Chronic Diseases

• Abdominal obesity in Quebec has doubled in the last 30 years: study

  The study found the percentage of Quebec adults with a waist size associated with a high risk of developing chronic diseases has more than doubled.

  Health

  Aug 20, 2019
  
• Call for boost in research funding for chronic diseases that affect women

  Lori Brotto of the Women's Health Research Institute says women tend to develop complex chronic diseases six to nine times more often than men.

  Health

  Feb 7, 2019
  
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• New chronic disease centre opens in London

  The Clinical Research and Chronic Disease Centre will take up a 6,000-sq. ft. space in St. Joseph's Hospital.

  Health

  Mar 1, 2018
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• Urgent action needed to curb chronic diseases in First Nation communities: Cancer Care Ontario

  Cancer Care Ontario is calling on the province to take urgent action to help a number of chronic health problems among aboriginal communities.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2016
• Government provides $62.25 million for chronic disease research

  The federal government is providing $62.25 million to support five research networks that are exploring the issue of chronic disease.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2016
• Volunteers take better care of themselves than non-volunteers, study says

  Volunteers are not only good at taking care of others, but they are also good at taking care of their own health, according to new Harvard study.

  Health

  Jan 20, 2016
• Why too much sitting time increases risk of disease even if you exercise

  A new Canadian study is warning that too much sedentary time is putting you at risk of disease and death – even if you exercise regularly.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2015