New Research Finds Chronic Disease On The Rise Worldwide; Poor Diets, Lack Of Exercise Spur High Rates Of Heart Failure, Stroke, And Diabetes

Worldwide disease prevention programs and greater use of primary care reduce deaths, rates of illness, and costs associated with chronic illness, according to several studies in the December issue of the journal Health Affairs. The articles offer hope for the success of similar interventions from rural China to urban Chile, where the growth of chronic diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes has tracked the similar deadly escalation of these conditions in the United States...

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