Medically reviewed by Edmund Khoo, DDS Healthy gums support teeth and protect them from bacteria. Unhealthy gums develop from poor oral hygiene and lifestyle habits, causing bacteria and plaque ...

Finally, though there is increasingly convincing evidence that the total costs of treating people with unhealthy lifestyles over a lifetime is less than the total for healthy people (because ...

According to new research, unhealthy lifestyle habits could contribute to premature aging of the heart. Physical activity and eating heart-healthy foods are some of the best ways to preserve your ...

The study used a model based on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and found that certain health conditions, such as obesity and AFib, and leading an unhealthy lifestyle, can increase the ...

The MRI scan revealed how unhealthy lifestyles can dramatically accelerate the heart’s functional age. While among healthy people, the heart’s age was found to be similar to the chronological ...

MRI technology reveals that unhealthy lifestyles can prematurely age your heart by decades. Scientists at the (UEA) have created a powerful new way to uncover your heart’s true age using a simple MRI ...

This commentary sets the article by Dubois on the ethical justification for charging higher insurance premiums for people with unhealthy lifestyles in the context of US health care reform.