Latest chronic illness Stories
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients with multiple chronic conditions pose an escalating care and cost challenge to healthcare providers. To address this, MX today announced it will work with the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) to compile successful care models; creating case studies and solutions that can be replicated by hospitals and healthcare organizations. Chronic conditions - like cardiovascular disease and diabetes - affect nearly half of all...
PETALUMA, California, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- First Private, Secure, Cloud-based Social Platform for Healthcare Helps Address Epidemic of Chronic Illness WellFX, [http://www.well-fx.com ] a healthcare technology start-up that provides the industry's only private, secure cloud-based social platform designed specifically for healthcare providers, announced today that it has secured a seven-figure investment in Series A Funding from private investment company CMT...
DETROIT, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit residents age 50 and older have a significantly higher mortality rate, require more hospitalizations, suffer from more chronic illnesses and have less access to health care than residents of the same age who live in the rest of Michigan, according to a study released today by the Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA). The largest mortality disproportion involves Detroiters in the 50 to 59 age brackets, who are dying at a rate 131...
This summer, superheroes like Spider-Man, Batman, and even Snow White will showcase their staggering strengths on the big screen. A Rutgers–Camden professor says that children with asthma are the real-life superheroes, facing down breathlessness and operating life-saving devices whenever and wherever asthma attacks strike. Cindy Dell Clark, who teaches anthropology at Rutgers–Camden, recently published research that analyzes Hollywood’s portrayal of children with asthma in the...
WICHITA, Kan., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Riordan Clinic scientists Dr. Nina Mikirova, Dr. Joseph Casciari, and Dr. Ronald Hunninghake have patented a new technology that may help doctors determine the severity of fatigue in their patients. The research, recently published in the January/February issue of the journal, Alternative Therapies, is entitled "The Assessment of the Energy Metabolism in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Serum Fluorescence Emission."...
Americans must demand priority for bio-medical research with the clear focus on a greater parity in funding for chronic conditions. Bill Remak, FAIR Foundation member and patient advocate, passionately urges all patients to take action and voice their concerns by writing and calling their representatives about the disparities in research funding. The new prepared sample letter to convey your message can be found here: http://www.fairfoundation.org/advocacy/contactcongress.htm. Also visit...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Biovista announced today that it has been awarded a prestigious research grant by the CFIDS Association of America to identify non-obvious mechanisms of the disease and potential drug repositioning candidates that will advance objective diagnosis and effective treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). As part of its work, Biovista will share research outcomes with 5 top North American universities, such as...
IOM Recommendations Call for Paradigm Shift ATLANTA, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Arthritis Foundation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are proud supporters of an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report released today outlining a new vision and plan of action to reduce the crisis proportions of chronic illness that threaten the nation's health and economic welfare. According to the report, Living Well with Chronic Illness: A Call for Public Health...
A spoonful of medicine goes down a lot easier if there is a dog or cat around. Having pets is helpful for women living with HIV/AIDS and managing their chronic illness, according to a new study from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. “We think this finding about pets can apply to women managing other chronic illnesses,” said Allison R. Webel, instructor of nursing and lead author of the article, “The Relationship Between Social Roles and...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Psychological Association's (APA) newly released report, Stress in America(TM): Our Health at Risk, paints a troubling picture of the impact stress has on the health of the country, especially caregivers and people living with a chronic illness such as obesity or depression. The Stress in America survey, which was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of APA among 1,226 U.S. residents in August and...
