Gene mutation combined with drinking habits appears to increase risk of gastric cancer in East Asian people
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Japan has found an increased risk of gastric cancer in East
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Genetic study ties higher alcohol consumption to increased stroke and PAD risk
Higher alcohol consumption was shown to be associated with an increased risk of having a stroke or developing peripheral artery
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Heart attack: Three signs in your sleep that puts you at an 18 percent higher risk
Heart attacks often conjure up images of people falling to the floor and clutching their chest in agonising pain. While
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Millions of US workers at risk of infections on the job
A University of Washington researcher calculates that 14.4 million workers face exposure to infection once a week and 26.7 million
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Parents warned as serious coronavirus-related syndrome seen in UK children – urgent alert
As most know, the deadly COVID-19 bug has spread to most parts of the world causing untold infections and deaths.
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Housing insecurity may increase risk for incident kidney disease
(HealthDay)—Housing insecurity is tied to an increased risk for developing albuminuria, according to a study published March 31 in Kidney360.
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Coronavirus warning: The riskiest underlying health condition revealed – do you have this?
Coronavirus death toll has now exceeded 100,000 worldwide, a figure that adds a sense of scale to COVID-19’s virulent effects.
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Measuring the risk among clinicians who intubate patients with COVID-19
A team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania launched the United States component of a
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Study of COVID-19 risk communication finds ‘optimistic bias’ slows preventive behavior
A study of risk communication in the region of China where the coronavirus pandemic began, co-authored by a UConn researcher,
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Early-life mortality risk higher in ART-conceived children
(HealthDay)—Compared with children who are naturally conceived, children who are conceived via assisted reproductive techniques (ART) may be at increased
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