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Anyone who has ever sprained their ankle, cut themselves while chopping vegetables, or been stung by a bee has seen the effects of inflammation firsthand. The pain, redness, swelling, and heat that it produces is the body's defense mechanism to fight off infectious agents like bacteria and repair tissue damage. Less obvious, but similar in process, is the inflammation that results from an infection like a cold, the flu, or COVID-19.

In 2018, we reported how the South Indian state of Kerala beat back the deadly Nipah virus. Local filmmakers and musicians even made a celebratory music video about it.

Take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones during your cleanup after a hurricane, flood, or other natural disaster. Follow our cleanup tips and monitor your radio or television for up-to-date emergency information.

No doubt: Water is the perfect drink. It doesn't have calories, sugar, or carbs, and it's as close as a tap. If you're after something tastier, though, you've got options.

Sleep apnea is a disorder that affects over 18 million adults in the U.S., according to the National Sleep Foundation.

We spend most of our lives inside, where air quality has received little scrutiny.

Controlling Type 2 diabetes with your diet.

The types of fats in your diet can affect the development of diabetes.

The evacuation of Afghan residents to the United States has been suspended due to the identification of people with measles among them, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a September 10 briefing .

The test results that hot day in early August shouldn't have surprised me — all the symptoms were there. A few days earlier, fatigue had enveloped me like a weighted blanket.