Tame insidious inflammation to delay or dodge diseases of aging.(Medical condition overview) From: Environmental Nutrition | Date: September 1, 2006| Author: Ward, Elizabeth M. | COPYRIGHT 2006 Belvoir Media Group, LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

An aching muscle, fever, even the swelling around a paper cut are all signs of inflammation. This short-term type of inflammation is beneficial because it means your immune system is responding to injury and intruders, such as bacteria. Persistent internal inflammation, however--often undetected and untreated--is cause for concern.

"Inflammation plays a role in all the diseases associated with getting older," says William Joel Meggs, M.D., of East Carolina University in ...

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