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Chronic diseases can be defined as those that persist for a long period of time, in most cases causing the sufferer health issues for longer than a period of 3 months. Chronic diseases in most cases cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication, nor do they just disappear.

Some of the most common chronic diseases include Asthma, Coronary Artery Disease, Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Osteoporosis to name but a few.

What are the five leading causes of death in Spain?

What are the five leading causes of death in Spain?

Ischaemic heart disease, dementia, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer have been revealed as the five main causes of death in...
Cross-cutting solutions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cross-cutting solutions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Isabel Proaño Gómez, director of policy and communications at the European Federation of Allergies and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations, reflects on how best to...
World Cancer Research Fund: turning research into policy action

World Cancer Research Fund: turning research into policy action

Following the publication of the latest worldwide cancer prevention report from World Cancer Research Fund, Dr Giota Mitrou, director of research, discusses the next...
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The function of immune cells in combating cancer

The incidence of cancer has dramatically increased over the last 50 years as a result of prolonged life expectancy and the Western lifestyle. Recent...
Dementia patients at risk of bone fractures when taking Z-drugs

Dementia patients at risk of bone fractures when taking Z-drugs

Patients with dementia taking Z-drugs to improve sleep are at an increased risk of bone fractures, according to new research from the University of...
The timing of immunotherapy

The timing of immunotherapy

The Departments of Surgery and Molecular Cell Biology & Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, explore how immunotherapy can be used to fight against...
New lamp developed which could treat chronic ulcers with light

New lamp developed which could treat chronic ulcers with light

Scientists from the University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, UK, have developed a lamp which could treat chronic ulcers with light...
Understanding the relationship between inflammation and cancer

Understanding the relationship between inflammation and cancer

Recent research is advancing our understanding of the link between acute and chronic inflammation and cancer, as Health Europa explores. Inflammation plays an important role...
Increased safety in treatment of urethra strictures, thanks to tissue engineering

Increased safety in treatment of urethra strictures, thanks to tissue engineering

Biotechnology saves patients from excision of large pieces of native oral mucosa transplants for the plastic reconstruction of morbidly constricted urethras. About one percent of...
How is the EU tackling neurodegenerative diseases?

How is the EU tackling neurodegenerative diseases?

Health Europa investigates the work of the EU Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research, the largest global research initiative aimed at tackling the challenge...
Highlights of the 2018 European Association of Urology Congress

Highlights of the 2018 European Association of Urology Congress

Health Europa showcases some of the breakthrough research to have emerged from the 2018 European Association of Urology Congress. The Netherlands-based European Association of Urology...
Cancer treatment could benefit from a major new discovery in DNA

Cancer treatment could benefit from a major new discovery in DNA

Major positive implications for cancer treatment could be on the horizon as scientists have made a discovery about how cells repair broken strands of...
One million Iraqis could see loss of health facilities due to funding gap

One million Iraqis could see loss of health facilities due to funding gap

Critical health facilities in Iraq are facing closures due to a lack of funding, which leaves nearly one million people without access to basic...
How faecal occult blood test reveals high risk of death from all causes

How faecal occult blood test reveals high risk of death from all causes

Detecting ‘invisible’ stool blood in people through the faecal occult blood test can reveal a heightened risk of death from all causes, as well...
The burden of chronic digestive diseases

The burden of chronic digestive diseases

UEG’s Professor Markus Peck considers how Europe can rise to the challenge of chronic digestive diseases, following on from the launch of the MEP...
The challenges of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

The challenges of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

The EU-IPFF is working to improve outcomes and promote a greater quality of life for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a devastating chronic disease...
Risk of heart rhythm disorder increases the more you smoke

Risk of heart rhythm disorder increases the more you smoke

Those who smoke a substantial amount are at a greater risk of a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study published in...
Neuroscience Trials Australia – leading the way in clinical trials

Neuroscience Trials Australia – leading the way in clinical trials

Why Australia is undoubtably the place to be for conducting clinical trials in the neuroscience space. Neuroscience Trials Australia is an Australian-based, niche, not-for-profit contract...
Breaking tolerance: improving cancer immunotherapy

Breaking tolerance: improving cancer immunotherapy

The group of Dr Maija Hollmén at Turku University, Finland, attempts to make cold tumours hot by targeting the tumour-supporting functions of innate immune...
Living nearer nature reduces risk of premature death

Living nearer Nature reduces risk of premature death

Living closer to Nature and spending time outside has numerous health benefits, including reducing risk of premature death and Type 2 diabetes, according to...

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