News tagged with chronic illness
Dangerous toxin discovered in critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from NOAA have discovered a potent and highly-debilitating toxin in the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, a first-of-its-kind chemical finding that is now prompting investigations ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Man celebrates 85 years of living with diabetes
(AP) -- When Bob Krause turned 90 last week, it was by virtue of an unflagging determination and a mentality of precision that kept his body humming after being diagnosed with diabetes as a boy.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 30, 2011 |
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Exploring group checkups for diabetes, Parkinson's
(AP) -- Wait a minute, Doc. You want me to share my appointment with 10 other patients?
May 02, 2011 |
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Disease clusters showing up all over the United States
(PhysOrg.com) -- When most people think of the term 'disease clusters', the cancer cluster in Hinkley, California made famous by the movie Erin Brockovich usually comes to mind. However, the Natural Resour ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 30, 2011 |
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What factors motivate smokers to quit?
This week people across the country will vow to give up something for Lent, and those items could include sweets, chocolate or cigarettes.
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Young adults with chronic illnesses have poorer educational, vocational and financial outcomes
Most young adults who grow up with chronic illness graduate high school and have employment, but those with cancer, diabetes, or epilepsy are significantly less likely than their healthy peers to achieve important educational ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Microbes help children to breathe easily
The incidence of asthma among children in Europe continues to rise. But not all children are equally at risk. Several studies published over the past few years have shown that children living on farms are significantly less ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Medicare costs in last 6 months of life driven by patient variables twice as much as geography
A study by Mount Sinai School of Medicine finds that Medicare costs at the end of life are influenced more by patient characteristics, such as ability to function, the severity of the illness, and family support than by regional ...
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Smart phone app to help addicted offenders to be tested
Smart phones make phone calls, play music, take pictures and keep track of your appointments. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are investigating ways in which smart phone applications can help people ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Childhood chronic illness affects future income, education, career
Today, more children than ever survive serious chronic illness. Many thrive as young adults, but a large new study finds that for some, early illness can lead to fewer years of education, more joblessness ...
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Study: African American men say doctor visits are often a bad experience
(PhysOrg.com) -- A majority of African American men said they do not go to the doctor because visits are stressful and physicians don't give adequate information on how to make prescribed behavior or lifestyle changes, a ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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HIV clinical trial looks at potential benefits of treating recently-infected patients
For most people in high-income countries HIV is considered a chronic illness which can be managed with medication. But the virus still causes extensive damage to the immune system, and treatment with antiretrovirals ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 30, 2010 |
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People with chronic pain face complex dilemmas and life-changing decisions
Coping with chronic pain can affect every aspect of a person's life and cause conflict between what their mind wants to achieve and what their body allows them to do, according to research in the December issue of the Journal of ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Retirement reduces tiredness and depression
Retirement leads to a substantial reduction in mental and physical fatigue and depressive symptoms, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. However, the research also concludes that retirement does not ...
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Poll analysis: Americans have conflicting views about spending on public health system
A comprehensive review of national opinion polls shows that Americans have conflicting views about the nation's public health system and are divided along partisan lines in their support of additional spending on public health ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Chronic (medicine)
In medicine, a chronic disease is a disease that is long-lasting or recurrent. The term chronic describes the course of the disease, or its rate of onset and development. A chronic course is distinguished from a recurrent course; recurrent diseases relapse repeatedly, with periods of remission in between. As an adjective, chronic can refer to a persistent and lasting medical condition. Chronicity is usually applied to a condition that lasts more than three months.
The definition of a disease or causative condition may depend on the disease being chronic, and the term chronic will often, but not always appear in the description:
Many chronic diseases require chronic care management for effective long-term treatment.
For more information about Chronic (medicine), read the full article at
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