Modifiable health risks, such as obesity, high blood pressure and smoking, were linked to more than $730 billion in healthcare spending in the U.S. in 2016, according to a study published in The ...

According to European recommendations, a wider awareness of the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases allows understanding on the part of the patient, as well as performance of comprehensive ...

High vitamin D levels in mid-life were associated with lower levels of tau protein in the brain more than a decade later, ...

A new study found that 27% of U.S. personal healthcare expenses were attributable to risk factors such as obesity and smoking. Modifiable health risks such as smoking, obesity and high blood pressure ...

Smoking and Esophageal Cancer Risk Factors. SMOKING emerged as the strongest modifiable driver of esophageal squamous cell ...

Alzheimer disease and other dementias (ADOD) have a substantial impact on the prevalence and costs of certain comorbid conditions compared with matched beneficiaries without ADOD. Objectives: To use ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Modifiable risk factors, including high blood pressure and HbA1c, were associated with diabetic retinopathy and ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...

Four in 10 cancer cases and about half of cancer deaths among U.S. adults 30 years old and older in 2019 were linked to “modifiable” risk factors like smoking, drinking, poor diet and not getting ...

Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women globally, with cases expected to surge by 2050. Researchers analyzed ...