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inflammation
inflammation The defence reaction of tissue to injury, infection, or irritation by chemicals or physical agents. Cells in the affected tissue release various substances, including
histamine,
serotonin,
kinins, and
prostaglandins. These cause localized dilatation of blood vessels so that fluid leaks out and blood flow is increased. They also attract white blood cells (lymphocytes) to the site. Overall, these responses lead to swelling, redness, heat, and often pain. White blood cells, particularly
phagocytes, enter the tissue and an
immune response is stimulated. A gradual healing process usually follows.
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Inflammation linked to a range of diseases.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/2/2002; ; 700+ words
; Byline: Karen Uhlenhuth Inflammation is getting a nasty reputation...had a mean streak, of course. Inflammation run amok is the culprit behind...Over the past year, however, inflammation _ the pain, swelling and redness...
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INFLAMMATION IS CULPRIT IN MANY AILMENTS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/3/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...is as simple as it is radical: Chronic inflammation spurred by an immune system run amok appears...that pumps out the chemicals that drive inflammation (more on all these later). Inflammation, of course, is not all bad. In fact...
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Inflammation--the silent killer.
Newspaper article from: Women's Health Letter; 7/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...problem was due, in part, to chronic inflammation--something her doctor had missed...supplement program designed to lower chronic inflammation, she began to feel better--and...Recent studies are pointing to chronic inflammation as being a major risk factor for heart...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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EXPERTS: INFLAMMATION TRIGGERS HEART ATTACKS FROM 25 MILLION TO 35 MILLION HEALTHY MIDDLE-AGED AMERICANS WITH NORMAL CHOLESTEROL HAVE AN UNUSUAL RISK OF HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 8/4/2002; 700+ words
; ...attacks. The condition is low-grade inflammation, which may originate in a variety...evidence has become overwhelming that inflammation hidden deep in the body is a common...certainly recommend broad testing. Inflammation can be measured with a $10 test that...
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Systemic inflammation and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (1).
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...disease (COPD). Some have implicated systemic inflammation, which is commonly observed in COPD, as the...clearly demonstrated the effect of local lung inflammation on systemic inflammation and on the progression of atherosclerosis and...
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Inflammation May Impair Heart as Much As Cholesterol
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/6/2005; ; 700+ words
; Damping down inflammation in the body appears to be just as important...the first direct evidence that curbing inflammation can independently protect the heart. Patients who reduced inflammation were significantly less likely to have...
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Inflammation may be key cause of heart disease and more: diet's role.
Magazine article from: Environmental Nutrition; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Inflammation used to be considered a sign of infection...that what you eat can either aggravate inflammation or lessen its effects. Here's the...recommendations. Defense Gone Awry. Inflammation is the body's normal defense reaction...
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Inflammation 911
Magazine article from: Pointe; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...you should know about dealing with inflammation. When Washington Ballet apprentice...with what could have become a painful inflammation. "Just as I was lowering my partner...back became a persistent problem. Inflammation is the body's way of getting our...
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Chronic inflammation alters protein metabolism in several organs of adult rats
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Chronic Inflammation Alters Protein Metabolism in Several...protein metabolism occur during chronic inflammation, and the consequences they have...induced body weight loss and chronic inflammation characterized by an increase of spleen...
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Deflating Inflammation
Magazine article from: Today's Woman; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...and more information is pointing to inflammation playing a major role in the development...GINGIVITIS PSORIASIS and even strokes, inflammation is being cited as a contributor, and...thousands every year. "That is because inflammation represents a very basic response by...
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inflammation
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
inflammation The word incorporates the Greek for...traditional clinical description, inflammation has four characteristics: calor...preservation may also sometimes cause inflammation by misdirected attack on some part...
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Inflammation
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Inflammation Inflammation is a localized defensive response of the body to injury. The response...depending on the extent of trauma, loss of function. The process of inflammation, called the inflammatory response, is a series of events, or...
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...Description The primary problem in IBD is inflammation, as the name suggests. Inflammation is a process that often occurs to fight...No one knows what starts the cycle of inflammation in IBD, but the result is a swollen, boggy...
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Vasculitis
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
...Vasculitis refers to a condition that causes inflammation of blood vessels (arteries, capillaries...Vasculitis can be primary (the vessel inflammation occurs spontaneously, with no other...process) or secondary (the vessel inflammation occurs due to some other preexisting...
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Ulcerative Colitis
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...Description The primary problem in IBD is inflammation, as the name suggests. Inflammation is a process that often occurs in order...No one knows what starts the cycle of inflammation in IBD, but the result is a swollen, boggy...
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