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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.

Learn about the breakthrough chronic lung disease discovery

Learn about the breakthrough chronic lung disease discovery

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, have discovered a novel experimental treatment for chronic lung disease with the potential to improve lives. For people...
Hypnosis therapy may be the new Irritable Bowel Syndrome treatment

Hypnosis therapy may be the new Irritable Bowel Syndrome treatment

According to MedUni Vienna, hypnosis therapy is still one of the most effective Irritable Bowel Syndrome treatment methods and can also alleviate symptoms. Individuals who...
Did you know celastrol and leptin can curb hunger and obesity?

Did you know celastrol and leptin can curb hunger and obesity?

Celastrol increases the brain's sensitivity to leptin, the hormone that signals we've had enough to eat, but until now, no one knew how this...
What about talc? Six things you wish you knew about ovarian cancer

What about talc? Six things you wish you knew about ovarian cancer

Target Ovarian Cancer’s Nurse Advisers, Val Lang and Joan Idris, discuss six key things to know about the disease for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month...
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: using AI for effective screening

Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: using AI for effective screening

Scientists have developed a new tool that can quickly and affordably screen children for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) – could this lead to...
Do you know the correlation between breast feeding and eczema?

Do you know the correlation between breast feeding and eczema?

According to new research, breast feeding children exclusively for the first three months of life had significantly lower odds of them experiencing eczema. Presented during...
Wilson Disease and the wonderful world of rare disorders

Wilson Disease and the wonderful world of rare disorders

MedUni Vienna researchers have discovered a recently described genetic mutation could protect against fatty liver and possibly ensure a better outcome for Wilson disease. Copper...
Network Analysis: identifying cancer symptom clusters

Network Analysis: identifying cancer symptom clusters

Pioneering AI technology, Network Analysis, is now able to identify and predict the development of cancer symptom clusters – could this alleviate distress? Cancer patients...
Kratom effects may not be as safe as you think

Kratom effects may not be as safe as you think

While there is a perception that kratom is safe as a treatment for chronic or acute pain, a variety of serious medical outcomes as...
Systemic corticosteroids: can severe asthma patients benefit from this?

Systemic corticosteroids: can severe asthma patients benefit from this?

Physicians may have discovered a way to predict which patients with severe asthma are likely to benefit from treatment with systemic corticosteroids. With the help...
A closer look at the relationship between inflammation and bowel cancer

A closer look at the relationship between inflammation and bowel cancer

Health Europa spotlights recent research into the relationship between inflammation and inflammatory bowel cancer and bowel disease. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the name given...
Eye damage: can heavy smoking impair vision?

Eye damage: can heavy smoking impair vision?

Researchers have taken a closer look into eye damage, by understanding the detrimental effects of what chronic smoking can have on spatial and colour...
Home flooring toxins found and children carry the evidence

Home flooring toxins found and children carry the evidence

Presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, researchers found children to carry evidence of harmful substances from furniture and home flooring...
Could advanced software reduce arrhythmia heart disease?

Could advanced software reduce arrhythmia heart disease?

Potentially lethal conditions such as arrhythmia heart disease may become easier to identify thanks to innovative new software that measures electrical activity in the...
Small cell lung cancer: the world of highly lethal cancers

Small cell lung cancer: the world of highly lethal cancers

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine studied highly lethal cancers, using human embryonic stem cells to create a new model system specifically exploring small cell...
Challenges and opportunities for brain health

Challenges and opportunities for brain health

Ever wondered how the World Federation of Neurology is working to foster quality neurology and brain health worldwide? William M Carroll and Wolfgang Grisold, of...
Do you think AI could treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Do you think AI could treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

According to WHO, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease will be the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2030, but could AI successfully treat this? Following...
Psoriasis medication may have the ability to improve heart disease

Psoriasis medication may have the ability to improve heart disease

For patients with the skin condition, researchers found that psoriasis medication may have improved heart disease and coronary artery plaque. Published today in Cardiovascular Research,...
The metallodrug: could this be the next antitumor drug?

The metallodrug: could this be the next antitumor drug?

Some types of cancer cannot be treated with classic chemotherapy, so a team of scientists are working on a metallodrug, which has the potential...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 08: discover the evolving world of healthcare

Health Europa Quarterly Issue 08: discover the evolving world of healthcare

Editor Kathryn Washburn introduces the eighth edition of Health Europa Quarterly, talking rare, infectious and chronic diseases the hot topic of medical cannabis. Medical cannabis...

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