Sentences with phrase «health threat»

Two years ago, we called on physicians to focus on the public health threat of guns.

For example, we can discuss a move away from coal power plants in terms of the public health threats of emissions rather than climate change.

Ideally, we would have the immune system of our youth when we are older and facing more serious health threats.

They are not a public health threat in any way.

Heart disease has always existed, but it only kicked off to global health threat levels in the early 20th century.

If you're in your 20s or early 30s, and have never experienced a significant health threat or a major accident, you may believe that it will never happen to you.

Services also often include spaying and neutering your young pet, as well as blood screening to establish baseline information for early detection of potential health threats in the future.

Although not a major health threat, the industry needs to minimize the risk of contamination.

He worked within the Clean the Rain campaign that dealt with the environmental and public health threats associated with mercury pollution.

The unhealthy air from forest fires mentioned a bigger health threat for infants as they are developing their lungs.

Just like human beings, dogs stand vulnerable to various health threats as well.

The primary health threat at this dose level is an increased risk of some type of cancer later in life.

Obesity is the number one preventable medical condition seen in veterinary hospitals today and is the fastest growing health threat of our nation's children.

It's important that both of these serious human health threats be put into proper perspective.

What are some of the biggest environmental health threats that need more attention?

But can tweets replace a health exam for detecting a rise in the flu or other health threats?

Researchers began looking for the cause of this new health threat and targeted cholesterol as the culprit.

Develop and implement preparedness and response plans for health threats such as heat waves, severe weather events, and infectious diseases.

You could make a fairly tight argument to say that it is the single greatest health threat that has ever faced the human species.

Type 2 diabetes is a major public health threat linked to the obesity epidemic.

The public - health threat seems small, if it exists at all.

Identify locations and population groups at greatest risk for specific health threats, such as heat waves.

This effect was replicated in Study 2, and was mediated by perceptions of sexual health threat.

And that mountain of sweets means particularly extravagant sugar consumption in a country that already faces scary health threats associated with eating way too much sugar.

But making sure your baby receives newborn screening is an important decision that can help protect them from unseen health threats after leaving the hospital and for years to come.

It is true, of course, that sex is nature's way of developing new combinations of genes that are able to resist unknown health threats in the future.

It actually presents health threats that can cause harm to your cardiovascular system.

We don't need to take such health threats sitting down!

Public health officials now believe this particular parasite is under control, but other, potentially deadly parasites pose continued health threats to both you and your dog.

Whether fat cats and dogs are overweight or qualify as being obese, health threats abound making excess weight a serious issue and one that pet owners should work to avoid or correct.

This will keep the puppies safe from the probable health threats.

In our analysis, most stories that mentioned health threats were in reaction to naturally occurring events such as heat waves or storms; we found few examples of enterprise or explanatory reporting.

Benefits for Women: women face several specific and critical health threats at advanced age brackets.

Diabetes is one of the biggest global health threats we face, spanning both developed and developing nations.

That's what you should ask yourself every time he is sick, now that drug resistance has become one of our most serious health threats.

The levels found did not exceed current safety standards, but there has been much debate about whether the current standards adequately address potential health threats to women, children and the elderly.

It's important that we identify this as a serious public health threat and start addressing them!

Obesity and obesity - associated diseases are growing health threats to pets.

Over 80 percent of unwanted dogs are born in nations in which animals are not protected under the law and where rabies is a genuine human health threat.

Poor communities of color face an array of environmental health threats, including cancer, asthma, diabetes and heart disease.

Specifically, the letter addresses Rep. Barton's statement that mercury and particulate pollution do not pose health threats to the public.

Only 20 % of countries are currently able to rapidly detect, respond to or prevent global health threats from emerging infections, like MERS and Ebola, according to CDC data.

«Unless you are a heavy drinker consuming wine with really high concentrations of arsenic, of which there are only a few, there's little health threat if that's the only source of arsenic in your diet,» said Wilson.

Dioxins are considered by some to be a global health threat because they persist in the environment and can travel long distances.

Ernst presented preliminary findings from an ongoing study she is conducting with Mary Hayden, PhD, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, whose work focuses on the link between human behavior and climate - related health threats.

Particulates, ozone and smog coupled with extreme temperatures form a more dangerous health threat than these problems would be individually, researchers have found.

Oftentimes residents will protest toxic waste dumps and other health threats only within their state borders, feeling immune to identical risks that are in neighboring states but even closer by.