When you get a cut or a scrape, have you ever noticed how the area becomes red, swollen, and warm? That’s your body’s way of ...

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 ...

The buzzy term gets blamed for many diseases. But it isn’t all bad. Credit...Pete Gamlen Supported by By Nina Agrawal Illustrations by Pete Gamlen Inflammation has become a bit of a dirty word. We ...

“If you cut yourself and the wound gets infected, it’ll become inflamed. There’s a reason for that: The inflammation brings in all the white blood cells that help you fight the infection,” says Eric ...

Why do our ankles swell when they’re sprained or does our skin turn red — or inflamed — when it’s scraped? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

When it comes to inflammation, there are two types you should know about. There's acute inflammation, the type your immune system employs to fight illnesses and heal injuries, and chronic inflammation ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? And, unfortunately, the risks for autoimmune diseases are a lot higher for ...