Tag: Diseases & Conditions: Misc.
Life Expectancy Free of Chronic Disease Up With Healthy Lifestyle
Adults with four or five low-risk lifestyle factors have increased life expectancy free of diabetes, CVD, cancer
U.S. Life Expectancy Dropped Since 2014 for Working-Age Adults
Life expectancy increased from 1959 to 2016 but began declining in 2014 among 25- to 64-year-olds
Few Women With Chronic Health Issues Use Reliable Birth Control
Nearly a third of women of reproductive age found to have one or more chronic health conditions
Global Burden of Serious Health-Related Suffering to Double by 2060
Fastest increases seen in low-income countries, among older people, and for those with dementia
Children With Chronic Illness Can Have Normal Life Satisfaction
Parent-reported health lower, but life satisfaction comparable to that of peers without chronic illness
Emergency Medical Diseases Account for About Half of Mortality
31 emergency medical diseases contribute 50.7 percent of global mortality in 195 countries
Patient-Report Instrument Helps Identify ADEs in Older Adults
With accuracy of 75 percent, tool differentiates between symptoms of adverse drug events, chronic disease
Physical Activity Down Across Chronic Disease Subgroups
Mental health disorders tied to lowest moderate activity; those with CVD have lowest vigorous activity
Low Fitness, Obesity Linked to Later Disability Pension
Being moderately or highly fit as teen linked to lower risk for later receipt of disability pension in men
Cardiometabolic Risk Up With Tourette, Chronic Tic Disorder
Higher risks seen for obesity, type 2 diabetes, circulatory system diseases
