Scientists study how the body's defenses may also cause harm
http://www2.caller.com/ccct/national_world_news/article/0,164-
1,CCCT_812_956643,00.html "But now scientists are coming to
realize that inflammation may underlie many other common
chronic diseases that come with aging, including
atherosclerosis, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and
osteoporosis. Inflammation is also implicated in asthma,
cirrhosis of the liver, some bowel disorders, psoriasis,
meningitis, cystic fibrosis and even cancer. ... Inflammation
had been a suspect as early as the mid-1800s, when Dr. Rudolph
Virchow, a German pathologist, suggested that injured and
inflamed arteries might cause heart attacks. ... Cardiologists
have found a new way to assess a person's risk of
atherosclerosis: they measure a substance in the blood called
C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammatory activity.

Two large studies - one in men and one in women - have
demonstrated that the higher a person's C-reactive protein
level, the greater the risk of a heart attack or stroke."
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John Gohde, Achieving good health is an Art, NOT a Science!

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