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Showing 1 to 20 of 456 for “"Chronic Disease"”.
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Weight management and chronic disease
… its own right, is causally associated with many chronic non-communicable diseases, and its prevention, identification and treatment is a public health priority. Results: The main findings of the present thesis were that 1) many drugs, used in the management of chronic disease, have an adverse …
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Proteolethargy is a pathogenic mechanism in chronic disease
The pathogenic mechanisms of many diseases are well understood at the molecular level, but there are prevalent syndromes associated with pathogenic signaling, such as diabetes and chronic inflammation, where our understanding is more limited. Here, I present evidence that pathogenic signaling …
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Technology-supported apprenticeship in the management of chronic disease
Chronic disease is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but the current standard of care is woefully ineffective. It is paternalistic, episodic, and perversely incentivized based on volume, resulting in poor outcomes at extraordinary cost. Technology-supported …
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Identifying Endogenous Drivers of Chronic Disease Using Novel Computational Methods
… of aging and contributes to many age-associated diseases. Targeting the underlying mechanisms of inflammaging could have significant implications for the treatment of many chronic diseases. Cellular senescence (CS) and transposable elements (TEs) are two endogenous drivers of inflammation that …
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Holistic interaction model for peoble living with a chronic disease
… through novel medical protocol design for chronic disease treatment, based on the healthy lifestyle promotion. Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) account for 45% of all deaths in the western world according to the 2004 World Health Organization statistic report. Heart Failure (HF), CVD’s primary …
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Chronic Disease Development and Multimorbidity Among Immigrants and Refugees in Ontario
Chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases are a global concern. In recent decades, Canada has also experienced a major increase in immigration. Yet, a detailed profile of chronic disease and multimorbidity risk patterns across different immigrant populations …
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AMPK Regulation of Myeloid Inflammatory Responses During Acute and Chronic Disease
… within immune cells and during inflammatory disease progression.
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The role of the muscle metaboreflex in patients with chronic disease
… in patients with a range of cardiorespiratory diseases. Abnormalities of skeletal muscle favouring anaerobic metabolism have been documented in both chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and this is thought to be relevant to exercise limitation in these …
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Unmet Health Care Needs and Adverse Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Disease
Chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are common in Canada and often occur together. Despite the availability of effective treatments, many Canadians do not receive optimal care for these conditions. This may be due to a number of factors, including reduced …
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Community Physiotherapy and Chronic Disease Self-Management for Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults
… of older Canadians live with at least one chronic disease. Exercise has been shown to be an effective means to reducing symptoms, and to improving physical dysfunction in chronically ill populations; and self-management is a nationally advocated approach to dealing with the growing health …
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Dietary patterns and known predictors of chronic disease among women of childbearing age.
Dietary patterns and known predictors of chronic disease among women of childbearing age.
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The Geography of Farmworker Health: A Mixed-Method Exploratory Analysis of Chronic Disease
… to measure geographic variations in farmworker disease clusters, while the second technique featured the delineation of healthcare service areas. Qualitative techniques featured interviews with key informants and farmworkers based on the theoretical foundation of social epidemiology. In the …
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Investigating self-compassion and meaning in life as facilitators of chronic disease management
Chronic disease is pervasive in the United States, has a negative impact on health, and is expensive to treat. Much research has been performed to identify barriers to successful chronic disease management, yet research has lagged significantly in investigating overarching salutogenic factors that …
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Integrating health equity into implementation science to advance chronic disease prevention and control
… populations are inequitably burdened by chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and cancer. The goal of health equity work is to ensure all people have a fair and just opportunity to achieve optimal health. Implementation science has made health equity a greater focus …
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The Effects of Poverty and Allostatic Load on the Development of Chronic Disease
… healthcare, increased exposure to violence, and chronic stress that contribute to the development of chronic diseases. The poverty and chronic disease relationship is potentially associated with chronically elevated stress biomarkers. The present study investigated the relationship between …
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Clinically Detectable Chronic Disease, Not the Cause of Death, as Revealed at Autopsy
… have been employed. Studies on the etiology of disease have led to the practice of immunization against many diseases and to the better understanding of other diseases so that they can be more readily controlled and effectively treated. New and more effective therapeutic agents have been added …
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Improving chronic disease monitoring in resource limited settings: simulation and economic evaluation approaches
Introduction: Chronic diseases are persistent long-term conditions causing significant premature mortality, functional impairment, and disability, often needing ongoing care and support. Management of these long-term conditions is an important, but costly element of health care which relies on …
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Strategies for Chronic Disease Prevention in California: Focus on Research, Policy, and Coalition Building
<p>Over the past century, chronic diseases have emerged as a predominant challenge to public health. A relatively short list of preventable risk factors is responsible for much of the burden of chronic health conditions; however, investments in prevention measures have been minimal. The Public …
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The retinal microvasculature as an early indicator of chronic disease risk in older populations
… could provide an increased understanding of chronic systemic diseases with a vascular component. This easy, non-invasive imaging modality provides an indication of microvascular health that may reflect ongoing changes elsewhere in the body. The current published literature provides …
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