Medically reviewed by Danielle Weiss, MD Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) occurs when the body cannot use insulin properly, causing sugar to build up in the blood. T2DM is the type of diabetes you can ...

Up to 80% of women develop fibroids by the age of 50. Fibroids are non-cancerous smooth muscle tumors. They are characterized ...

The modifiable risk factors included were: smoking habit, alcohol consumption, low physical activity, inadequate diet, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity. To assess independent association ...

Permanent and non-modifiable risk factors cannot be changed and may alert others to the heightened risk of suicide during periods of the recurrence of a mental or substance abuse disorder or following ...

ISLAMABAD: The overweight, obesity and diet related Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are on alarming rise in Pakistan. More than 40 percent of people in Pakistan are obese or overweight.

Research increasingly shows that tackling modifiable exposures and environmental risks could be one of our most powerful ...

Investigators reviewed published studies, government reports, and international databases to estimate the fraction of cancer deaths attributable to nine modifiable risk factors: obesity ...

As cancer is rising in younger adults, the American Cancer Society is providing a new tool to help you lower your cancer risk.