News tagged with chronic condition


Trial shows 'high tech' approaches help reduce diabetes-related complications

As global rates of diabetes escalate, a new computerised self-care system for people with Type 2 diabetes has been shown to significantly improve diabetes control and mental health-related quality of life, ...

Diabetes created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mindfulness meditation may relieve chronic inflammation

People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma—in which psychological stress plays a major role—may benefit from mindfulness meditation techniques, ...

Immunology created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers pave the way for improving treatment for Type 2 diabetes

In a study published last week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, a team led by Dr. Vincent Poitout of the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHU ...

Diabetes created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Depression may go overlooked when physicians use electronic medical records, researchers find

(Medical Xpress) -- Patients who have three or more chronic medical conditions are half as likely to receive depression treatment in primary care practices that use electronic medical records as they are in practices that ...

Health created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

One in eight Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, poll says

(HealthDay)—A staggering one in eight Americans has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll suggests.

Diabetes created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Alternative medicine use high amoung children with chronic conditions

Children who regularly see specialists for chronic medical conditions are also using complementary medicine at a high rate, demonstrates recently published research from the University of Alberta and the University of Ottawa.

Pediatrics created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Online obesity treatment programs show promise

Computer and web-based weight management programmes may provide a cost effective way of addressing the growing problem of obesity, according to a team of seven researchers who undertook a Cochrane systematic review. The researchers, ...

Overweight and Obesity created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Potential Chagas vaccine candidate shows unprecedented efficacy

Scientists are getting closer to a Chagas disease vaccine, something many believed impossible only 10 years ago. Research from the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ...

Medications created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High respiratory burden found in ageing population

(Medical Xpress)—People aged 85 years and over have a high burden of respiratory disease, according to new findings from Newcastle University. The research has shed light on the health problems likely to be encountered by th ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China strengthens checks after new bird flu deaths (Update)

China's commercial hub Shanghai is stepping up monitoring after a new strain of bird flu killed two people, state media said Monday, as Taiwan announced it would screen travellers from the mainland. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study explores why children with asthma are more likely to be bullied

New research has uncovered several factors which could explain why children with asthma are at an increased risk of being bullied.

Health created Sep 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Physically abused children report higher levels of psychosomatic symptoms

Children who display multiple psychosomatic symptoms, such as regular aches and pains and sleep and appetite problems, are more than twice as likely to be experiencing physical abuse at home than children who do not display ...

Health created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Should doctors treat lack of exercise as a medical condition? Mayo expert says 'yes'

A sedentary lifestyle is a common cause of obesity, and excessive body weight and fat in turn are considered catalysts for diabetes, high blood pressure, joint damage and other serious health problems. But what if lack of ...

Health created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Continuous spinal cord stimulation improves heart function

Spinal cord stimulation improves heart function and could become a novel treatment option for heart failure, according to research presented at the ESC Congress 2012 today, August 25, by Professor Hung-Fat Tse from Hong Kong.

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests stem cell transplant survivors at increased risk of developing heart disease

New research appearing online today in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), suggests that long-term survivors of hematopoietic cell transplants (HCT) are at an increased risk of developing hear ...

Cardiology created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast