Sentences with phrase «into serious health risks»

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If left unmanaged, insulin resistance — a key mechanism driving PCOS — can develop into Metabolic Syndrome X or Type II Diabetes, increasing risk for cardiovascular disease and other serious health issues.

But we're all taking part in a great big lab experiment as these chemicals are pumped into the environment and retracted — like lead and PCBs — only after it becomes obvious that they pose serious health risks.

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.

Furthermore, when a covered entity can not practicably obtain an individual's agreement before disclosing protected health information to a relative or to a person involved in the individual's care and is making decisions about such disclosures consistent with the exercise of professional judgment regarding the individual's best interest, covered entities must take into account whether such a disclosure is likely to put the individual at risk of serious harm.

His additional health care costs would eat into his savings and risk creating a serious financial hardship for his family.

Child abuse, neglect and exposure to violence represent very serious mental health risks for children's development, and frequently cause ongoing trauma and disadvantage that extend into adulthood.