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Obesity itself is a medical condition and not a disease, but it constitutes a major risk factor for developing chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, stroke, cardiovascular disease and cancers. Obesity results in significant health care spending and indirect costs, as illustrated by a recent study from the Texas comptroller reporting that obesity ...
An acute disease is a short-lived disease, like the common cold. Chronic disease A chronic disease is one that lasts for a long time, usually at least six months. During that time, it may be constantly present, or it may go into remission and periodically relapse. A chronic disease may be stable (does not get any worse) or it may be progressive ...
Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1D CMT1E Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1E CMT1F Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1F CMT1X Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1X CMT2 Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 2 COFS Cerebro-oculo-facio-skeletal syndrome: COLD Chronic obstructive lung disease: COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It can cause inflammation to any part or layer of your bowel, although most often, it affects the end of your small bowel to the ...
Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans (C-SNPs) are Medicare plans for people with specific chronic conditions that are severe or disabling. ... Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help ...
Chronic pain is any pain that persists or recurs for 3 to 6 months or longer. Acute pain, such as flu-related body aches or pain due to an injury, can be mild or severe but generally goes away ...
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), maintained by the World Health Organization, is a medical coding system used for medical billing and statistical purposes – not for deciding whether any person is sick, or whether any collection of symptoms constitutes a single disease. However, this ...
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