Tagged: chronic diseases

New Cause of Wasting Syndrome

New Cause of Wasting Syndrome

About half of all patients with cancer and AIDS are affected by wasting syndrome. It is a condition that causes severe weight loss and weakness in patients. Department of Veterans Affairs researchers in San...

Heart Disease Q&A

Heart Disease Q&A

What is the prevalence of heart diseases in Americans? Heart disease is the biggest killer of all of the chronic diseases. Cancer comes second. They say if you don’t die of heart disease you’re...