Sentences with phrase «children at risk because»

New York's outdated child car seat laws put young children at risk because the statutes do not require that little ones to ride facing the rear of vehicles, AAA said last week.

All three companies are in major breach of this Code in Canada and globally, and thereby put the health of infants and young children at risk because of their promotion of inappropriate feeding practices.

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«No child's life should be put at risk because a parent, school, or healthcare provider can not afford a simple, life - saving device because of a drug - maker's anti-competitive practices,» said Schneiderman in a statement.

I am fighting this pipeline because it puts my children's and grandchildren's lives at risk.

Experts are saying older men shouldn't worry about their higher risk of fathering a child with bipolar disorder (men 45 + are 25x more likely than a man in his 20s to father a child with bipolar disorder) because it's such a rare disease but recent studies show it's not rare at all and affects 4 - 5 % of the population.

The latest is Noonan Syndrome which men middle aged and older are at a high risk for fathering a child with because it has no other cause than «old man» sperm.

The cancer experts at AICR noted that because carrying excess body fat is linked to increased risk for seven different cancers, breastfeeding affords protection to both mother and child.

Hence, we need to pay attention to meal timing, and to start at an early age because children and adolescents who skip meals have a higher risk of developing health issues, including higher BMI, more belly fat, higher serum insulin and blood glucose.

While Babycenter states that these commercially produced foods are safe for babies to consume, since they have been produced at temperatures high enough to kill the spores, Kidshealth.org and some child health experts warn that because the spores are so heat - resistant, there could still be a small risk of contracting infant botulism.

I was so angry at the hospital for putting so much unnecessary pressure on me and for risking my child's health simply because they had a few ticks on a plaque in the foyer.

That's because forcing a toddler to eat a food he doesn't like or a quantity he can't handle may set him up for problems later on: Children who aren't allowed to make food decisions themselves (such as deciding when they're full) are at a greater risk for becoming obese later in life.

Because some of these problems may place my child or myself at risk, transfer to a physician or hospital may be necessary.

This person is putting those children at massive risk because of her selfishness.

I am strong because at the age of 22, I was told I could not have any more children without risking mine, and my unborn child's life.

Women are forced to put their careers and financial future at risk simply because they want to have children.

I guess what I am saying is I view birthing as more of a «potential medical emergency»... because each of my «births» had very serious risks and complications and if we had not been at the hospital neither of my children would be here — nor would I!

Children in all types of car seats — not only infants — are at similar risk, because the car seat itself pushes children slightly forward, closer to thChildren in all types of car seats — not only infants — are at similar risk, because the car seat itself pushes children slightly forward, closer to thchildren slightly forward, closer to the blast.

Older children are less at risk because the gases cause them to develop a headache and call for help.

Children on a gluten - free diet, or those who eat more rice than the national average, are at an even greater risk, because they have fewer options for diversifying their diet.

Children less than 1 year old are the most at risk because they cry more often, but older children can also be seriously injured if they are shaken viChildren less than 1 year old are the most at risk because they cry more often, but older children can also be seriously injured if they are shaken vichildren can also be seriously injured if they are shaken violently.

Babies who are chubby because of practically force - fed formula or inappropriate solid foods become obese children and adults at high risk of type II diabetes.

Identifying core components of interventions found to be effective and understanding what it takes to implement those components with fidelity to the program model is critical to successful replication and scale - up of effective programs and practices in different community contexts and populations.7 There is growing recognition in the early childhood field of the importance of effective implementation and the need for implementation research that can guide adoption, initial implementation, and ongoing improvement of early childhood interventions.8, 9,10 The promise of implementation research and using data to drive program management is compelling because it offers a potential solution to the problem of persistent gaps in outcomes between at - risk children and their more well - off peers.

Pulling away from and pushing against parents, both normal parts of adolescent growth, are scary acts for the only child because this means putting good standing in parental eyes at risk, courting disapproval from the two most important people in the child's world.

Just because a child is no longer neglected doesn't mean he isn't at risk for developing an attachment issue.

By facilitating their involvement in parenting programs, these families will have the opportunity to change some of their parenting behaviours and beliefs, which may ultimately buffer children who are at risk of poor developmental outcomes because of genetic vulnerability, low birth weight, low socio - economic status, or cumulative environmental risks, among others.

Children of authoritarian parents are at a higher risk of development self - esteem problems because their opinions aren't valued.

