Medical care is free, but patients complain that the system is strained by long waits and overcrowding. The country’s economy ...

The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index measurements, research ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

Findings of a study comparing waist circumference to BMI for predicting the development of obesity-related cancers show that waist circumference is a stronger risk marker in men but not in women.

“Our first season of partnership with MiLB brought Oatly, an oat milk company from Sweden that knows very little about ...

Blood pressure should be taken in different positions Although we were taught in medical school that blood pressure should be measured in different body positions, particularly in older patients, an ...

The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index (BMI) measurements, ...