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, 2020 These editions of The Chronicle are designed to update people about chronic diseases, including current programs, projects and research; local and interstate ...
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: management of chronic disease [PDF]
Medicine, 2012 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, affecting an estimated 3 million people in the UK. The most common cause is tobacco smoke. Patients with COPD experience a high symptom burden, worsened during disease instability (termed exacerbations or ‘lung attacks’), and a multidisciplinary approach should ...
Russell, R, Norcliffe, J, Bafadhel, M
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Is “chronic kidney disease” a disease? [PDF]
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2018 AbstractSeveral philosophers of medicine have attempted to answer the question “what is disease?” In current clinical practice, an umbrella term “chronic kidney disease” (CKD) encompasses a wide range of kidney health states from commonly prevalent subclinical, asymptomatic disease to rare end‐stage renal disease requiring transplant or dialysis to ...
Smart, B, Stevens, R, Verbakel, J
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The Lancet, 2021 Chronic kidney disease is a progressive disease with no cure and high morbidity and mortality that occurs commonly in the general adult population, especially in people with diabetes and hypertension. Preservation of kidney function can improve outcomes and can be achieved through non-pharmacological strategies (eg, dietary and lifestyle adjustments ...
Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar +4 more
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Chronic granulomatous disease [PDF]
British Medical Bulletin, 2016 Chronic granulomatous disease is a clinical condition that stems from inactivating mutations in NOX2 and its auxiliary proteins. Together, these proteins form the phagocyte NADPH oxidase enzyme that generates superoxide. Superoxide (O2ċ-) and its reduced product hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) give rise to several additional reactive oxygen species (ROS ...
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Associations of zinc-α-2-glycoprotein with metabolic syndrome and its components among adult Arabs
Scientific Reports, 2022 Epidemiological studies suggest that the Zinc-α-2-glycoprotein (ZAG) plays significant physiological roles. In this study we investigate whether ZAG could be considered as a clinical biomarker in the diagnosis and prognosis of metabolic syndrome (MetS ...
Amal M. Alenad +6 more
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2022 Background Regular measurement of the availability and use of key medicines for non-communicable diseases allows the tracking of progress to achieve equitable access to medicines. Using a country-level public sector monitoring system for medicine supply,
Janeth Tenorio-Mucha +4 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld +5 more
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Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019 The in silico analyses of 109 replication-competent genomic DNA sequences isolated from cow milk and its products (97 in the bovine meat and milk factors 2 group – BMMF2, and additional 4 in BMMF1) seems to place these in a specific class of infectious ...
Ethel-Michele de Villiers +5 more
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Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2023 Background Adipose tissue is known to serve as an abundant and readily accessible source of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) as an alternative to bone marrow.
Joo-Hoo Park +5 more
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