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.

There are two types of inflammation: acute and chronic. Acute inflammation is the kind that lasts a few hours, days, or weeks, and it’s helpful to healing. It’s your immune system’s response when ...

The word inflamed may give you shudders. But the process of inflammation is actually a normal, natural reaction from your bodys immune system to defend against invaders, like germs and toxins, by ...