What Are Chronic Diseases?There are numerous chronic diseases that can affect people during their lives. Chronic diseases are the major cause of disability and death worldwide. Chronic disease are noncommunicable conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity, depression, cancer, hepatitis, diabetes, and asthma. They are prolonged conditions that don't improve, and are rarely cured.
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UK watchdog says teach sex to kids from age five
Sex education should be taught to children from the age of five to give them the skills and confidence to delay sexual intimacy until they are ready, a British health watchdog said on Thursday.
Cleared forests lead to rise in malaria in Brazil
Clearing forests in the Amazon helps mosquitoes thrive and can send malaria rates soaring, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
Pandemic virus enters pigs in HK, swaps genes: study
The H1N1 swine flu virus has been spreading quietly in pigs in Hong Kong and swapping genes with other viruses, and researchers said the findings support calls for tighter disease surveillance in pigs before new bugs can emerge and infect people.
Low, high manganese levels may affect the infant brain
Babies with either relatively high or relatively low levels of manganese in their blood may be slower to hit certain developmental milestones in their first year than other infants, a new study suggests.
Kidneys transplanted between HIV-infected patients
South African surgeons have transplanted kidneys between donors and patients who were both infected with the AIDS virus — a medical first that has some U.S. doctors buzzing about whether it could be tried here.
Campbell recalls 3 varieties of SpaghettiOs in the U.S.
Campbell Soup Co on Thursday voluntarily recalled 35,000 cases of its "SpaghettiOs" in the United States, saying some of the canned products might have been under-processed.
Pain drugs abuse requires urgent action: CDC
Emergency room visits tied to the abuse of prescription painkillers have jumped 111 percent over a five-year period, an alarming increase that threatens the American public health system, U.S. government researchers said on Thursday.
S.African protesters accuse US of cutting AIDS funding
Thousands of protesters marched Thursday against what they say is a softening commitment to fighting AIDS in Africa by the United States and other developed countries.
US panel approves French morning-after pill
A US health panel Thursday voted unanimously to allow the sale of a controversial French birth control pill, which can prevent pregnancy for up to five days after unprotected sex.
US Red Cross fined 16 million dollars over blood safety
The US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is fining the American Red Cross 16 million dollars for not complying with regulations on the collection and manufacture of blood products.
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