Sentences with phrase «incidence of other diseases»

And have you compared those figures to the loss of life, or incidence of other disease, caused by all the carbon monoxide, ozone, etc. produced by all the automobiles a public transit system would otherwise pull of the roads?

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The rising incidence of obesity, diabetes, celiac disease, other diagnosed food intolerances, and growing consumer awareness to address these conditions expanded the market to manufacture customized allergen - free products.

In fact, dental studies show that dry mouth (called xerostomia) causes increased incidence of gum disease, cavities and other oral health conditions which have been associated with premature birth.

Research in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other developed countries, among predominantly middle - class populations, provides strong evidence that human milk feeding decreases the incidence and / or severity of diarrhea,1 - 5 lower respiratory infection,6 - 9 otitis media,3,10 - 14bacteremia, 15,16 bacterial meningitis, 15,17 botulism, 18 urinary tract infection, 19 and necrotizing enterocolitis.20, 21 There are a number of studies that show a possible protective effect of human milk feeding against sudden infant death syndrome,22 - 24insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus,25 - 27 Crohn's disease, 28,29 ulcerative colitis, 29 lymphoma, 30,31 allergic diseases,32 - 34 and other chronic digestive diseases.35 - 37 Breastfeeding has also been related to possible enhancement of cognitive development.38, 39

Physiologic sleep studies have found that breastfed infants are more easily aroused from sleep than their formula - fed counterparts.247, 248 In addition, breastfeeding results in a decreased incidence of diarrhea, upper and lower respiratory infections, and other infectious diseases249 that are associated with an increased vulnerability to SIDS and provides overall immune system benefits from maternal antibodies and micronutrients in human milk.250, 251 Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months has been found to be more protective against infectious diseases compared with exclusive breastfeeding to 4 months of age and partial breastfeeding thereafter.249

He is presently representing residents around Kennedy Airport who are suing the Port Authority on air quality issues, due to the high incidence of asthma and other respiratory diseases in the area.

The other factor that determines the incidence of disease is the presence of pathogens, such as dengue, Zika or yellow fever virus.

Others have shown that the presence of diet - induced NAFLD contributes to the incidence and severity of co-existent alcoholic liver disease in alcohol consumers.

This has already been blamed for a high incidence of asthma and allergies, but might also up the risk of developing a host of other conditions common in rich countries, such as stroke and heart disease.

Researchers used those and other clinical findings to calculate the cumulative burden by tracking the incidence and severity of cardiovascular disease.

The report concludes that a warmer climate could affect U.S. residents both directly (through droughts, heat waves, and increasingly intense hurricanes) and indirectly (through greater incidence of disease transmitted by mosquitoes and other carriers, decreased air quality, and rising pollen counts).

Although CRC affects all racial and ethnic groups, African Americans carry an excessive burden of disease with the highest overall incidence, highest incidence of advanced stage at presentation, highest mortality, and lowest survival rates compared to any other ethnic or racial group.

In other words, the cancer that has killed so many clams all trace to one incidence of disease.

Tooth decay has been found in a handful of other scavenging societies, but scientists have not found evidence of such a high incidence of dental disease in a group of this size.

Whether they will actually lead to a greater incidence of the disease will be complicated by factors including control measures, the availability of drugs, and even other indirect effects of climate change, such as population changes, migration and urbanization.

The researchers report long - term outcomes from the Qidong Hepatitis B intervention Study (QHBIS), a randomized controlled trial of neonatal HBV vaccination that was conducted between 1983 and 1990 in Qidong County, a rural area in China with a high incidence of HBV - related primary liver cancer (PLC) and other liver diseases.

The incidence of cancer and other related diseases has increased considerably in Western societies; this is partly due to an increased caloric intake and a more sedentary lifestyle.

EPIC, as it's known, is a massive study aimed at linking diet, lifestyle, and environmental factors to the incidence of cancer and other chronic diseases.

Some of the studies contained too few people to detect what could be a tiny increased incidence in disease; in others, it is unclear what dose the individuals received.

Objective To determine whether treatment with a calcium channel blocker or an angiotensin - converting enzyme inhibitor lowers the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) or other cardiovascular disease (CVD) events vs treatment with a diuretic.

As in prior studies among older adults, we found that obesity was associated with a decreased risk of dementia, consistent with the hypothesis that, while obesity in mid-life may increase risk for later - life cognitive decline and dementia, obesity at older ages may be associated with cognitive and other health advantages.25 - 27 The trend toward a declining risk for dementia in the face of a large increase in the prevalence of diabetes suggests that improvements in treatments between 2000 and 2012 may have decreased dementia risk, along with the documented declines in the incidence of common diabetes - related complications, such as heart attack, stroke, and amputations.11 Our finding of a significant decline between 2000 and 2012 of the heart disease - related OR for dementia would also be consistent with improved cardiovascular treatments leading to a decline in dementia risk.

