Controlling blood pressure is not the only way to treat hypertension. A new study identified eight associated risk factors. Each risk factor addressed was associated with a 13% lower risk of premature ...

In hospital intensive care units, neurologists often use a simple scorecard to quickly evaluate a critically ill patient's ...

A risk factor is anything that affects your chance of getting a disease, such as breast cancer. But having a risk factor, or even many, does not mean that you are sure to get the disease. Some men ...

Significant disparities exist in the rates, risk factors, treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cardiovascular disease, also known as heart disease, is the leading cause of death ...

On World Ovarian Cancer Day, doctors share key symptoms, risk factors, and lifestyle tips to help women lower their risk of this often undetected disease. Ovarian cancer can be benign or malignant ...

But research has shown it can have an effect on other areas of health including weight - despite being both calorie and fat free ... intake is a potential risk factor for obesity independent ...

In this webinar, we’ll cover: Why traditional risk models overstate factor risk, due to inefficient regression weights and confusion between idiosyncratic and factor risk How the MAC3 model ...

Addressing even one of these risk factors, which range from high blood pressure to loneliness, can help with some of the others, researchers say. For instance, taking up biking to increase your ...

Among older adults, men and women are equally at risk of being victimised by a family member whereas for younger people, women are more at risk of this. The analysis also showed that single older ...

International expansions, though promising, come with the risk of regulatory hurdles in unfamiliar markets. Add to that fierce competition from both big brands and nimble local players ...

The latest study, published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, identified 56 risk factors associated with sudden cardiac arrest and found up to 63% of cases might be avoidable. "As expected ...

The latest study identified 56 risk factors associated with sudden cardiac arrest and found up to 63 per cent of cases might be avoidable. “As expected, lifestyles account for the most burden ...