A Madison woman became the first in the world to receive a new treatment for an immune condition. UW Health said Friday Julianne McGowan received the treatment for Sjögren’s disease, an immune system ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A great day in the world of medicine for UW-Health. Julianne McGowan became the first person in the world to ...

Regular consumption of hot tea and coffee increases the risk of oral and oropharyngeal cancers due to thermal injury to the ...

Rusk County Public Health has received notification of a confirmed case of mumps in Rusk County last week.

Discover how the medicinal orchid Dendrobium officinale (Tiepi Shihu) improves salivary gland function, reduces inflammation, ...

Acute inflammation, like the redness and swelling that occurs with an injury, is a sign that your body is working properly—but chronic inflammation (long-term inflammation that lasts for months ...

medication or surgery may be required since the disorder can be caused by a tumor on the adrenal or pituitary glands. "I think it's useful to talk about the ways the normal cortisol cycle can be ...

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammation that damages your optic nerve. It can cause vision loss and pain when you move your eyes. As the inflammation goes away, your symptoms usually get better.

Incorporation of an environmental contaminant into a molecule the bacterium makes appears to activate inflammation, which is known to contribute to disease development. Findings suggest the ...

Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome, is the inflammation of the cartilage of the rib cage. Chest pain near the sternum (breastbone) is the primary symptom. It is sometimes severe ...