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 ...

Author Rachel Zoffness breaks down why we have chronic pain and how science shows that it’s all in our head ...

A nanny says she quit her job after a parent ignored her boundary about working around a sick child, citing her chronic ...

A cough, at its simplest, is a reflex. Your body’s built-in way of clearing the airways when something feels off. Dust, mucus, smoke, or infection, anything that irritates the throat or lungs can ...

Itchy hives that come and go for weeks on end? It may not be an allergy – it could be chronic spontaneous urticaria, a condition that is often missed and undertreated A sudden, intense itching that ...

Acute bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi, typically caused by a viral infection, in the absence of pneumonia or chronic lung disease. 1-5 It is characterized by the acute onset of a persistent ...

Pneumonia coughs are usually deeper and louder than regular coughs. A pneumonia cough often brings up mucus, which can be green, yellow, or bloody. If you think you have pneumonia, contact a ...

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) – Early-life exposure to air pollution may have a direct effect on lung health later in life, reveals a study on Friday that underlines the need to reduce pollution. Scientists ...

Katlein Franca, MD, is a dermatologist and clinical associate professor of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami. Doctors use a process of ...

As a geriatrician with a research interest in models of care, and a cardiologist who studies rehabilitation and proactive disease management, we are immersed in this issue as both physicians and ...

William Truswell, MD, FACS, operates his own cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery practice. Dr. Truswell was the first in his area in Western Massachusetts to have an accredited private office ...

Do you suffer from chronic pain or an ongoing illness that can't be traced to a disease or injury? David Clarke, MD, President of the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms, joined us ...