Climate change effects on the geographical distribution and incidence of vector - borne diseases in other countries where these diseases are already found can also affect North Americans, especially as a result of increasing trade with, and travel to, tropical and subtropical areas.63, 197 Whether climate change in the U.S. will increase the chances of domestically acquiring diseases such as dengue fever is uncertain, due to vector - control efforts and lifestyle factors, such as time spent indoors, that reduce human - insect contact.

Dr. George Mann's independent studies of the Maasai done many years after Dr. Price, confirmed the fact that the Maasai, despite being almost exclusive meat eaters, nevertheless, had little to no incidence of heart disease, or other chronic ailments (31).

For decades, scientists have observed that people who eat according to their genetically based dietary needs have virtually no incidence of cancer, heart disease, or any other degenerative ailments.

The incidence of complex, chronic disease continues to rise each year, and there simply aren't enough doctors and other licensed clinicians to reverse the tide.

While it is true that processed carbohydrates contribute to today's high incidence of chronic diseases the consumption of animal products and high fat foods are a much larger problem not only in due to health issues with cholesterol and saturated fats but due to all the chemicals (e.g. dioxins, mercury, other persistent organic pollutants) not to mention environmental degradation, animal suffering and worker safety issues.

Thanks to this high antioxidant content, the lucuma fruit may help reduce the incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, as well as other chronic health conditions.

While estrogen is largely responsible for the high incidence of autoimmune thyroiditis, it's also largely responsible for the development of many other autoimmune diseases.

But now, a well respected British cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, has announced that this is not the case, and he cites the fact that the biggest saturated fat consuming nation in Europe — France — has the lowest incidence of cardiovascular disease than any of the world's other nations!

As we have seen with other diseases of affluence, when people migrate from areas of the world where disease incidence is low to areas of the world where disease incidence is high, they quickly adopt the high incidence rates as they change their diet and lifestyle.

372 DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES intake and the incidence of symptomatic diverticular disease (Aldoori et al., 1994, 1995), which persisted after adjustment for several other risk factors.

It documents, for instance, declining rates of immunizations among pre-schoolers and the increasing incidence of mumps, measles, pertussis, and other diseases that can be prevented by vaccines.

Benefits: The results of this work may help to lower the incidence of this ocular disease in Appaloosas and other breeds, help breeders to make informed mating decisions, and be utilized by veterinarians to predict risk of developing disease for earlier diagnosis and treatment.

We can not promise any benefits to your horse or other animals from your taking part in this clinical trial; however, possible benefits include lowering the incidence of this common eye cancer in Haflinger, Belgian, Percheron, Appaloosa, and Arabian Horses, helping breeders to make informed mating decisions, and better prediction of the risk of developing disease for earlier diagnosis and treatment.

Most states have «hot spots» where the heartworm infection rate is very high compared with other areas in the same state, however the incidence of heartworm disease in a particular area is not always predictable from year to year.

And the increase in incidence of these degenerative diseases in dogs and other animals has occurred in direct proportion to the practise of giving pets raw food or table scraps, to giving them commercial pet food.

Other breeds that represent higher than typical incidence of this disease include: Bedlington Terriers, Doberman Pinschers, Skye Terriers, Standard Poodles, and West Highland White Terriers.

They also suffer from a dramatically higher incidence of Mitral Valve Disease (MVD) than other dogs.

Whilst some of the lost alleles may be deleterious versions of genes, the process may at the same time increase the proportion of other, mildly deleterious alleles, in the small gene pool, and thus increase the incidence of some diseases.

This may be because examination standards or tests have not yet been developed, because the incidence of the disease is low in the breed, or for other reasons.

Differences in incidence of «e. canis infection varies in endemic areas according to season, vector density, awareness of disease, ability to identify disease, and stress of other related diseases.

At this time the incidence of Glaucoma are probably considerably higher in some other breeds, but in the Flatcoated Retrievers, it is the first time that the hereditarability of this disease has been formally shown.

Here in North Georgia, there is a higher incidence of heartworm disease compared with many other parts of the country.

There are other signs indicative of stress that may not be as obvious, such as increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, increase respiratory rate, increased hormone levels, increased incidence of disease, and a decreased immune response.

Often in other breeds, the incidence of one or more diseases can be greater than 50 % in the population and presents a real problem to long term breed vitality.

The reason for such a high incidence of this disease in confined dogs is the close proximity of dogs to each other and the ease of exposure.

These vaccines will not prevent canine influenza, but will help decrease the incidence and severity of canine respiratory disease for other reasons, decreasing the occurrence of false alarms.

There is no way to distinguish canine influenza from other causes of respiratory disease based on clinical signs alone but rapidly increasing incidence of disease in the population should trigger surveillance testing in shelters.

Incidence of acute diseases may be reduced but chronic diseases like kidney, allergic and other auto - immune diseases will be increased.

This reduces the incidence of being hit by cars, getting attacked by other animals, catching infectious diseases, or being picked up by a local shelter.