Sentences with phrase «levels are at a higher risk»

Studies have indicated that individuals with lower selenium levels are at higher risk for low T3 (50).

Patients with insulin resistance and obesity, conditions characterized by high insulin levels are at high risk of all sorts of common cancers such as lung and colorectal.

To support the statement is a study from the UK which found men with low Testosterone levels were at a higher risk of succumbing from heart disease than men with normal T levels.

More Evidence that Vitamin D Protects Against Breast Cancer A new study shows that women with low vitamin D levels are at a higher risk for breast cancer, but women on HRT aren't as well protected.

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«I only have the data at a very high level, but we did detect a small number of people who tested positively in their DNA for being at risk for cancer.

«The global community will rightly expect the pace — alongside a high level of diligence — to be maintained so that people in affected communities and others living in countries at risk of Ebola can have access to a vaccine as soon as possible.»

Staley told CNBC that given the high level of debt across the world, in particular among emerging markets where dollar - denominated debt has grown dramatically, many economies could be at risk if there were sudden changes in financial conditions.

SocGen argues that it's the major economy with the «most significant risks with pockets of significant excess in housing, high debt levels and a burgeoning NPL problem,» and thus they see the risk of a hard landing at 20 %.

Studies have shown that entrepreneurs with high levels of self - assuredness are better at handling stress, managing risk, delegating and, perhaps surprisingly, seeking out new knowledge.

With market volatility hitting multi-decade lows, junk bond yields also at record lows, the median price / revenue ratio of S&P 500 constituents at a record high well - beyond 2000 levels, and the most strenuously overvalued, overbought, overbullish syndromes we define, I'm increasingly concerned about the potential for an abrupt «air pocket» in the prices of risky assets that could attend even a modest upward shift in risk premiums.

Students who rack up a large amount of debt and begin their careers in an entry - level position can be particularly at risk, especially if they owe larger monthly payments on high - interest debt, such as private student loans.

At a high level, the adaptive strategy employs a balanced risk approach when that makes sense, but we are not trying to balance risks evenly across assets at all timeAt a high level, the adaptive strategy employs a balanced risk approach when that makes sense, but we are not trying to balance risks evenly across assets at all timeat all times.

Speaking at the Bloomberg Invest New York summit last week, the 73 - year - old Gross said markets are now at their highest risk levels since before the 2008 financial crisis.

With the S&P 500 within about 8 % of its highest level in history, with historically reliable valuation measures at obscene levels, implying near - zero 10 - 12 year S&P 500 nominal total returns; with an extended period of extreme overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions replaced by deterioration in market internals that signal a clear shift toward risk - aversion among investors; with credit spreads on low - grade debt blowing out to multi-year highs; and with leading economic measures deteriorating rapidly, we continue to classify market conditions within the most hostile return / risk profile we identify — a classification that has been observed in only about 9 % of history.

At the latter date, the average risk - weighted capital ratio was close to 11 per cent, its highest recorded level and well above the 8 per cent minimum.

Further, with junk grade defaults at negligible levels today, even higher risk bonds have not posed significant problems — although that does not always have to be the case.

High - profile, successful, and gold - agnostic investment - world luminaries assess the macroeconomic risks of radical monetary policies and reach a similar conclusion: This will end badly: — Seth Klarman: «All the Trumans (reference: a 1998 movie [The Truman Show] in which the main character's entire life takes place on a TV set which he perceives as reality)-- the economists, fund managers, traders, market pundits — know at some level that the environment in which they operate is not what it seems on the surface....

Allowing free - market expression of gold prices may have been seen as a serious risk at the highest policy levels.

In no particular order these included: a dysfunctional bankruptcy framework; an immature domestic capital market; withholding taxes on foreign capital; corruption (particularly at the state level — the Modi government has made progress at the federal level); policy and renegotiation risks (a number of legacy and high profile tax eases are yet to be resolved); land acquisition costs (and legal risks); and, the need for tax reforms.

Ignore the Margin Debt Alarm The margin debt alarm has seemingly been sounded every few months when investors realize absolute levels of margin debt has reached new all - time highs (inferring that risk taking has too reached all - time high levels and stocks are at risk).

Given the currency's volatile nature and price swings, executives were skeptical at first, and felt like the risk level was possibly too high.

The political risk involved, the possibility of a leakage in the information network, is accepted only at the highest levels, at exposed switchpoints in political, military and scientific areas.

Oats are great for stabilizing your blood sugar level as a result of the combination of high fiber and complex carbohydrates which slows down the rate at which this grain is converted to simple sugars thereby preventing blood sugar spikes and reducing the risk of developing diabetes

«We allege that the market was not told that the US distributor inventory levels of some brands were so high that Treasury Wines was at risk of having to destroy excess stock or give rebates or discounts to the distributors for excess, aged and deteriorating inventory.»

The identity of the fourth signing has yet to be revealed, but in a summer in which the «Special One» is overseeing big changes at the club, it is more than likely to be another high - profile player as opposed to Lozano who would be a risk at this point given that he's still raw and yet to prove himself at a high level.

Play him in Europe only, he's got the quality to play at the highest level of the game but we can't risk him playing against reckless defenders in the Premier League, recall the tackle that got David Luiz sent off?

At 20 years old, the risk he took as a teenager to move to Spain and try to prove himself at the highest level has been challenging but Moore hopes that it will pay ofAt 20 years old, the risk he took as a teenager to move to Spain and try to prove himself at the highest level has been challenging but Moore hopes that it will pay ofat the highest level has been challenging but Moore hopes that it will pay off.

We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new online lottery scheme with funds raised going directly to the Leeds United Foundation, the grass roots sports charity who work tirelessly to deliver high level programmes across our region for children, young people, adults, disabled at - risk, the unemployed and the elderly.

Because studies show that one - off concussion education isn't enough to change concussion symptom reporting behavior, Step Three in the SmartTeams Play SafeTM #TeamUp4 ConcussionSafetyTM game plan calls for coaches, athletes, athletic trainers, team doctors (and, at the youth and high school level, parents) to attend a mandatoryconcussion safety meeting before every sports season to learn in detail about the importance of immediate concussion symptom reporting, not just in minimizing the risks concussions pose to an athlete's short - and long - term health, but in increasing the chances for individual and team success.

Modeled on the community - centric approach to improving youth sports safety highlighted in MomsTEAM's PBS documentary, «The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer», the program will award SmartTeam status to youth sports organizations which have demonstrated a commitment to minimizing the risk of physical, psychological and sexual injury to young athletes by implementing a comprehensive set of health and safety best practices, providing safety - conscious sports parents a level of assurance that they have made health and safety an important priority, not to be sacrificed at the altar of team or individual success.

One way, I believe, to address the problem of under - reporting and increase the chances a concussion will be identified early on the sports sideline may be to rely less on athletes themselves to remove themselves from games or practices by reporting concussion symptoms (which the most recent study shows occurs at a shockingly low rate, [9] or on game officials and sideline observers to observe signs of concussion and call for a concussion assessment, but to employ technology to increase the chances that a concussion will be identified by employing impact sensors designed to monitor head impact exposure in terms of the force of hits (both linear and rotational), number, location, and cumulative impact, in real time at all levels of football, and in other helmeted and non-helmeted contact and collision sports, where practical, to help identify high - risk impacts and alert medical personnel on the sideline so they can consider performing a concussion assessment.

Infants and toddlers have the highest risk because they have the highest level of exposure at a time when risks to reproduction and neural development are greatest.

In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.

Specifically, for fathers, higher expectations about their children's educational level, and greater level / frequency of interest and direct involvement in children's learning, education and schools, are associated strongly with better educational outcomes for their children, including: • better exam / test / class results • higher level of educational qualification • greater progress at school • better attitudes towards school (e.g. enjoyment) • higher educational expectations • better behaviour at school (e.g. reduced risk of suspension or expulsion)(for discussion / review of all this research, see Goldman, 2005).

IBFAN's legal advisor, Graham Ross, gave the following opinion: «Even if the manufacturers have indeed followed «highest standards», product liability laws still require clear warnings, especially in connection with products, such as formula, over which consumers can be expected to be highly concerned at all levels of risk.»

The goal of regionalized maternal care is for pregnant women at high risk to receive care in facilities that are prepared to provide the required level of specialized care, thereby reducing maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States.

So far, the scientific literature shows that babies who lose greater than 7 % of their birth weight are at highest risk of developing excessive jaundice and hypernatremia to levels that can cause long - term developmental disability.

Some mothers who don't feed from the breast at night risk losing their milk supply early as prolactin, the milk - stimulating hormone, is at its highest level at night.

The effectiveness of these intervention strategies was demonstrated by a study in the Netherlands in which 100 6 - month - old infants who displayed high levels of irritability shortly after birth were deemed to be at risk of developing insecure attachment.

[33] Thus, although the data varies, it is generally agreed upon by most gynecological societies that due to the high estrogen levels that women with PCOS have, they are at higher risk for endometrial hyperplasia.

Due to the nature of competitive sports at the high school level, there is an elevated risk of infectious diseases being spread by skin - to - skin contact and contaminated equipment shared by athletes.

As I note in this article, people who grow up in poverty experience high levels of stress, and may therefore be at high risk of developing stress - related diseases, atherosclerosis, autoimmune disorders, and cancer.

Certain populations are at a higher risk for deficient and low levels of Vitamin B - 12.

The psychosocial outcome receiving the most attention from researchers is problem behaviour, with most studies finding perceived negative reactivity in infancy to predict problem behaviour in childhood33, 34 and adolescent.35 Specifically, infants prone to high levels of fear, frustration, and sadness, as well as difficulty recovering from such distress, were found to be at increased risk for internalizing and externalizing problem behaviours according to parental and / or teacher report.

For example, four - month - olds who show high levels of motor activity and distress, called high - reactive, are likely to become inhibited to the unfamiliar at 1 - 2 years old and report more unrealistic worries and more frequent bouts of depression at age 18, whereas low - reactive infants are likely to become uninhibited to the unfamiliar in the second year and are at a slightly higher risk for asocial behaviour at age 18.

There is evidence (Rudel, Fenton, Ackerman, Euling, & Makris, 2011) to support a theory that a woman's exposure to high levels of certain environmental contaminants, namely dioxin and other endocrine disruptors, before she is born can put her at risk of insufficient breast growth during adolescence and pregnancy.

This baby needs access to immediate high level care at birth, as your risk of complications is much higher than someone 20 years younger.

It's great that low - risk women can deliver at home and women who are in higher risk categories can deliver in a hospital where there are caregivers trained to the level of care needed for their medical issues.

For example, if you frequently use solvents, or materials containing high levels of solvent substances, (perhaps as part of your job) then your baby may be at risk.

Carrying twins or multiples You're at risk for high fluid levels if you're carrying twins or multiples.