A study has found that consuming two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a week has a nearly two-fold higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer. The researchers have suggested that insulin levels could be raised by regular consumption of sweetened beverages, fuelling...

Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found a driect link between neighbourhood socioeconomic status and risk for type 2 diabetes in African American women. Recent studies indicated that the socioeconomic characteristics of...

In recognition of American Heart Month, the heart disease awareness campaign The Heart Truth, set up by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), is emphasising to American women that heart disease prevention remains critically important, despite...