A person's risk of suffering a heart attack increases by approximately 21 times in the first 24 hours after losing a loved one.

Closely adhering to cancer prevention guidelines has been found to significantly reduce a person's risk of dying from all causes.

Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollution activates a protein that triggers release of white blood cells and induces widespread cellular inflammation.

Eating strawberries may be a way to help people at-risk of esophageal cancer protect themselves from the disease.

McGill University (Canada) researchers find that unemployment may increase the risk of premature death by 63%.

2011 Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that the rate of death in the US from all cancers for men and women continues a steady decline.

Australian team reports that the number of years individuals live with obesity is directly associated with the risk of death.