For most of veterinary medicine's history, aging has been accepted as a fact of life rather than a target for intervention.

Findings of a Mendelian randomization analysis showed that greater body mass index as a child and adult and incidence of smoking were associated with an increased risk of psoriasis, whereas having ...

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 ...

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 ...

A recent review found that there were several modifiable and nonmodifiable factors that can affect the treatment adherence of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Modifiable and nonmodifiable risk ...

Breast cancer incidence may continue to rise, with as many as 28% of cases driven by modifiable factors. Image credit: Azim Khan Ronnie/500px/Getty Images Breast cancer is the leading cause of ...

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 ...

Pre-existing Thyroid Autoimmunity and Risk of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study of US Active-Duty Personnel For all TCSs, the cumulative overall 20-year mortality was 14% (95% CI, ...

Sept. 29 (UPI) --A new study, released Monday, shows nearly all people who suffer heart attacks or strokes have at least one of four major cardiovascular risk factors beforehand. Researchers found 99% ...

Although established in the general population, the association between these potentially modifiable lifestyle risk factors and the development of colorectal and endometrial cancers in Lynch syndrome ...