Multicentric Spinal Tuberculosis with Sternoclavicular Joint Involvement: A Rare Presentation by Balaji Saibaba, Umesh Kumar Meena, Prateek Behera, Ramesh Chand Meena

“…Tuberculosis is a chronic disease which may have varied presentations. Though pulmonary tuberculosis is the commonest, extrapulmonary tuberculosis involving skeletal system is often seen. …”
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Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Using iPS Cells and Spice Polyphenols by Qi Ge, Liang Chen, Keping Chen

“…Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that threatens human health. The disease is caused by a metabolic disorder of the endocrine system, and long-term illness can lead to tissue and organ damage to the cardiovascular, endocrine, nervous, and urinary systems. …”
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Prebiotic products based on kepok banana starch (Musa paradisiaca Formatypica) and moringa (Moringa oleifera) as functional food for female wistar rats by Luthfiyah Fifi, Ikayanti Retno, Dwipajati

“…Additionally, diets rich in iron and vitamin C contribute to chronic disease prevention. Moringa leaves, rich in vitamin C, enhance iron absorption. …”
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Intracytoplasmic Crystalline Inclusions in the Hepatocytes of an Antelope by Sanjeev Gumber, Eric Lombardini, Bruce Williams, Nobuko Wakamatsu

“…It was concluded that crystalline inclusions may have been derived due to failure of normal physiological hepatocellular clearance associated with a severe chronic disease. To the authors' knowledge this is the first reported case of hepatocellular crystalline inclusions in an antelope.…”
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Occlusion of Internal Carotid Artery in Kimura's Disease by Tomonori Tamaki, Node Yoji

“…Kimura's disease is a chronic disease characterized by the clinical triad of slowly enlarging subcutaneous masses with lymphoid hyperplasia in the head and neck. …”
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Relationship Between Psychological Needs and Regulatory Focus Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes by Morghane Aubert, Céline Clavel, Jean-Claude Martin

“…# Background Diabetes is a chronic disease. A sustained change in lifestyle is generally necessary for terms of diet and physical activity. …”
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Oral lichen planus involving the palate: Case report and review of literature by Shahen Ali Ahmed, Ali Fakhree Alzubaidee

“…Women are most often affected and lichen planus is usually reported in individuals over 50 years of age The etiology of lichen planus is unknown at present and the disorder has been classified as a chronic disease of immune-mediated pathogenesis. The oral lesions are usually bilateral and involve the buccal mucosa in about 90 percent of all cases. …”
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Chagas Disease, a Triatomine Bug-Transmitted Protozoan Infection by Bethany R. Eutsey, Cameron J. Jack, Shelley A. Whitehead, Eva A. Buckner

“… Chagas disease is a potentially fatal, chronic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite. …”
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Glucocorticosteroids and the Risk of NAFLD in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Sara Jarmakiewicz-Czaja, Aneta Sokal, Piotr Pardak, Rafał Filip

“…Each year, the incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) disease increases. NAFLD is a chronic disease. One of the most common causes of NAFLD is an inadequate lifestyle, which is characterized by a lack or low physical activity and eating highly processed foods rich in saturated fat and salt and containing low amount of fiber. …”
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Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases by Eman M. Alissa, Gordon A. Ferns

“…Functional foods are those that are thought to have physiological benefits and/or reduce the risk of chronic disease beyond their basic nutritional functions. …”
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Maintenance of Increased Mouth Opening in Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patient Treated with Nasolabial Flap Technique by Milind Naphade, Bhushan Bhagat, Dwarkadas Adwani, Ranjit Mandwe

“…Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is an insidious chronic disease affecting any part of the oral cavity and sometimes the pharynx with epithelial atrophy leading to stiffness of the oral mucosa, causing trismus and inability to eat. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Associated Metabolic Risks of Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study by Xiaoying Ding, Ying Xu, Yufan Wang, Xiaohua Li, Chunhua Lu, Jing Su, Yuhang Ma, Yuting Chen, Yanhua Yin, Lijun Zhang, Yong Wu, Yaqiong Jin, Lijun Zheng, Songmei Xu, Xiuli Zhu, Jilin Ma, Lihua Yu, Junyi Jiang, Naisi Zhao, Qingwu Yan, Andrew S. Greenberg, Qianfang Huang, Qian Ren, Haiyan Sun, Mingyu Gu, Li Zhao, Yunhong Huang, Yijie Wu, Chunxian Qian, Yongde Peng

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Characteristics and real-world medication persistence of people living with HIV treated with DTG/3TC or BIC/FTC/TAF: a hospital claims database study in Japan by Rie Kanamori, Nozomi Aoki, Akio Kanazawa, Mayumi Yuda, Nao Makino, Emi Ohata, Nobuyuki Fukui, Hirotake Mori, Hirohide Yokokawa, Toshio Naito

“…BackgroundAs the life expectancy of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PLWH) has improved, chronic disease burden and polypharmacy have increased in PLWH. …”
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Zinc Transporters, Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Utility: Implications for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Stephen A. Myers, Alex Nield, Mark Myers

“…Dysfunctional zinc signaling is associated with a number of chronic disease states including cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and diabetes. …”
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From Benign to Malign in a Case of Cervical Adenopathy in a 17-Year-Old Adolescent: Diagnostic Traps by Simona Dumitra, Maria Trailescu, Amelia Burlea, Claudia Covaci, Ozana Balan, Adrian Pavel, Carmen Crișan

“…Sometimes the infectious context can mask or unmask a malign chronic disease with insidious evolution.…”
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Neglected-Noncompliant Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus with Complications by Afdal ., Eka Agustia Rini

“…This<br />raises the complications of chronic disease that requires ongoing medication management and education for<br />patients and their families. …”
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Factors influencing sleep disorders in perimenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Weisi Zeng, Jialan Xu, Ying Yang, Meiling Lv, Xin Chu

“…The results of Meta-analysis showed that depression(OR = 2.73, 95%CI 1.65 ~ 4.52), hot flashes (OR = 2.70, 95%CI 1.81 ~ 4.02), chronic disease (OR = 1.39, 95%CI 1.24 ~ 1.56) and psychotropic drug use(OR = 3.19, 95%CI 1.31 ~ 7.77) were risk factors for sleep disorders in perimenopausal women (p &lt; 0.05).ConclusionSleep disorder is one of the most common symptoms in perimenopausal women, and its influencing factors should be paid attention to. …”
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Severity and Control Levels of Bronchial Asthma in the Pediatric Population of Yamanigüey. Moa by Alexander Torres Molina, Yamila Loforte Columbié

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Bronchial asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood. It is clinically and epidemiologically stratified according to its degree of severity and we argue for its classification according to control levels.…”
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Fibromyalgia: Presentation and Management with a Focus on Pharmacological Treatment by Janice E Sumpton, Dwight E Moulin

“…However, recent research supports underlying abnormalities in the central nervous system, which supports fibromyalgia as a chronic disease state and valid clinical entity. Pain is the primary symptom, often accompanied by overwhelming fatigue, sleep dysfunction and cognitive impairment. …”
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Readiness of Sub-Saharan Africa Healthcare Systems for the New Pandemic, Diabetes: A Systematic Review by Bernardo Nuche-Berenguer, Linda E. Kupfer

“…The scale-up of these pilot interventions and the integration of diabetes care into existing robust chronic disease platforms may be a feasible approach to begin to tackle the upcoming pandemic in diabetes. …”
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