Tag: health risks
Your neighborhood dry cleaner may be quietly linked to a higher Parkinson’s risk
A new Medicare study of nearly 19 million older Americans points to a familiar chemical culprit.
5 warning signs of metabolic syndrome – and why most people don’t know they have it
The condition has no symptoms of its own, but five routine measurements can flag it.
Excess body weight may be behind 1 in 10 new cancer diagnoses in the US
A new JAMA review connects excess weight to about 10 percent of US cancer cases.
What eating too much salt every day can do to your body – beyond blood pressure
The heart isn't the only organ paying for your salt habit.
Drinking soda as a child could raise your blood pressure risk by over 50% in adulthood
A 25-year Harvard-linked study links heavy childhood soda intake to adult hypertension risk.
AI found hidden sleep patterns that doubled death risk – and standard tests missed them
A new Nature Communications study reads sleep tests differently than doctors do.