Inflammation is a kind of disease. Simply put, it is a condition of increasing swelling and heat inside any part of the body, which an infection, injury or tissue problem can usually cause.

What Is an Inflamed Liver? Inflammation is the body's way to heal an injury or damaged cells. In the liver, this injury can be caused by many things, including an infection, toxins, or the buildup ...

To be eligible, patients also had to have objective evidence of active inflammation in the sacroiliac (SI) joints or spine on MRI or elevated high-sensitivity C reactive protein (hs-CRP, that is, ...

Sacroiliitis vs. SI joint dysfunction Sacroiliitis is the medical term for inflammation (pain, swelling, and sometimes heat and redness) in your SI joint. You may get sacroiliitis when something ...

Inflammation is a normal part of the body's immune response to pain, injury, or infections. Acute (short-term) inflammation helps heal the body and protect against infections. However ...

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House-holders, farmers, businesses and local authorities around the country are assessing the damage caused by caused by Storm Éowyn. People are being advised that the impact of the storm and the ...

Acute inflammation, like the redness and swelling that occurs with an injury, is a sign that your body is working properly—but chronic inflammation (long-term inflammation that lasts for months ...

Curcumin, the main active ingredient in turmeric, has potent anti-inflammatory properties. Chronic inflammation is believed to contribute to various diseases, and curcumin may help reduce inflammation ...