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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.

Groundbreaking CBD-based alternative: are steroids a necessary evil?

Are steroids truly a necessary evil? – a groundbreaking CBD-based alternative

For over 100 chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, steroids remain the first-line treatment – could STERO Biotechs bring the next CBD-based alternative? Following one of...
The secrets of how genetic variation affects perception of pain

The secrets of how genetic variation affects perception of pain

Discover how researchers unlock the secrets of the way genetic variation affects perception of pain –could this lead to personalised medicines? Gene studies reveal that...
Global Roadmap to prevent cardiovascular disease among people living with diabetes

Global Roadmap to prevent cardiovascular disease among people living with diabetes

The World Heart Federation launches a new Global Roadmap on the prevention of cardiovascular disease among people living with diabetes. At ESC Congress 2019 together...
Did you know that cigarette smoking has been reduced by 1.4 billion per year?

Did you know that cigarette smoking has been reduced by 1.4 billion per year?

More than a billion fewer cigarettes smoked each year as people ditch cigarette smoking, according to Cancer Research UK. Around 1.4 billion fewer cigarettes are...
French startup raises €1.8m to combat loneliness in chronic disease

French startup raises €1.8m to combat loneliness in chronic disease

With help from EIT Health Investor Network, French start-up Wefight, announced that they have raised €1.8m to battle loneliness in chronic disease. Wefight are aiming...
Welcome to Health Data Research UK – the national institute for health data science

Welcome to Health Data Research UK – the national institute for health data science

Ever wondered how Health Data Research UK is uniting UK’s health data to drive innovation & improve public health? Learn more about the health...
Learn about the nano-vaccine for melanoma that has proven to be effective

Learn about the nano-vaccine for melanoma that has proven to be effective

Tel Aviv University scientists have developed a novel nano-vaccine for melanoma, whereby injection of nanoparticles has proven effective in mouse models. Researchers at Tel Aviv...
Heart disease and stroke mortality rates have almost stopped declining

Heart disease and stroke mortality rates have almost stopped declining

In many high-income countries, heart disease and stroke mortality rates have almost stopped declining, and are even increasing in some countries, according to new...
Can researchers treat liver failure without the need for liver transplants?

Can researchers treat liver failure without the need for liver transplants?

Researchers have used single cell RNA sequencing to identify a type of cell that may be able to regenerate liver tissue, treating liver failure...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 10

Health Europa Quarterly Issue 10

Editor Sophie Clutterbuck introduces Health Europa Quarterly Issue 10, here our book delves into the world of Digital & E-health, medical cannabis, along with...
Will personalised skin graft provide better outcomes?

Will personalised skin graft provide better outcomes?

Speaking with Health Europa Dr Daniela Marino explains personalised skin graft, how CUTISS came to be, along with sharing the many challenges in the...
Light and shadow – daily life with Mucopolysaccharide storage disorders

Light and shadow – daily life with Mucopolysaccharide storage disorders

Susanne Kircher, co-founder of the Austrian MPS Society, talks about the rare chronic diseases, mucopolysaccharide storage disorders. Mucopolysaccharide storage disorders (MPS) are rare chronic diseases,...
Scotland’s biggest killer: the need for cardiovascular disease treatment

Scotland’s biggest killer: the need for cardiovascular disease treatment

National charity Heart Research UK reveals 72% of Scots have been affected by cardiovascular disease, Scotland’s biggest killer – time to boost awareness of...
Discover the self-testing pathway for patients with long term heart conditions

Discover the self-testing pathway for patients with long term heart conditions

According to researchers, a self-testing pathway for patients receiving treatment for long term heart conditions in Manchester, UK, has significantly increased the quality of...
IBD standards launching today aim to drastically improve how we care for those suffering

IBD standards launching today aim to drastically improve how we care for those suffering

IBD UK, a partnership of 17 professional patient organisations chaired by Crohn’s & Colitis UK, campaign a groundbreaking opportunity to promote better IBD standards. People...
Nitrate pollution of US tap water could cause 12,500 cancer cases each year

Nitrate pollution of US tap water could cause 12,500 cancer cases each year

Revolutionary peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Research analyses health and economic impacts of nitrate pollution in US tap water – could this be the...
With the new Parliament, breast cancer care and prevention must be a top priority

With the new Parliament, breast cancer care and prevention must be a top priority

Discover how MEPs Elena Gentile, Cristian-Silviu Bușoi, and Lieve Wierinck, have been working to ensure breast cancer care and prevention remain a significant policy...
According to UEG report millions of Europeans are at risk of chronic digestive diseases

According to UEG report millions of Europeans are at risk of chronic digestive diseases

Discover Nutrition and Chronic Digestive Diseases, a new report launched by United European Gastroenterology (UEG), outlines alarming information on current dietary choices across the...
Promising clinical research could revolutionise mucopolysaccharidosis treatment

Promising clinical research could revolutionise mucopolysaccharidosis treatment

According to research, mucopolysaccharidosis treatment is still emerging, but recent drug approval & promising clinical research studies could accelerate treatment pattern for those suffering. Mucopolysaccharidosis...
Living with Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassaemia (TDT)

Living with Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassaemia (TDT)

In its most severe form and without adequate care, thalassaemia can be lethal in early childhood, and although Annual International Thalassaemia Day has come...

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