Chronic (medicine)
hideIn medicine, a chronic disease is a disease that is long-lasting or recurrent. The term chronic describes the course of the disease, or its rate of onset and development. A chronic course is distinguished from a recurrent course; recurrent diseases relapse repeatedly, with periods of remission in between. As an adjective, chronic can refer to a persistent and lasting medical condition. Chronicity is usually applied to a condition that lasts more than three months.
The definition of a disease or causative condition may depend on the disease being chronic, and the term chronic will often, but not always appear in the description:
Many chronic diseases require chronic care management for effective long-term treatment.
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News tagged with chronic illness
Managing doctors' practices made easier with new software
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A McMaster University-led research team has developed an innovative software tool that gives family doctors up-to-date information on their patients in two seconds or less.
Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria: Study
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Cigarettes are "widely contaminated" with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new international study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher ...
CWRU to develop technologies for virtual coaching to help patient-doctor communications
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Millions of people suffer from chronic ailments like heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes, and need critical information from their healthcare providers to manage those diseases.
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine ...
Chronically ill may be happier if they give up hope, research shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Holding on to hope may not make patients happier as they deal with chronic illness or diseases, according to a new study by University of Michigan Health System researchers.
Smart solution: Researchers use smartphones to improve health of elderly diabetics in China
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Cellular phones - once a luxury used strictly for talking - have taken on many new roles in recent years. Now researchers at Saint Louis University and Old Dominion University in Virginia say smartphones can ...
Illness often undiscovered and undertreated among the uninsured
Oct 20, 2009 |
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A new study shows uninsured American adults with chronic illnesses like diabetes or high cholesterol often go undiagnosed and undertreated, leading to an increased risk of costly, disabling and even lethal complications of ...
Training clinicians helps reduce rates of early childhood cavities
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that pediatricians provided with the proper communication, educational and information technology tools and training could reduce the rates of children ...
Open innovation networks are one key to improved care
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Fostering innovation to speed the improvement of health care is the goal of an $8.3 million grant to researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Medical home gives patients better primary care at no more cost
Sep 02, 2009 |
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A one-year evaluation at Group Health Cooperative is the first to demonstrate the measurable benefit to both patients and staff when a primary care practice adopts a "patient-centered medical home" model. This model gives ...
Treatment for chronic illness needs to be less disruptive to people's lives
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many patients with complex chronic illnesses are being overburdened by their treatment, according to research by a Newcastle University academic.
Spirituality may help women manage chronic illness
Jul 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As women increasingly outlive men, they face increasing risks of chronic illness as they age.
Men who work with their female partners more likely to adhere to CPAP therapy
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Men who work with their female partners while receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely to adhere to their treatment, according to a research abstract that ...
Fatigue common after myocardial infarction
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Half of all patients who undergo myocardial infarction are experiencing onerous fatigue four months after the infarction. The patients who are most fatigued are those who perceive the infarction as a sign of chronic illness, ...
How much vitamin D do I need?
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Vitamin D -- the so-called sunshine vitamin -- is the wonder nutrient of the moment. While the vitamin is best known for helping build strong bones and absorb calcium, a vitamin D deficiency can raise the risk of everything ...
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