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Taking a daily dose of aspirin can reduce the incidence of bowel cancer in people at high risk of the disease, scientists say.

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High risk cholesterol is often silent, damaging arteries without symptoms.

Do you know the risks?

An estimated 100,000 people in India may have escaped HIV infection over five years thanks to one of the world's biggest prevention programs, an encouraging sign that targeting high-risk groups remains vital even as more donors focus on treatment, a new study suggests....

With diabetes, you're at high risk of the nerve pain and damage called diabetic neuropathy.

But the right diet can help with this common condition.

The pain of losing a child can literally kill you -- Parents who lose a new baby run a high risk themselves of dying prematurely, according to a study.

Women smokers face a higher risk of bladder cancer than previously thought, according to a US study out Tuesday that points to the changing content of cigarettes as a potential reason for the increase.

ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- The lingering high-risk conditions for heat illness mandate special precautions for athletes and fitness enthusiasts, the CDC has warned in a public advisory.

(Wiley-Blackwell) Two new studies have found that smokers who tend to take their first cigarette soon after they wake up in the morning may have a higher risk of developing lung and head and neck cancers than smokers who refrain from lighting up right away.

Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the results may help identify smokers who have an especially high risk of developing cancer and would benefit from targeted smoking interventions to reduce their risk.

(MedPage Today) -- This year's combination of bigger bodies and record-breaking temperatures have placed football players at especially high risk of heat-related illness and death, speakers said during a teleconference on the issue.