Higher risk

The analysis finds that eating two servings of red meat, processed meat or poultry per week was linked to a 3% to 7% higher risk of heart disease.

The study has said that while vegan and vegetarian diets may be linked with lower risk of heart diseases, they might be linked with higher risk of stroke.

If heredity puts you at higher risk for a heart attack, maintaining a healthy lifestyle can bring that risk down dramatically, below the risk faced by some people whose genes would normally protect them from ...

Early menopause affects about 10 per cent of women and is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.

Sunbeds which are used in indoor tanning sessions, may increase put people at a higher risk of melanoma. A new study warns that melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. In the last ...

A new study, appearing in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, shows that babies who are exposed to maternal fever during the second trimester are likely to have a 40 per higher risk of developing autism spectrum ...

Researchers conducted a survey on 26318 women and compared the risk of hip fracture in occasional meat eaters, regular meat eaters, pescatarians and vegetarians.

A new study has found that women with blood groups A, B and AB are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

Sex differences in this area of the brain may be a clue as to why males are at higher risk for certain forms of autism spectrum disorders.

People with Type 2 diabetes face a one in a four chance of dying over the next 18 months, they have two to three times higher risk of heart disease than the general population.