Latest chronic diseases Stories
Grants are part of a $3 million, multi-year initiative to help people nationwide manage and prevent chronic diseases WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, a private foundation created by CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced the recipients of the "Innovations in Community Health" grants, which have been awarded to community health centers nationwide through a partnership with the National Association of Community Health...
NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies has received a $42 million gift--the largest in the Institute's history--to establish the Helmsley Center for Genomic Medicine (HCGM), a research center dedicated to decoding the common genetic factors underlying many complex chronic human diseases. The award, from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, will support interdisciplinary research that paves the way to new therapies for...
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...
National Health Council: It's a Great Day for the Patient Advocacy Community WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Health Council (NHC) applauded the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for including several of the NHC's recommendations in the proposed rule on essential health benefits (EHB) issued today. "The federal government heard the concerns of the patient community, and the result is an exchange benefit package that will help people...
CHICAGO, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of customer experience systems and services, launched two new cloud-based solutions to provide support for in-home management and monitoring of elderly and chronically-ill patients today at 4G World. Amdocs Home Health Monitoring and Amdocs' solution for Aging in Place enable service providers to enter the rapidly expanding eHealth market while helping families, healthcare providers and governments...
The expanded use of antiretrovirals, potent drugs used to treat retroviral infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has been linked to significant decreases in hospital mortality rates among severely ill HIV-positive (HIV+) patients nationwide, primarily due to a decrease in opportunistic infections, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford University. Despite these encouraging data, the study also revealed that in this population, chronic diseases and bloodstream...
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The patient advocacy community today released a statement to show solidarity in support of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The statement was signed by approximately 30 of the nation's leading patient advocacy organizations that serve people with chronic diseases and disabilities. To view the statement and the signatures of the CEOs of the organizations, go to...
Now 150,000+ people strong, the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project enables Canadians to contribute to major research TORONTO, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Canada has a great history of health pioneers: people like Frederick Banting who discovered insulin or Norman Bethune who developed the first mobile blood transfusion service set impressive examples. Improving the health of future generations is a possibility for ordinary Canadians too - and more than 150,000 of them...
Recommendations published in supplement to the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology A dramatic increase in the incidence of chronic inflammatory diseases such as asthma, allergy, and irritable bowel syndrome, has led to concern about how modern lifestyles may trigger physiological defense mechanisms. Now, in the context of a foresight study under the auspices of the European Science Foundation (ESF), a group of scientists has examined the challenges associated with chronic...
The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) urges the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to maintain funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund in order to continue the fight against chronic diseases that today kill 7 out of 10 Americans. Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) November 20, 2011 The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) today urged the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to maintain funding for the Prevention and Public...
