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NEW YORK - Venus Williams is battling her toughest opponent. She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Sjogren's syndrome that forced Williams to withdraw from her second-round U.S. Open match Wednesday. The chronic condition affects her energy level and causes fatigue and joint pain, and it puts the status of her Hall of Fame career in question.
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By Elizabeth Simpson The Virginian-Pilot
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 14,000 healthcare workers at 31 facilities owned by Catholic Healthcare West started contract negotiations today with a focus on improving healthcare in California. We aim to take a totally different approach this year," said Marsha Richardson, a patient care technician at California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles. "We are focused on improving health in California - for healthcare workers and our patients. We will make innovative bargaining proposals to lower healthcare costs and provide incentives for good health.
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The book is titled "Explaining 'Unexplained Illnesses': Disease Paradigm for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Others," and is published by Binghamton, N.Y.-based Haworth Press Inc. The group of illnesses that his theory encompasses afflicts an estimated 7.4 percent of U.S. residents, most of them women, and causes an estimated economic loss of $400 billion a year due to unemployment and underemployment. "It also provides explanations for the perplexing phenomena they share, including why these diseases often overlap, why they are often accompanied by other illnesses (asthma, migraine, tinnitus, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis), and why symptoms and signs are so varied in individuals with the same disease," the pr...
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Rates of chronic illness among Harbor Area clinic patients are roughly three times greater than the nationwide clinic patient base, findings from a study presented Tuesday showed. We are seeing that these rates of illness are continuing to worsen," said Nancy Navarro, a medical student who helped conduct the study.
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According to a new report by the Milken Institute, the economic impact of chronic care is estimated to be $1.3 trillion per year a figure that will continue to grow despite anyone's best efforts, until at least 2015. The institute said American businesses lose $1.1 trillion annually in productivity because of chronic illness. At the heart of the problem is obesity which leads to high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes and exacerbates problems associated with other diseases. The most effective disease management programs help patients coordinate their care with a family member and their doctor rather than rely on third-party help lines and health coaches.
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By David Tuller The New York Times
