When you go for your physical or assess your risk for heart disease with an on-line risk calculators, you typically find out your risk of a heart attack or stroke over the next five to 10 years. If it ...

A new study by the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that a high number of cancer cases and deaths in adults 30 and older were due to factors that could potentially be prevented, like cigarette ...

Carrying extra pounds does more than affect your appearance—it dramatically increases your risk for 16 types of cancer.

Modifying 12 risk factors over a lifetime could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases, according to an updated report by the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care presented ...