In patients with low to moderate myopia, smoking was found to be a risk factor for vision impairment, according to a poster ...

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 ...

Pre-existing Thyroid Autoimmunity and Risk of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Nested Case-Control Study of US Active-Duty Personnel In 775 long-term TCSs (diagnosis: 1980-1994) who previously participated ...

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 ...

Research increasingly shows that tackling modifiable exposures and environmental risks could be one of our most powerful levers for longevity and health span. Scientists say this knowledge could help ...

A novel study empirically linking a standardized measure of community resilience in more than 3,100 U.S. counties to cognitive, mental, and physical health outcomes shows that counties with fewer ...

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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19713, USA; kgs{at}udel.edu Objective To perform a systematic review and ...

An underlying premise of the Affordable Care Act provisions that encourage employers to adopt health promotion programs is an association between workers’ modifiable health risks and increased health ...