It’s the body’s normal response to infection or injury — but chronic inflammation can lead to health issues. Here’s where inflammation can go wrong and tips for preventing it.

Dear Doctors: You hear a lot about inflammation these days and how it’s bad for your health, but isn’t it also part of how your immune system protects you and keeps you healthy? At this point, I’m not ...

Newsweek spoke to a doctor about a recent study that suggests this daily drink may help calm chronic inflammation.

Wound healing is a multistep biological process involving inflammation, tissue formation, and remodeling. While inflammation is essential for clearing debris and recruiting repair cells, excessive or ...

Inflammation as defined by Dictionary.com is the reaction of the body to injury or infection, characterized by swelling, heat, redness and pain. The inflammatory process includes release of ...

Chronic inflammation may raise the risk of cancer and heart disease. Drinks to reduce inflammation include water, green tea, tart cherry juice, and more.

Plus, easy ways to curb symptoms.

Your body might be sending you hints about your health. Medically reviewed by Vivek Cherian, MD Fact checked by Haley Mades Inflammation isn’t always obvious—when it becomes chronic, it can show up as ...

“Flaxseeds are an excellent source of dietary fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids—helping to lower inflammation, LDL or 'bad’ cholesterol, and blood sugar,” Kelsey Costa, M.S., R.D.N., says.