Inflammation usually happens when your immune system is fighting an infection or injury. It’s a normal part of your body’s healing process. But when you have an autoimmune disease like lupus, your ...

Unless you’ve had a stroke, you probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about your blood vessels. And while you’ve heard that inflammation isn’t a good thing, you probably couldn’t say exactly why ...

If you’ve ever twisted your ankle, cut your finger, or been bitten by an ant, then you’ve experienced inflammation. Even illnesses like the flu or viral infections cause an inflammatory response from ...

If inflammation were a person, we’d picture her as a confident power woman, AirPods in and belting Mariah Carey’s “Why you so obsessed with meeee?” That’s because the wellness world is hooked on ...

Anyone who’s ever scraped their knee on a dirty playground is familiar with the stinging inflammation that manifests soon after the injury. It’s the immune system’s effort to restrict and neutralize ...

In the early days of my medical residency, I met a man whom we’ll call Jason. He arrived to our emergency room on a holiday, nonchalant yet amiable, and complained of mild chest pain. Jason was tall ...

Inflammation is part of the body’s healing response to an intruder. When the body senses a pathogen, irritant, or foreign object that penetrates the skin, it starts an immune response to remove that ...

Chronic inflammation occurs in diseases such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and type 2 diabetes. Some people with these conditions may find specific foods increase or decrease inflammation. Research ...

Chronic inflammation can increase your risk of developing certain underlying conditions, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Research suggests the following dietary supplements can help ...

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health determined that stomach inflammation is regulated differently in male and female mice after finding that androgens, or male sex hormones, play a ...

Dairy is no stranger to controversy. Some people believe it’s inflammatory, while others profess that it’s anti-inflammatory. This article explains why some people have linked dairy to inflammation ...