Health Care Reforms That Work

Diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, chronic kidney disease, and stroke are on the rise in both the developed and the developing world, and they have a few things in common.

First, they are responsible for contributing a large chunk of patients into the health care system, especially in developed countries like the US. In fact such diseases are the cause of death in more than 4 out of 5 cases in the US. Second, these diseases are non-communicable, and are caused by poor diet, lack of exercise, and unhealthy lifestyle rather than bacteria, viruses and other micro-organisms.

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