Popular ideas about inflammation have lost touch with medical reality.

Why do our ankles swell when they’re sprained or does our skin turn red — or inflamed — when it’s scraped? That quick response is caused by inflammation — and it can save your life. At its core, ...

Medically reviewed by Melissa Nieves, LND Juicing, or extracting juice from fresh fruits and vegetables, can be a convenient way to increase your intake of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Garlic lovers, rejoice! On the long list of its health benefits, thanks to its richness in allicin (a compound that research suggests can mitigate our body’s inflammation response), garlic is another ...

Most people believe thirst is the first sign of dehydration, but this dangerous misconception puts millions at risk every day. By the time you feel thirsty, your body has already been operating in ...

In a recent, cross-institutional study partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers report that healthy human airways are at higher risk for dehydration and inflammation when ...

Does sugar cause inflammation, for instance? Inflammation is the body’s immune system defending against foreign substances, such as viruses and bacteria. Acute inflammation occurs quickly and is ...

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 ...

Golam Khandaker’s mother has had arthritis for as long as he can remember. She also lives with depression, and it always struck Khandaker how precisely her arthritis flare-ups coincide with her most ...