Background: Most studies have evaluated sarcopenia and muscle health solely based on muscle mass. This study comprehensively examined the associations between eight inflammatory indicators and muscle ...

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 ...

A pulled muscle—medically known as a strain—occurs when muscle fibers are stretched too far and sometimes tear. While mild muscle strains can show improvement in as little as three days, severely ...

What is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)? Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of a woman’s reproductive tract. It can affect the uterus, fallopian tubes, and the ovaries. PID can cause ...

Inflammation is the body's response to a harmful substance, such as a virus, when the immune system tries to fix the problem and heal damaged cells. Acute (short-term) inflammation can help ...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are muscle disorders characterized by proximal weakness of the skeletal muscles, inflammation in muscle, and autoimmunity. The classic subgroups in IIMs ...

As someone with rosacea, one thing I'm consistently trying to avoid when it comes to my skin is inflammation. Skin inflammation is common and has many guises. It can also be really frustrating ...

Inflammation is a natural body response to injury or infection, but chronic inflammation is linked to various health issues. Acute inflammation is temporary, while chronic inflammation lasts ...