More information: Screening Patients for Physical Inactivity Helps Identify Patients at Risk for Cardiometabolic and Chronic Diseases, Preventing Chronic Disease (2024). Lucas J. Carr et al ...

Stephen Fry has said he sometimes thought of his chronic pain "as a friend" as he tried to manage his condition after an accident. The actor was injured in a 6ft (1.8m) fall from a stage at London ...

Tonic-clonic seizures are the type of epileptic seizure most people recognise. In the past they were called grand-mal seizures. Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning they affect ...

Chronic migraine becomes “refractory” when preventive treatments don’t work to reduce the frequency of episodes. Treatment may include complementary therapies like neuromodulation. Migraine ...

Participants’ body fat levels did not significantly influence this outcome, indicating that a healthy diet may directly and independently aid in managing chronic pain. Experts recommend adding ...

Methods: This research included adult participants from NHANES cycles 2009–2014. Survey-weighted generalized linear regressions were used to explore the associations between BFR exposure and ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer affecting the bone marrow lymphocytes. It can affect B or T cells and may be slow- or fast-growing. CLL is a common type of leukemia, with ...

A chronic lung disease is a type of disease that prevents the lungs and respiratory system from working correctly. The main job of the respiratory system is to take in oxygen from the air we breathe ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is a long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. The good news is COPD is often preventable and ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a progressive loss of renal function that lasts for more than 3 months, and is classified according to the degree of kidney damage – measured by the ...