«Sure,» says Segovia, «but people are exposed to similar or worse scenarios in TV and video games all the time» — only in those cases, there is no review board to weigh
the benefits against the risks.
Every exercise has benefits and risks, and you simply have to weight
the benefits against the risks.
If you're considering refinancing federal student loans with SoFi — or any other lender, for that matter — you should carefully weigh
the benefits against the risks.
While a co-worker can be a great reference for a potential employer, you have to weigh such
benefits against the risks of disturbance at your workplace.
Not exact matches
Numerous studies count reduced cardiovascular
risk, improved resilience
against cancer and reduced signs of aging as
benefits of fasting.
Benefits of annuities include guaranteed income, protection
against longevity
risk and upside participation with downside protection.
Managed care could also stand to
benefit from any change to drug pricing, making it a potentially attractive hedge
against risks to biotech and pharmaceuticals.
This
benefit can make floating - rate loans an attractive option to help protect a fixed - income portfolio
against interest - rate
risk.
All these factors must be scrutinized so that the heralded
benefits of ICOs are balanced
against market and legal
risks as the model matures and gains broader acceptance,» the report states.LHoFT and Stellar addressed both the upsides and the downsides of ICO fundraising.
The
benefits of wheat include control of obesity, protection
against colon and breast cancer,
risk reduction of type 2 diabetes, and protection
against coronary heart disease.
Prior to applying new products, the
benefits of soil fertility must be carefully weighed
against the
risks, and the first step is identifying potential sources of contamination.
Please learn that a manager does not do EVERYTHING, the board may allow us to believe that but that is in their
benefit, they can keep on making profit without
risk of us fans uniting
against them.
In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the
risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those
risks and a consideration of other
risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced
against the
benefits to the child of participating.
It is up to parents to make sure that the helmet their child wears fits properly, maintains that fit over the course of a season, and has been properly reconditioned, and, if the football program does not buy impact sensors for the whole team, to consider buying one on their own, weighing the
benefits of knowing the magnitude and frequency of the hits that their child is taking to the head
against the
risk that adding a two - ounce piece of plastic to the inside or outside of their helmet may void the manufacturer's warranty and NOCSAE certification or increase the
risk that the protection the helmet's polycarbonate shell provides
against skull fractures will be compromised;
For mom too, there are apparent
benefits - breastfeeding has been linked to a decrease in the
risk for breast and ovarian cancers, and protection
against osteoporosis.
When direct breastfeeding is not possible, expressed human milk, fortified when necessary for the premature infant, should be provided.78, 79 Before advising
against breastfeeding or recommending premature weaning, the practitioner should weigh thoughtfully the
benefits of breastfeeding
against the
risks of not receiving human milk.
Deciding to take an antidepressant while breastfeeding involves weighing these
benefits against the potential
risks of your baby being exposed to the medication in your breast milk.
When you include dairy products in your diet you reap many health
benefits, from the consumption of nine essential nutrients to weight management, protection
against certain cancers and osteoporosis, and a reduction in your
risk for high blood pressure.
Before advising
against breastfeeding or recommending premature weaning, weigh the
benefits of breastfeeding
against the
risks of not receiving human milk.
Thus, the
risk of infant exposure to codeine and morphine through breast milk should be weighed
against the
benefits of breastfeeding for both the mother and the baby.
Crib bumpers probably do prevent some injuries caused by babies» limbs getting entrapped between crib slats and heads getting bonked
against the hard crib sides, but as the CPSC noted in a November 2016 statement, «we strongly believe that the
risk of death from padded crib bumpers far outweighs any purported
benefits.»
Although breastfeeding has modest effects on blood pressure (51) and adiposity (52, 53) in later life, it has numerous other health
benefits, including protection
against infectious disease morbidity (54) and mortality (55) in infancy and a lower
risk of type 2 diabetes (56) and improved neural and psychosocial development in the longer term (57, 58).
«The Treasury has not convinced us it understands either the
risks it has taken on by indemnifying the Bank of England
against losses on quantitative easing or the expected economic
benefits,» Hodge said.
«Blood analyses may predict
risk of delirium in older surgical patients: Markers may help identify patients who would
benefit from preventive measures
against delirium.»
Breast cancer patients may be at an increased
risk of cardiovascular diseases including heart failure and may
benefit from a treatment approach that weighs the
benefits of specific therapies
against potential damage to the heart, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in its journal Circulation.
