illness

Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight was released from a hospital in Bloomington, Indiana, and returned home after being admitted with an illness over the weekend.

The Centers For Disease Control is investigating an increase in Strep diagnoses–and doctors nationwide also are reporting more flu infections this season.

An illness all by itself is unpleasant, but the isolation we experience while recovering is also bad for our health. There's research showing that social isolation is associated with increased inflammation in the body.