News tagged with chronic conditions

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Drugs limiting excess mucus could save lives

Respiratory conditions that restrict breathing such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common killers worldwide. But no effective treatments exist to address the major cause of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Healthy neurotic? Being conscientious may help

(HealthDay)—Being both neurotic and conscientious may be good for your health.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds guided imagery helps manage symptoms of fibromyalgia

(Medical Xpress)—Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing researchers have discovered that guided imagery significantly decreases stress, fatigue, pain and depression in women with fibromyalgia.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Reactions to everyday stressors predict future health

(Medical Xpress)—Contrary to popular perception, stressors don't cause health problems—it's people's reactions to the stressors that determine whether they will suffer health consequences, according to researchers at ...

Health created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Even physically active women sit too much

Women who exercise regularly spend as much time sitting as women who don't, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Health created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Panel rules against HRT for preventing chronic disease

(HealthDay)—Postmenopausal women should not use hormone replacement therapy to prevent chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, according to updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exercise and complete decongestive therapy best ways to manage lymphedema, expert says

(Medical Xpress)—Nearly 40 percent of breast cancer survivors suffer from lymphedema, a chronic condition that causes body limbs to swell from fluid buildup, as a result of lymph node removal and radiation therapy. A cure ...

Cancer created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Living in ethnically homogenous area boosts health of minority seniors

An African-American or Mexican-American senior living in a community where many neighbors share their background is less likely to have cancer or heart disease than their counterpart in a more mixed neighborhood.

Health created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New findings could help speed recovery, alleviate pain associated with spinal cord injury

Research released today demonstrates how new scientific knowledge is driving innovative treatments for spinal cord injuries. Spinal cord damage is debilitating and life-altering, limiting or preventing movement and feeling ...

Neuroscience created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea improves blood pressure in men

A new study suggests that when prescribed by physicians in routine practice and used appropriately by patients, treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could reduce blood pressure in men with hypertension.

Sleep apnea created Oct 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better guidelines needed for multimorbidity

New clinical guidelines need to be developed to help doctors provide better care for people with more than one chronic illness, according to a research team led by the University of Dundee.

Other created Oct 09, 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

Study finds direct correlation between hospital bedsores, patient mortality

(Medical Xpress)—A new clinical study spearheaded by the dean of UCLA's School of Nursing has found a direct correlation between pressure ulcers—commonly known as bedsores—and patient mortality and increased hospitalization.   ...

Health created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find multiple similarities between cancer cells and induced pluripotent stem cells

(Medical Xpress)—UC Davis investigators have found new evidence that a promising type of stem cell now being considered for a variety of disease therapies is very similar to the type of cells that give ...

Medical research created Sep 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Ageing and the city: Chronic diseases more prevalent in city-dwellers than country counterparts

Ageing Australian city-dwellers are more likely to suffer from non-infectious chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, arthritis, cancer and asthma than their rural counterparts, according to new research from the University ...

Health created Sep 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0