Needless to say, many icons died young from preventable and treatable conditions.

"We are failing desperately to prevent the most preventable conditions."

An annual exam in the years of rapid bone growth can make the difference between a preventable condition and a disability that will persist through adulthood.

These steps are crucial because they can help combat preventable conditions that can have serious health consequences later in life.

PEA is not a chronic or preventable condition - it's just one of those things that happens from time to time.

So much money is spent on the treatment of preventable conditions that it is logical to focus on their prevention.

Osteoporosis is, to a substantial degree, a preventable condition, but it's lifelong.

Evidence from the US shows that 10 per cent of patients with preventable conditions can be responsible for up to 40 per cent of all costs.

Keep patients from getting injured or sicker. By the end of 2013, preventable hospital-acquired conditions would decrease by 40% compared to 2010.

It advocated a national initiative to increase public awareness of the links between preventable conditions and chronic illness, and prevention programs in our schools, worksites, and communities.