Latest chronic disease Stories
Aridhia and Pivotal™ collaborating on revolutionary solutions for chronic disease management Edinburgh, Scotland (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Health and biomedical informatics company Aridhia today announced a strategic partnership with Pivotal, the company setting the new standard for Enterprise PaaS, to create a new technology platform capable of revolutionising the management of chronic health conditions such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Developing on the Pivotal One™...
This week at Experimental Biology (EB) 2013, scientists from around the world are gathering to share research on a variety of topics, including nutrition and health. Given the growing global burden of chronic disease, there is particular interest in the important role of diet and nutrition in overall health. Several studies presented at the conference looked specifically at the role of whole egg consumption in high-risk groups, including those with metabolic syndrome and heart disease, as...
A major Nordic research project involving researchers from the University of Copenhagen has, for the first time ever, mapped the use of alternative treatment among multiple sclerosis patients - knowledge which is important for patients with chronic disease and the way in which society meets them. People with multiple sclerosis (MS) often use alternative treatments such as dietary supplements, acupuncture and herbal medicine to facilitate their lives with this chronic disease. This is the...
A Live Telephone/Web Education Program Offering Live Spanish Interpretation Featuring International CML Expert Jorge Cortes, MD WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is committed to bringing the most current information about blood cancers to all patients and is pleased to announce a unique educational opportunity for Spanish-speaking patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). On Wednesday, April 17, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM Eastern Time,...
More than 25,000 people die every year in the United States from preventable diseases, according to a recent study released by Harvard’s School of Public Health and made public by multiple media outlets, including USA Today, in March 2013. In his latest article, “A Big Gulp of Death” attorney Richard P. Console Jr. digs into the data involving obesity in the United States and the occurrences of chronic disease. Marlton, NJ (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 More than 25,000 people die every...
Program promoting a healthy lifestyle funded through a Verizon Foundation grant SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Seniors will learn how to stay healthy and active to reduce the risk factors that contribute to heart disease, depression, high blood pressure and diabetes through a new chronic disease self-management program offered by Self-Help for the Elderly, supported by a grant from the Verizon Foundation. The $50,000 grant will help seniors better...
OAKLAND, Calif., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente health plans in Oregon-Washington and Southern California are the top two overall performing health plans in the nation based on the plans' strong performance in consumer engagement, chronic disease and behavioral health management, according to the 2012 eValue8(TM)( )survey released by the National Business Coalition on Health. The annual survey measures quality, performance and value of services provided by health...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Bad news for desk jockeys, truck drivers and online journalists: A new study performed by Kansas State University researcher Richard Rosenkranz has found the more people sit, the more likely they are to develop a chronic disease. Rosenkranz and collaborators Emma George and Gregory Kolt from the University of Western Sydney studied the effect of sitting on middle-aged Australian males and have now published their findings in the...
News from the Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease (CBCD): This week, polyDNA has begun posting the latest research on natural remedies on its website, and is inviting webmasters to republish this research. Rochester, New York (PRWEB) February 08, 2013 In an interview with Will Blesch from polyDNA, the CBCD has learned that this week polyDNA has begun to publish reports covering the latest research on natural remedies against HPV, Herpes virus, EBV, CMV and other viruses. Mr. Blesch...
The CBCD agrees with DNA Pioneer Dr. Watson. More risks need to be taken in cancer research. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) January 14, 2013 The Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease (CBCD) has learned that DNA pioneer and Nobel Prize winner, James Watson recently published a scathing article against America’s cancer research establishment. His paper was published in the journal, Open Biology and in it, he argued that the $100 million U.S. project to determine the DNA changes that drive nine...
