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...treating today but also the adult they could be treating tomorrow. The most extensive study of pediatric-cancer survivors, an ongoing survey by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that began in 1994, has found they are three times as likely as their cancer-free siblings to have a chronic health condition...
...chronic complainer is another category. You know the type: if a lightbulb blows in his hotel room, he wants to be comped for a three-day stay. If the cable is down for a minute, the demand is a month's refund. Some people just love to play the game hard. I remember standing behind one of these chronics while on line at an airline counter. He wouldn't give up demanding compensation for something ridiculous, and the agent wouldn't give in, until he finally got to the usual ultimatum: "I'm never flying this airline again." I found...
Gortmaker has studied chronic diseases for the entirety of his academic career, beginning with his first assistant professorship 30 years...
...this recent paper, he and his associates examined genetic, birth-related, dietary, environmental, and cultural factors that can lead to greater risk of these chronic conditions in children...
...though they found that many cases are not immediately treatable due to genetic predisposition and similar causes, increased physical activity and a healthier diet beginning in childhood can prevent a substantial number of these chronic illnesses...