1.   Ms. Herrema, who just wheezes and snarls when she travels outside a narrow pitch range, sounds like Janis Joplin with a throat condition.

2.   Ms. Wang said her son, whom she is allowed to visit once a month, had a chronic throat condition.

3.   He said Wang has a minor throat condition.

4.   Wang suffers from a throat condition, pharyngitis, and severe headaches his family suspects may be brain cancer.