Efforts to undermine the Clean Water Act and other federal initiatives must be strongly opposed, and I have led the charge
against legislative proposals to roll back important clean water protections that may
benefit some special interests, but
risk public health and will damage the broader U.S. economy.
«Significant
risk reductions were detected,» the authors note, acknowledging that Tamiflu also had side effects, particularly nausea and vomiting, which must be balanced
against its
benefits.
The FDA traditionally has taken a product - specific approach to drug approval decisions by focusing on the data generated and submitted by a drug's manufacturer and balancing the
benefits against the known
risks to the individual patient.
But when weighing the
risks of encountering life - threatening disease
against the
benefits of receiving a vaccine there's no contest.
Asking Catalan engineers to build a vivarium based on microfluidics in which to observe fruit fly larvae feeding behavior, the scientists demonstrated in subsequent experiments that D. melanogaster larvae are capable of making decisions that balance
risk against benefit in the context of their food search.
Regarding treatment, the authors note that maternal depression itself carries
risks for the fetus, and the
benefits of using SSRI during pregnancy should be considered carefully
against the potential harm.
Individuals who successfully balance the
benefits of
risk avoidance
against energy costs (missed opportunities to eat) have a greater chance of survival.
However, the
benefits of the transfusion therapy must be weighed
against the
risks of excessive iron stores, transfusion reactions and the burden of missed work and school days.
The study authors conclude that physicians must weigh
risks of adverse events «
against the uncertain
benefits» of combing mitral - valve repair during CABG.
Late last year, the panel had recommended
against full publication, concluding that the
risks posed by the research outweighed its potential
benefits.
He and Wilens also note that decisions regarding medical cannabis use need to weigh the likely
benefits against the known
risks, which — based on the results of studies in recreational cannabis users — are probably even greater for children and adolescents.
The authors of this new research paper analysed data and models from the USEPA's updated global non-CO2 GHG mitigation assessment to investigate the potential for GHG reductions from agricultural emissions from seven regions globally, offsetting costs
against social
benefit of GHG mitigation (e.g. human health, flood
risk and energy costs).
The study says while most suicides occur among people with clinical depression, to date there is little evidence to show the
benefits of treatments, such as antidepressants, for protecting individuals
against the
risk of suicide.
Doing so would have treated a gun as a consumer product, like a power drill or a lawn mower or a food processor, that carries with it a certain
risk of accidental injury or death that must be weighed
against its
benefits.
The only way to weigh
risks against benefits, she says, is to evaluate all - cause morbidity (sickness) and all - cause mortality (death).
«Future performance management systems should consider how to create incentives
against both overuse and underuse to motivate appropriate treatment, including deintensification of treatment that is personalized to individual needs,
risks and
benefits.
On the basis of HERS and other secondary prevention trials, the American Heart Association recommended
against initiating postmenopausal hormones for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.43 The American Heart Association made no firm recommendation for primary prevention while awaiting the results from randomized clinical trials such as WHI, and stated that continuation of the treatment should be considered on the basis of established noncoronary
benefits and
risks, possible coronary
benefits and
risks, and patient preference.
These groups, often called Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) or medical ethics review committees, evaluate a number of factors, including the potential
risks weighted
against the potential
benefits.
Antipsychotic polypharmacy and long - term use should be avoided and drug choice should be weighed
against risk /
benefit evidence.
He believes that while researchers do have a right to hold and disseminate their opinions, at the same time, they need to evaluate their opinions
against societal
benefits and
risks.
Experts discuss whether this raises a dilemma between the
risks of sunlight exposure
against its
benefits or whether we can safely obtain all the Vitamin D we need.
De Souza offered the same advice: «I would caution
against ignoring strong and consistent evidence that we already have that shows that if we reduce saturated fat and replace it with healthful unsaturated fats, like olive oil and canola oil, we do see
benefits in terms of reducing cholesterol levels and heart disease
risk.»
«The authors of the recent study in JAMA Pediatrics stated that further studies are required to determine a causal explanation, and that the
benefits of using any medication during pregnancy should be carefully weighed
against any
risks.»
«You need to weigh the
risks of hormonal birth control
against the
benefits.»
For many women, birth control pills provide huge
benefits: They protect
against unplanned pregnancies, can reduce symptoms of PMS and other hormonal issues, and might lower the
risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer.