Sentences with phrase «facing serious health risks»

Within Australia, it has been predicted that northern Aboriginal communities will bear the brunt of climate change, with more than 100,000 people facing serious health risks from malaria, dengue fever and heat stress, as well as loss of food sources from floods, drought and more intense bushfires.

Nearly a week ago, I reported that the NRDC was afraid fishermen employed by BP to fight the oil spill weren't getting adequate safety equipment — and that as a result, they were facing some serious health risks.

When people smoke or shoot meth they face serious health risks, but they usually don't die; they just get high.

Emerging science indicates that some areas with no monitoring face serious health risks, particularly poor neighborhoods adjacent to highways or dirty industries.

Overweight cats face serious health risks, lower quality of life and perhaps even a feline form of depression.

Overweight or malnourished pets face serious health risks.

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Dr. Elders» work in endocrinology is what first piqued her interest in adolescent sexual health — some of her young patients, such as young girls with diabetes, would face serious health risks if they were to become pregnant.

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McDonald's philanthropy does not take place in a vacuum and should be viewed with a critical eye given the serious health risks children face today.

When this happens, babies face risk of infections and even hospitalizations, and the stress can lead to serious mental health challenges for caregivers.

«NASUWT research has shown time and time again that teachers are facing serious health and safety risks in schools as a result of high levels of stress, school buildings which are outdated and not fit for purpose, the presence of asbestos and excessive classroom temperatures.

It is the leading cause of newborn death, and babies who survive an early birth often face the risk of serious and sometimes lifelong health problems, such as breathing problems, jaundice, developmental delays, vision loss and cerebral palsy.

Yemenis face serious mental health risks, but the issue is being neglected, says a new study released today by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, Columbia Law School's Human Rights Chealth risks, but the issue is being neglected, says a new study released today by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, Columbia Law School's Human Rights CHealth and the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, Columbia Law School's Human Rights Clinic.

If the panel had said yes to an emergency declaration, however, it also faced the risk of losing public trust if MERS failed to become a serious global health problem, he notes.

This is startling given that sexual assault can have serious affects on mental health, with survivors facing an increased risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, depression, self - harm, and even suicide, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN).

The serious risks to health faced by many workers in Scotland have been highlighted by recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures showing that 22 workers were killed while at work in 20health faced by many workers in Scotland have been highlighted by recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures showing that 22 workers were killed while at work in 20Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures showing that 22 workers were killed while at work in 2012/13.

situations involving the removal of a seriously ill person in which substantial grounds have been shown for believing that he or she, although not at imminent risk of dying, would face a real risk, on account of the absence of appropriate treatment in the receiving country or the lack of access to such treatment, of being exposed to a serious, rapid and irreversible decline in his or her state of health resulting in intense suffering or to a significant reduction in life expectancy.

Obese customers can end up paying more for life insurance, since they tend to be at an increased risk of facing serious health problems.

But when young people choose not to abstain from sexual intercourse and when they do not have accurate information about contraceptives, including where to obtain them and how to use them they are also facing serious sexual health risks (e.g., unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections) that will affect their future as adults.