swallow. When you swallow, the food moves down your ...

while the tongue works it into a ball-shaped bolus for swallowing. Moistening saliva fed into the mouth from nearby glands starts the process of chemical digestion using specialized proteins ...

compared the efficacy and safety of a basal-bolus insulin regimen with that of sliding-scale regular insulin (SSI) in hospitalized general medical patients with type 2 diabetes. The prospective ...