Inflammation is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it represents a miraculous healing force, the body’s ability to stamp out infection, clear away debris, and...
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What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
When all is functioning as it should, our immune system does an incredible job recognizing and neutralizing threats. Each time it encounters a new enemy,...
What Is Multiple Sclerosis?
Like lupus, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of more than 100 autoimmune diseases. In autoimmune diseases, the body’s immune system misfires....
What Is Lupus?
Lupus is an inflammatory disease that can affect organs all throughout the body. Technically called “systemic lupus erythematosus,” or sometimes “SLE,” lupus disease varies widely...
How Do I Reduce Asthma, Eczema, and Allergies?
Asthma, eczema, and allergies are all conditions in which a person’s immune system is hyper-responsive to environmental stimuli that most people don’t find bothersome. For...
What Causes Asthma?
You likely know someone with asthma and are familiar with the wheezing and shortness of breath that come with an asthma attack. You might even...
What Causes Eczema?
You probably already know that eczema is an inflammatory skin disease. But what exactly does that mean? What are the causes of this condition? What...
What Diseases Are Linked to Chronic Inflammation?
The more we learn about chronic inflammation, the more we understand just how deeply it is implicated in an enormous variety of diseases and conditions....
What Is Chronic Inflammation?
Chronic inflammation is implicated in many of the most common diseases that affect Americans, including heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s. Yet most of us have...
DNA Is Not Destiny
You’ve likely heard that your genes affect your health, but researchers increasingly understand that DNA is not destiny. Bottom Line Health spoke with Dr. Ben Lynch, author...
Reduce the Risk of Contagious Illness
For many, the recent pandemic seems a nightmare best forgotten. While some wear masks and cover their mouths when coughing, lots of folks have returned...
Medical Testing Errors
Errors in medical test results are common. For example, studies report that up to 12 percent of mammogram results are false positive, meaning they report...
