Chronic Disease

The No. 1 Health Problem You Haven't Heard Of (And 10 Ways To Beat It)

EatingWell | Posted 05.29.2012

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EatingWell

Here's the thing: under normal circumstances, some inflammation is a good thing -- it's your body's natural protective response to an illness or injury.

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How One Social Experiment Helped 15,000 People Lose 250,000 Pounds

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 05.27.2012

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Mark Hyman, MD

Acute disease can be left to the hospitals, but creating health and healing of chronic disease seems to happen best in the community -- with people helping people where each one of us lives, where we eat, cook, learn, work, play and pray.

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Urgent Global Action Needed To Fight World's Leading Killers

John R. Seffrin | Posted 05.16.2012

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John R. Seffrin

Efforts to tackle noncommunicable diseases should not rest solely on the shoulders of governments and multilaterals. If we are to bring these diseases under control, we must have a commitment and cooperation from all sectors.

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America's Costly Lifestyles

Joe S. Moore | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Obesity in America, Public Health Costs, Health Care Costs, Health, Affordable Care Act, Obesity Epidemic, Health Care Reform, Public Health, Obesity, Health Care, Cost of Obesity, Chronic Disease, Politics News
Joe S. Moore

Our health care system isn't truly a health care system at all. It's a "sick care system" focused on addressing symptoms and treating illness, with little intent on keeping people well in the first place.

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Into the Mouths of Babes: The Case for Minding Our Business!

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.02.2012

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David Katz, M.D.

The wellbeing of children is everybody's business, and everybody should mind that children are staring down the barrel of a glow-in-the-dark cheese doodle or sugar-laden cereal loop at foreshadowed health and foreshortened lives.

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Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice: Eliminating Health Disparities

Jeffrey Levi | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Prevention, Health, Health Disparities, Stroke, Prevention and Public Health Fund, Chronic Disease, Disease, Affordable Care Act, Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Obesity, Politics News
Jeffrey Levi

All Americans should have the opportunity to lead long, healthy and productive lives. Yet one in two African-American and Hispanic-Latino children born this generation will develop type 2 diabetes as adults. This statistic is unacceptable because it is preventable.

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The Affordable Care Act: Preventing Chronic Diseases

Caitlin Padula | Posted 04.09.2012

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Caitlin Padula

Did you know that switching the focus from treating chronic illnesses to preventing chronic diseases will not only improve the health of individuals and families all over the country, but will also rein in health care costs and strengthen the economy?

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Minding The Brain: Strategies To Stave Off Alzheimer's Disease

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Aging, Dementia, Healthy, Prevention, Chronic Disease, Health, Dr. David Katz, Treatment, Alzheimer's, Conditions, Alzheimers Dementia, Alzheimers Disease, Alzheimers Care, Prevent Alzheimers, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

There has been enormous attention of late to the grim and genuinely frightening problem of Alzheimer's disease. The problem is grim by its very nature -- there is little we contemplate with greater dread than the loss of our minds, our very selves.

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Public Health In 2012: A Wish List

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Healthy Life Style, The Healthy Life, Healthy, Personal Health, New Year Resolutions, Public Health, Obesity, Healthy Life, New Year's Resolutions, Turn the Tide Foundation, Stroke, Healthy-New-Year, Chronic Disease, A Healthy Life, Health, New Year's Resolution, Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

The unnecessary death of good ideas -- and of people -- is much on my mind as the new year looms, with its promise of fresh starts. For far too long already, a failure to turn what we know into what we do has cost us dearly.

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Insider Tips to Avoid Medical Bankruptcy

Hillary St. Pierre | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Cancer, Bankruptcy, Surgery, Chronic Disease, Health Care Reform, Medical Bills, Health, Medicare, Health Insurance, Medicine, Health Care, Business News
Hillary St. Pierre

Medical-related debt does not go against your credit rating! Breathe a sigh of relief if you are hoping to purchase a car or home. Your medical information is protected by law.

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Any Day But Food Day

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 12.24.2011

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David Katz, M.D.

This is not about Food Day. This is about the other 364 days this year; the 365 days last year; and the 365 days next year. Why aren't THEY Food Day?

