The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) issued a new Call to Action report detailing the risks of co-infection with influenza (flu) and COVID-19 in adults with chronic health conditions, and the importance ...
Oct 15, 2020
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A large, international study of COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke and cancer can increase a patient's risk of dying from ...
Oct 8, 2020
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For many of us, becoming ill with a virus might put us on the couch for a week or two. It's frustrating, but after recovering we can generally get back to the things we're used to.
Oct 6, 2020
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A very healthy lifestyle is associated with up to 6.3 years longer life for men and 7.6 years for women, regardless of the presence of multiple chronic conditions, according to a study published September 22 in the open-access ...
Sep 22, 2020
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New research from UBC finds that after a night of shorter sleep, people react more emotionally to stressful events the next day—and they don't find as much joy in the good things. The study, led by health psychologist Nancy ...
Sep 15, 2020
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To most people, "caregiving" means looking after ailing relatives in their final years. But the reality is much different, with the actual workload lasting up to 30 years for some, according to University of Alberta research.
Sep 15, 2020
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Hundreds of millions of people of all ages worldwide live with two or more chronic conditions—commonly defined as multimorbidity. Those living with it are found to have poorer physical and mental health, higher risk of ...
Sep 14, 2020
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Nearly a year before the novel coronavirus emerged, Dr. Leonardo Trasande published "Sicker, Fatter, Poorer," a book about connections between environmental pollutants and many of the most common chronic illnesses. The book ...
Aug 31, 2020
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Older adults and those with chronic health conditions share an increased risk of experiencing severe symptoms if they contract COVID-19.
Aug 26, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Contemporary survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have reduced late morbidity and mortality, according to a study published online July 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Aug 21, 2020
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