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Other research suggests that trained immunity could also contribute to chronic inflammation associated with age-related neurodegeneration, and with chronic liver disease, Type 2 diabetes and other diseases linked to the Western diet.

It’s also providing most insulin and medications for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to members without any copayment to help ensure compliance.

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It was the idea of using vaccines to treat chronic diseases.

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They also develop heart disease and a host of other chronic conditions at higher rates.

That could, for example, involve monitoring an employee’s vital signs via their smartphone and setting them up with a virtual coach to help manage a chronic condition like diabetes or heart disease.

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She insists, however, that she considers herself separate from victims of chronic abuse.

Underneath my chronic prickliness and assholishness I am always, always thankful.

And underneath my chronic prickliness and assholishness I am always, always thankful.

And, from the south, chronic wasting disease is poised to decimate the elk herds.

The procedure offered little relief: Chronic pain and infections plagued her.

It is thinner than that of chronic bronchitis, and upon standing separates into three layers of pus, mucus, and frothy serum.

In the early stages of chronic nephritis, when diagnosis is difficult, it is usually normal.

It is low in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and many functional nervous disorders.

In acute and chronic parenchymatous nephritis the quantity is usually very large.

In chronic interstitial nephritis it is small—frequently no more than a trace.

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On this page you'll find 72 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to chronic, such as: constant, continual, continuing, continuous, deep-rooted, and deep-seated.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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