American Cancer Society reports a steady reduction in overall cancer death rates in recent years, but not all segments of the US population have benefitted equally.

Senior Californians residing in rural areas are more often overweight or obese, as compared to their urban and suburban counterparts, putting them at greater risk for heart disease, diabetes and repeated falls.

While people in Japan, Canada, and other nations are enjoying significant gains in life expectancy every year, most counties within the United States are falling behind, reports the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington (US).

People who have stayed overweight as of their teen years are at higher risk of developing hypertension and other chronic diseases in midlife.

Danish study suggests that one’s upbringing, as opposed to education level, may be an essential key to living a long and healthy life.

In the United States, smoking, high blood pressure, elevated glucose, and overweight/obesity affect, to varying degrees, residents’ life expectancy and disease-specific deaths.

Adults eat less junk food and drink fewer sugary beverages as the prices of these products increase.`

People who live in areas with lower household incomes more likely to die because of their personal and household characteristics and their community surroundings.

US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) finds only 1 in 4 Americans ages 50 to 64 regularly takes advantage of preventative medical services.

International study reaffirms importance of resolving the income gap between the richest and poorest people in developed countries.