And because most vaccines are not 100 percent effective (they protect 85 to 95 percent of children who get them), your child may be at risk around unvaccinated kids even if he's up to date on his shots.

Thankfully most parents escape these minor incidences unscathed, but you certainly don't want to put your child at risk of being dropped or crushed because you aren't getting enough sleep.

Because babies and young children are still developing, they are at a greater risk of injury in the event of a car accident.

Also, younger toddlers in particular may be at risk because they don't eat as much solid food as older children and adults, which means that there is less opportunity for their sodium stores to be replenished.

I would have thought to phrase it the other way — that breastfeeding reduces the risk but it may be that that is not quite right because not having a child at all may provide a different risk profile.

Thousands of children are being put at risk of sexual exploitation because local authorities are ignoring the problem, children's charity Barnardo's has argued.

American Family Association hate group mouthpiece Bryan Fischer said that gays should not be allowed to parent children because children in same - sex homes are at a higher risk for sexual molestation, citing the deeply flawed Mark Regnerus study and the Jerry Sandusky Penn State abuse case, Right Wing Watch reports.

The $ 1 million contract audited by the comptroller involved preventive services: home visits and counselling to families that the Department of Social Services has determined are at risk of having children placed in foster care because of child abuse or neglect.

I am a mom and I care about parents who bury their children far too early because of gun violence and whose sons are at risk to be frisked.

In 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency («EPA») concluded that appropriate use of DEET at concentrations of up to 30 % posed no significant risk to children or adults but that DEET should not be used on children younger than 2 months of age because of increased skin permeability.

It's easy to lose sight of the fact that behind these dreary statistics is someone's daughter or son, a vulnerable child that the science clearly shows is at a greater risk of suffering simply because of how he or she was born.

I am skeptical about the decision having a major impact on nationwide U.S. crime in the 1990s because it did not strongly affect the births of children considered to be at high risk of becoming criminals.

The research by scientists at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Columbia University shows a link between a particular allele for serotonin found at a higher frequency in those at risk of depression because of family history, and those who go on to develop major depressive disorder.

In the study, the researchers found distinctive brain differences in children known to be at high risk because of family history of depression.

As a result, there's no way to tell whether the children were at higher risk because their mothers were taking more drugs or because the women had more severe depression.

«Men and women have very different cardiovascular risk and diabetes risk, and male mice are most often studied because their risk for developing these diseases is higher,» says lead author Kanakadurga Singer, M.D., assistant professor in pediatrics at U-M's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.

When Donald Kirkendall, assistant director for prevention research at the National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, reviewed all the research done on the topic, he likewise concluded that children under 12 faced the smallest risk, because they don't play with nearly as much power: Children rarely kick a soccer ball faster thanchildren under 12 faced the smallest risk, because they don't play with nearly as much power: Children rarely kick a soccer ball faster thanChildren rarely kick a soccer ball faster than 40 mph.

Pregnant women and their unborn children are at a high risk for complications from malaria infection, and finding new treatment options is important because the malaria parasites are becoming increasingly resistant to the existing WHO - recommended drug sulphadoxine - pyrimethamine (SP).

«As a result of our study, we recommend that blood pressure evaluation, control and monitoring should be included as an integral component of the clinical management of children with NAFLD, especially because this patient population is at greater risk for heart attacks and strokes,» said Jeffrey Schwimmer, MD, in the Department of Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine and principal investigator of the study.

«This study is unique because we have taken a cohort of children at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes and then followed what changes in the microbiome tip the balance toward progression to the disease,» Xavier said.

«The increased air pollution that typically accompanies heat waves can especially harm children, who have a higher risk of developing asthma, have lungs that are still developing and growing, and have higher exposure because they breathe at a higher rate than adults and spend more time outdoors engaging in vigorous physical activity.»

The situation is even clearer for children, who are at greater risk than adults from a given dose of radiation (Figure 4), both because they are inherently more radiosensitive and because they have more remaining years of life during which a radiation - induced cancer could develop.

A study by Perth's Telethon Kids Institute has found children with a parent who has gone to prison are significantly more likely to have poor development outcomes — yet many risk being overlooked because there is no standard system in place to Read more about «Invisible» children of imprisoned parents at risk of falling through the cracks - Scimex

Children who are maltreated may be at an increased risk of obesity and inflammatory disorders because of low levels of leptin — a hormone involved in regulating appetite, according to new research from King's College London.