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Five of the top 10 selected global disease burden risk factors identified by World Health Report 2002: reducing risks, promoting healthy life - obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, alcohol and tobacco – independently and often in combination, are the major causes of these diseases.
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www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/publications/facts/chr...
www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/publications/facts/chronic/en/
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WHO/Chris de Bode ... Chronic disease is responsible for 60% of all deaths worldwide; Chronic diseases site ... Ten facts about chronic disease...
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www.who.int/features/factfiles/chp/01_en.html
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Chronic childhood diseases linked to exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment have been surging upward, costing the U.S. almost $55 billion a year. That was the opening message 150 scientists and doctors heard Wednesday at a daylong symposium on children's environmental health at the Milwaukee Art Museum. ... Top Stories...
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www.topix.com/health/2009/10/chronic-childhood-diseases...
www.topix.com/health/2009/10/chronic-childhood-diseases-linked-to-exposure-to-toxic-chemicals-surging-upward
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Myth #10: Many people have been to several doctors, but haven’t been helped. They’ve been suffering from chronic pain for so long, they’ll just have to live with it.
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www.hss.edu/conditions_10-myths-chronic-pain.asp
www.hss.edu/conditions_10-myths-chronic-pain.asp
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Chronic Disease Chronic diseases are those of long duration as opposed to short-term, acute, mostly infectious diseases Chronic Disease: Adaptation Gone Awry? Other Infections Other Chronic Dis.
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web.as.ua.edu/ant/bindon/ant475/Disease/Chronic_Disease...
web.as.ua.edu/ant/bindon/ant475/Disease/Chronic_Disease.pdf
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Top Stories ... Texas is burdened with 19 million cases of preventable chronic diseases because of poor diet, exercise and early detection of illnesses; that's second only to California with 24 million such cases, according to a study released Tuesday.
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www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stor...
www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/100307dnbushealthstudy.12f128c14.html
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If Texans don't shape up, their preventable chronic diseases will cost $332 billion a year by the 2020s, according to a study released Tuesday. ... Dow closes above 10,000 ... Top Dallas Companies...
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www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/100307...
www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/100307dnbushealthstudy.12f128c14.html
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Causes: Numbers % of top 10. 1. Heart Disease 11229 25.2. 2. Cancer 10780 24.2. 3. Stroke 3760 8.4 ... Obesity increases the risk of many chronic diseases. ...
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www.islandcounty.net/health/CHAB/Screening.ppt
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Aug 7, 2006 ... Here is a quick look at chronic disease among senior citizens and more ... remain in the top 10 leading causes of death for older persons. ...
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seniorjournal.com/NEWS/SeniorStats/6-08-07-ChronicDisea...
seniorjournal.com/NEWS/SeniorStats/6-08-07-ChronicDiseases.htm
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