Sentences with phrase «health implications related»

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Conclusions and Implications for Public Health Practice: Although the annual rate is declining, unintentional injury remains the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States, led by motor vehicle traffic — related deaths.

Lactation consultants can be instrumental in orienting all of the health professionals who have contact with pregnant and newly delivered women to this condition and the related implications of breast hypoplasia.

Dr. Frankel is currently directing or co-directing projects related to the ethical and policy implications of human germ - line interventions, the responsible use of animals in biomedical and behavioral research, improving patient safety and reducing errors in health care, the ethical dimensions of the Human Genome Diversity Project, the uses of anonymity on the Internet, and intellectual property and ethical standards for electronic publishing in science.

«Gestational weight gain greater than the IOM recommendations has long - term implications for weight - related health,» said Elizabeth Widen, PhD, RD, postdoctoral fellow at the New York Obesity Research Center in the Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, and Institute of Human Nutrition.

Considering the high prevalence of obesity and the continued rise of its most severe forms, the finding that maternal overweight and obesity are related to rates of cerebral palsy in a dose - response manner may have serious public health implications.»

«Now it seems clear that their function is related to helping metabolize carbohydrates, and this can have a number of benefits and implications for host health.»

«We chose to focus on alcohol because even relatively small changes in alcohol consumption could have profound implications for public health, safety and related costs,» said lead author Katarína Guttmannová, a researcher in the UW's Social Development Research Group.

Houlihan is the director and co-author of «Pollution in Newborns,» a study of industrial chemicals in umbilical cord blood, and many related studies revealing the health implications of people's everyday exposures to pollutants and pesticides.

People become vegan for various reasons which can include, but are not limited to; environmental implications, animal rights, health issues relating to meat digestion, religious or spiritual beliefs, taste or simple personal preference.

Cornell's genetic specialists provide information about inherited diseases, how they are passed from generation to generation, and the related health implications.

Call on parties to the U.N.F.C.C.C. to also consider and address the health, human rights and security implications of climate change, including the need to prepare communities for relocation, to protect persons displaced across borders due to climate change - related impacts, and the need to create a legal framework to protect the human rights of those left stateless as a result of climate change.

So, these vulnerable nations are urging all Parties to the UNFCCC to «consider and address the health, human rights and security implications of climate change, including the need to prepare communities for relocation, to protect persons displaced across borders due to climate change - related impacts, and the need to create a legal framework to protect the human rights of those left stateless as a result of climate change.»

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The 2009 EPA endangerment findings took into account the public health implications of a warming climate caused by an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, which include more deaths from heat - related illnesses, more serious (and potentially fatal) respiratory illnesses, and more people at risk from catastrophic flooding.

The aim of the meeting was to review evidence related to the implications of global climate and ecological change on the communicable disease burden of Europe, assess the preparedness of health systems, develop scientific advice, identify research needs, and make recommendations to Member States.

In addition to her duties as Senior Student Articles Editor for the Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy, she published «The Captive Mind: Antipsychotics as Chemical Restraint in Juvenile Detention,» a discussion of the juvenile system, related case law and the potential legal implications of the increased use of antipsychotics in vulnerable juvenile populations.

In the days, weeks and months ahead, as communities across Queensland and northern NSW grapple with the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Debbie and related flooding, the experience of previous extreme weather events suggests that there will be significant implications for the mental health of populations and for health services.

provides information on the protective and risk factors related to perinatal mental health from the perspective of mother, child and father, along with implications for the wider family and community.

Although greater early local production of proinflammatory cytokines at wound sites is beneficial because it is associated with enhanced healing, greater systemic production of proinflammatory cytokines can represent a maladaptive response.24 Both physical and psychological stressors can provoke transient increases in plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines, particularly IL - 6,25 as can negative emotions like depression and anxiety.26 - 28 More frequent or persistent stress - related changes have broad implications for physical and mental health; sustained elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines have been linked to a variety of age - related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, certain cancers, and frailty and functional decline.29 - 31

These changes are important because both stressors and depression can sensitize the inflammatory response in such a way that they produce heightened responsiveness to stressful events as well as antigen challenge.25, 27,28,60 Furthermore, more frequent or persistent stress - related changes in plasma levels of these key cytokines have broad implications for health; elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines have been linked to a variety of age - related disease, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, certain cancers, and frailty and functional decline.29 Moreover, inflammatory activation can enhance development of depressive symptoms.30, 31 Thus, relationships characterized by hostility, repeated conflicts, and heightened IL - 6 levels could have negative consequences for both physical and mental health.

Researchers have extensively examined the implications of parent's chronic health issues on child well - being, but less is known about how aging mother's life problems relate to the mental health of their middle - aged offspring.

As highlighted by Satinsky et al. (2012), the discovery that positive body image is related to sexual function offers implications for promoting sexual health moving away from the traditional focus on negative body image.