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 ...

Exercise really does reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer, according to a new study. And doctors should survey all patients about their physical activity levels, say scientists.

Chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity are becoming more common in today’s fast-paced world. The good news? Many of these conditions can be prevented or their risks reduced ...

University of Iowa researchers are recommending all patients be surveyed about their physical activity levels, after a new study underscores the link between physical activity and chronic disease.

Though the two have similar symptoms, they require different ... July 17, 2023 — Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is on the rise worldwide.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (UPI) --Encouraging primary care physicians to screen patients for physical inactivity with a simple questionnaire can help identify people at risk for many chronic diseases ...

But his bleak inner reality seems to have been forged in part by chronic pain.

University of Iowa researchers are recommending all patients be surveyed about their physical activity levels, after a new study underscores the link between physical activity and chronic disease.

Living with a chronic illness in the family is hard. It's even harder if you know that the person you love will get worse and won't recover from their condition. Sadly, it can happen to any family ...

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 le ...

People with kidney disease may be at higher risk of anxiety and depression. But taking care of your mental health can have a positive effect on your outlook with kidney disease. Chronic kidney ...

In early December, international alarm bells went off because of a mysterious disease circulating in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...