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Chronic diseases are diseases of long duration and generally slow progression. Chronic diseases, such as Heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and Diabetes, are by far the leading cause of mortality in the world, representing 60% of all deaths. Out of the 35 million people who died from chronic disease in 2005, half were under 70 and half were women.

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