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Lynne Peeples

Part-Time Vegetarianism: An Interview With Meatless Monday's Peggy Neu

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 12.09.2011

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Have you avoided your meat today? More and more people are going vegetarian -- at least part-time -- as they join a movement that suggests even a ...

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Chronically Ill Unite to Spread Awareness of Invisible Illness

Lisa Copen | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Chronic Pain, Invisible Illness, Illness Bloggers, Chronic Illness, Invisible Illness Awareness Week, Chronic Pain Social Media, Chronic Disease, Healthy Living News
Lisa Copen

Patient bloggers are joining together to bring awareness to invisible illness issues, ranging from handicapped parking confrontations to why they hate hearing "You look so good!"

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Huge Victory for Obama, Stem Cell Research, and America

Don C. Reed | Posted 09.27.2011

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Don C. Reed

Sherley vs. Sebelius, a lawsuit threatening stem cell research, was thrown out today. With Judge Lamberth's ruling, state dollars can once again be matched by federal contributions.

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Urging World Leaders at Davos to Focus on the Crisis of Chronic Diseases

Nalini Saligram | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nalini Saligram

For far too long, global health attention has focused on diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria and must go beyond them to far more common life-threatening diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, cancer and chronic lung disease.

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The Election Day Diet

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Katz, M.D.

The truth is that meaningful results -- for your body, and the body politic alike -- require a clear goal, a plan to get there, and resolve to stay the course.

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New Hope For Cancer Therapy

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — Cancer is a tale of two sets of genetic code, your own and your tumor's – and tracing the unique areas of damage makes for a ...

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Prevention $aves: Making the Debt Commission Advance Social Good

Chris Norwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Deficit, Debt Commision, Social Secuity, Juvenile, Prevention, National Debt, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Reform, Medicaid, Medicare, Diabetes, The Prevention $Aves Coalition for Reducing Federal Debt While Doing Social Good, Chronic Disease, Politics News
Chris Norwood

Savings through prevention have the consistent advantage of forcing us to focus on building a country that works better for its citizens.

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Changing Our Disease Care System To A Health Care System

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Frank Lipman

Although we talk about "health care" reform, what we're actually talking about is "disease care reform." Doctors of western medicine are trained to treat disease -- they are not trained to keep people healthy.

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2 Questions To Ask That Are More Important Than A Diagnosis

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Frank Lipman

After 30 years of practicing Medicine, I have learned that for any chronic illness or ailment, treating underlying imbalances and dysfunctions is more...

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10 Practical Diabetes Tips for the Budget Conscious (PHOTOS)

Erin N. Marcus, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: American Diabetes Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chronic Disease, Diabetes Health, Health, Slidepollajax, Diabetes, Diabetes Type 2, Type 2 Diabetes, Chronic Conditions, Healthy Living News
Erin N. Marcus, M.D.

"Self-management" isn't a term doctors use much when they talk to patients about most illnesses. But with diabetes, self-management, with guidance from a medical professional, is key.

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Acid Reflux: The Truth Behind Heartburn

Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dr. Leo Galland, Chronic Disease, Dietary Supplements, Acid Reflux, Wellness, Heartburn, Personal Health, Health Advice, Healthy Living News
Leo Galland, M.D.

Although certain drugs can be effective in relieving unpleasant symptoms of acid reflux, they don't really deal with the underlying issue.

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Glutathione: The Mother of All Antioxidants

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mark Hyman, MD

In today's blog I want to explain what glutathione is, why it's important, and give you 9 tips that will help you optimize your glutathione levels and protect help yourself from chronic illness.

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Becoming the CEO of Your Own Health

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Chronic Disease, Health, Alison Rose Levy, Urban Zen, Donna Karan, Mark Hyman MD, Integrative Medicine, Autism, Health Care, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Alison Rose Levy

In the absence of a medical model able to address these prevalent diseases at an early stage, the bottom line, according to Hyman is that "You have to be the CEO of your own health."

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Put the Obesity Epidemic at the Top of the Agenda

Kenneth Thorpe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Obesity, Chronic Disease, Health Care, Politics News
Kenneth Thorpe

Obesity is historically linked to about one third of the increase in domestic health spending since the mid-1980s and is a key factor in the rise in private insurance premiums, Medicare and Medicaid spending.

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