I've probably got an ulcer.

There may be a lump or a sore in the throat or neck that does not heal or go away.

Chronic and hereditary diseases

The statement also makes note of Ghrer's serious heart condition

The Netherlands adopted the Act on Equal Treatment of Disabled and Chronically Ill Persons.

Second, the factors slowing US growth are chronic.

As people in the developing world live longer, they are increasingly experiencing chronic disease indeed, half of all deaths this year will be from chronic diseases in Third World countries.

But if the share of the highest income groups keeps rising, the problem will remain chronic.

Hepatitis viruses can develop into a chronic viral infection that leads to liver cancer.

In the USA, runaway children or youth are widely regarded as a chronic and serious social problem.

The Conference on Disarmament is already going through a period of chronic impasse and the Disarmament Commission is in a state of paralysis.

That's a case of microphthalmos, which is malformed eyes, and that's a permanent condition it cannot be treated.

They wear down your body and soul, and are immune to medication.

The birth was traumatic for Mollie and resulted in chronic health problems that contributed to her death 12 years later.

All population groups are exposed to environmental risk factors, but particularly children, pregnant women, chronic patients and the elderly.

The practice hinders women's sexual pleasure, causes pain and chronic infections and occasionally leads to death.

He did have some problems moving around, which he ascribed to a long term back problem.

The silver electrode of the moxa was applied to the ulcer to be healed, while the zinc electrode was applied a few inches away to a place where the upper layer of skin had been cut away.

However, in the case of throat cancer, these conditions may persist and become chronic.

A substantial minority of the population suffers from these diseases, which are often chronic, debilitating, and life threatening.

They designed antiretroviral drugs that have made it possible for HIV infection to be a survivable chronic condition.

The disorder is thought to mainly affect the ability to think, but it also usually contributes to chronic problems with behavior and emotion.

The population in that area continues to be subject to chronic internal and external irradiation because of the long lived radioactive nuclides present in the environment.

In 80 of people infected, the disease is chronic, and without treatment, they are infected for the remainder of their lives.

The Committee recommends HKSAR to consider revising the current list of subsidized drugs to meet the needs of the chronically and mentally ill.

In Spain, as in Greece before it, the monetary squeeze has become chronic as banks run short of ECB eligible collateral.

Effects True social isolation over years and decades tends to be a chronic condition affecting all aspects of a person's existence.

(a) The availability and cost of chemical substitutes and of alternative technologies to reduce the emissions of ozonemodifying substances and related planned and ongoing research

Having suffered from chronic food deficits in the 1970s, Bangladesh is now very close to achieving food self sufficiency.

Such a routine needs to be convenient enough to be continued for life to avoid relapses as blepharitis is often a chronic condition.

However, continuous overspending and a growing public debt led to a chronic fiscal crisis in the 1870s which severely affected defense budgets.

Nova Scotia (Worker's Compensation Board) v. Martin involved two appellants who suffered from chronic pain related to injuries they had sustained at work.

India s infrastructure problems are legendary, with airports and railroads that are comically inadequate.

The continued high prices of food could strain the already low purchasing power of the chronically food insecure population.

As a result, France has had chronic long term unemployment forecast to reach 10.5 by 2013 for many years.

After WWII, repeated shifts between Labour and Conservative governments led to stop go policies that heightened uncertainty and created chronic financial problems.

The effects of osteomalacia are thought to contribute to chronic musculoskeletal pain, There is no persuasive evidence of lower vitamin D levels in chronic pain sufferers.

Currently, the UNICEF project Hospital Friends of the Children is in the phase of attempting to provide education to chronically ill children who spend longer times in the hospital.

While addressing these challenges in a sustained manner may help create the conditions for the successful emergence of a viable State, the question arises as to whether they should be considered sufficient conditions, much less preconditions, for statehood as they are currently framed by the donor community, and so far adhered to by the PA.

The Supreme Court of Canada recognised that the Workers Compensation scheme discriminated against workers who suffered from chronic pain on the basis of the nature of their physical disability.

The Committee further notes with regret that many of the expensive drugs required by chronically ill and mentally ill patients are not subsidized, and are thus in practice denied to these patients.

These were the Equal Treatment Bill, Equal Treatment in Employment (Age Discrimination) Bill and the Equal Treatment of Disabled and Chronically Ill People Bill.

Hypertension (HTN or HT) or high blood pressure, sometimes called arterial hypertension, is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated.

In addition, an estimated 400,000 IDPs scattered in 34 urban settlements in Somalia and the destitute urban populations, including returnees, are in chronic need of assistance.

South Africa is a notable exception, offering the best prospect for driving regional economic integration, but it, too, has chronic social problems and, compared to East Asia, anemic economic growth.