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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.

Health Europa Quarterly Issue 08

Discover the evolving world of healthcare, as Health Europa Quarterly issue 08 probes the environment of rare, infectious and chronic diseases and explores the...
Do you know your BMI and its connection to heart health?

Do you know your BMI and its connection to heart health?

According to a Cleveland Clinic survey, 88% of Americans understand the connection between a healthy heart and weight but aren’t doing enough to combat...
Time to talk about the negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Time to talk about the negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Researchers at BIDMC, Israel, used imaging data to determine the underlying anatomical cause of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The negative symptoms of schizophrenia include...
Smoking, alcohol and obesity: the challenges behind chronic diseases

Smoking, alcohol and obesity: the challenges behind chronic diseases

Speaking at the EPH Conference, Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis called for more cross-sectoral action to reduce the high burden of chronic diseases. Chronic diseases collectively...
Ever heard of the Stroke Action Plan?

Ever heard of the Stroke Action Plan?

Following the launch of its European Stroke Action Plan 2018-2030, the European Stroke Organisation discusses with Health Europa the world of stroke care. Recently, the...
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TILRAY: the medical cannabis research global leader

Medical cannabis is rapidly gaining momentum across the globe, and Tilray Inc. is pioneering the production, research, and distribution of medical cannabis. This ebook explores...
What do you know about the ABCs of colorectal cancer?

The ABCs of colorectal cancer

In 2008 roughly 450,000 new cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed in Europe – but with the ABC-Cancer project, a state-of-the-art screening tool may...
Let’s talk about fish oil supplements improving asthma control

Let’s talk about fish oil supplements improving asthma control

According to new research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, fish oil supplements do not appear to improve asthma control in...
What role does zinc deficiency play in having high blood pressure?

What role does zinc deficiency play in having high blood pressure?

Zinc deficiency is common in people with chronic illnesses such as type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, and so is high blood pressure...
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A spotlight on the lymphatic system

Health Europa takes a closer look at illnesses related to the lymphatic system and the role of the European Society of Lymphology. The lymphatic system...
Cities Changing Diabetes: a global fight against urban diabetes

Cities Changing Diabetes: a global fight against urban diabetes

Cities Changing Diabetes brings together businesses, researchers, policymakers and urban planners to tackle the worrying rise of diabetes and obesity in cities – the...
Refugees and migrants at higher risk of falling ill

According to WHO refugees and migrants at higher risk of falling ill

The first-ever Report on the health of refugees and migrants in the WHO European Region reveals that refugees and migrants are at higher risk...
Could nanotechnology be a form of spinal cord injury treatment?

Could nanotechnology be a form of spinal cord injury treatment?

Funded by the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) programme, an EU project, ByAxon, is devising a new generation of spinal cord injury treatment. To improve...
Overprescribing opioids is a thing – its time to stop it

Overprescribing opioids is a thing – it’s time to stop it

A research team from Keele University, UK, has been awarded with a £2.4 million (~€2.7) grant to help reduce the overprescribing of opioids. The National...
Chronic joint inflammation: spondyloarthritis

Chronic joint inflammation: spondyloarthritis

Researchers have found that unconventional immune cells trigger disturbed cytokine production in the chronic joint inflammation, spondyloarthritis. Cytokine blockade of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) and...
The benefits of mapping oesophageal tumours

The benefits of mapping oesophageal tumours

Researchers at Osaka University find that mapping oesophageal tumours that remain after chemotherapy can predict long-term prognosis and direct personalised treatment plans. Many newly-diagnosed cancer...
Uterine sarcoma – tackling the rare aggressive cancer

Uterine sarcoma – tackling the rare aggressive cancer

Published in Clinical Cancer Research, new insights into uterine sarcoma, a rare type of aggressive cancer, opens up novel avenues of study. Revealed by Karolinska...
Egg blood metabolites associated with lowering risk of type 2 diabetes

Egg blood metabolites associated with lowering risk of type 2 diabetes

According to University of Eastern Finland, consumption of one egg every day seems to associate with blood metabolites related to a lower risk of...
Test for cancer: a method to detect cancer may be on the horizon

Test for cancer: a method to detect cancer may be on the horizon

Researchers have launched a clinical trial to develop a potential test for cancer, that being a breath test, analysing molecules that could indicate cancer...
It’s time for a new Europe-wide strategy on prostate cancer

It’s time for a new Europe-wide strategy on prostate cancer

Europa Uomo chairman André Deschamps sets out the need for an improved approach to prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment. 30 million men in Europe are...

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