Sentences with phrase «life risk exposure»

Two other important factor which affects the premium are the lifestyle of the policyholder (smoking / drinking habits) and nature of profession, individual with life risk exposure in the job, will fetch higher premium.

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Exposure to pollution is associated with the increasing population of cities, but people who live in rural areas are also at risk.

For the financial markets, those risks are compounded by the unbalanced «risk - on» exposure that investment managers and institutions adopted early this year, encouraged by a short - lived burst of economic activity, and faith in a central - bank backstop.

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The award culminated an extensive, two - year self - assessment process that required the department to develop 112 comprehensive sets of written directives that address life, health and safety issues as applied to law enforcement personnel, critical legal issues and conditions that reduce risk and high - liability exposure to the officers and the agency.

It also covers the topics of toxic chemical exposure we face in day - to - day life and the risks associated with it.

The skin of very young babies is extra thin and delicate, and every minute of sun exposure contributes to skin cancer risk and wrinkling later in life — even if the skin doesn't burn.

Formula - fed infants are at a high risk of exposure to life - threatening bacterial contamination.

Doctors think that sun exposure early in life increases the risk of skin cancers, and less protective skin of babies may be part of the reason.

Researchers now believe that early exposure to germs can actually reduce the risk of allergies and asthma in later life.

Depending upon where you live and how dark your skin is, going outside regularly may be all that is required for you or your baby to generate adequate amounts of vitamin D. However, one of the problems with getting your vitamin D with sun exposure is simply that it's hard to determine how much time outside is needed since it depends on so many factors (skin tone, latitude, time of year, how much skin is exposed, amount of air pollution, etc.) Keep in mind that there is also a concern of sunburn and increased risk of skin cancer with too much sun exposure.

However, increasing evidence has suggested that early nutritional exposures, perhaps in the first weeks of postnatal life, may also modify cardiovascular risk, including blood cholesterol concentrations, in later life (8, 9).

While there are no safe levels of lead exposure, children living in high risk areas of Utica with its aged and often deteriorating housing stock are in greater danger of lead poisoning and its long - term effects, according to Cathe Bullwinkle, Quality Improvement Coordinator for the Oneida County Health Department.

«Lead poisoning is preventable and I encourage homeowners who live in at - risk homes to have their homes and their children tested for exposure, and to learn more about eradicating lead poisoning in our community.

By comparison, phenacosaur anoles living in cloud forests have had very little exposure to temperature variability for over 10 million years and are very much at risk from climate change, he said.

This fashion faded in the 1960s as effective treatments, such as vaccines and antibiotics, became available and people became aware that sun exposure and sunburn during childhood were strong risk factors for developing skin cancer in later life.»

However, the researchers did find a threefold higher risk of exposure for otters living near the mouths of rivers and streams, suggesting that storm - water runoff from fields and lawns frequented by cats could be a source of oocysts.

A previous report from URECA that assessed the microbiome of house dust collected in the first year of life suggested that exposure to certain bacteria during infancy may protect 3 - year - olds from recurrent wheezing, a risk factor for developing asthma.

While elevated levels of vitamin D have been associated with a decreased risk of MS in adulthood, some previous research also has suggested that vitamin D exposure in utero may be a risk factor for MS in later life.

A study of San Francisco Bay Area women is the first to link DDT exposure in the womb to a greater risk of developing high blood pressure later in life

The reasons behind PCOS have not been clarified, but environmental factors during fetal life, such as maternal obesity or exposure to male hormones (androgens) via the mother's blood, are thought to be important risk factors.

Which exposures in everyday life do you consider the greatest risk factors for breast cancer?

Last summer, a panel of 38 researchers headed by vom Saal published a report in Reproductive Toxicology warning that BPA (much like the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol, or DES) is a potential chemical time bomb that may lead to multiple problems, including a higher risk of cancer, especially if exposure occurs in the womb or an infant's early life and on an unrelenting daily basis.

«Low - dose BPA exposure during this period can raise the risks of developing diabetes later in life.»

During a time of increased concern about income inequality and climate change risk, natural disaster exposure risk could become another cause of rising quality of life inequality between the rich and the poor.

He also said the importance of critical periods in a child's development may be affected by exposures and living conditions that can lay the foundation for later cancer risk and contribute to social differences in cancer risk.

«First aid kit in some living organisms helps fix DNA after lengthy sun exposure: New study unveils the binding mechanisms of enzymes capable of repairing DNA damaged by UV light before any risk of cellular malfunction sets in.»

And even at concentrations of parts per billion (ppb), closer to a drop in a swimming pool than a drop in a teacup, long - term exposure to inorganic arsenic — generally considered the most toxic form — has been linked to an increased risk of cancer and other life - threatening illnesses.

Exposure to the endocrine - disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy can cause oxidative damage that may put the baby at risk of developing diabetes or heart disease later in life, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's journal Endocrinology.

People who are considered at increased risk include people who were born in or have lived in countries where tuberculosis is highly prevalent, or who have lived in group settings where exposure to tuberculosis is more likely, such as homeless shelters or correctional facilities.

The study bolsters the evidence that alcohol exposure early in life can have long - term effects on risk taking and decision making, which can increase a person's risk for substance abuse problems.

«Our research provides the first direct evidence that exposure to BPA during development, at the levels we see in our day - to - day lives, increases the risk for prostate cancer in human prostate tissue,» Prins said.

They showed that the longer the exposure to excess body fat (adiposity) in adulthood the greater the cardiovascular - related problems in later life, including increased thickness of the carotid artery walls, raised systolic blood pressure, and increased risk of diabetes.

«The elderly living in long - term care facilities have higher influenza exposure risks, lower immune defenses and a much greater likelihood of flu - related death than the general population,» said lead author David A. Nace, M.D., M.P.H., director of long - term care and flu programs in Pitt's Division of Geriatric Medicine and chief medical officer for UPMC Senior Communities.

Exposure to many hormone - disrupting chemicals starts in the womb, and some scientists suspect the timing may be important in determining reproductive disease risk later in life.

«We believe some factors contributing to the higher risk may include long - term exposure to poor living conditions and stressors in transition countries including anxiety, racism, domestic or personal violence and major life events, such as a death in the family — to name a few,» said Dr. Wanigaratne.

«But these single factors don't paint a comprehensive picture of what a person is exposed to in their environment — and may not be as helpful in predicting cancer risk, which is impacted by multiple factors including the air you breathe, the water you drink, the neighborhood you live in, and your exposure to myriad toxins, chemicals and pollutants.»

However, interestingly, it also suggested for the first time that in smokers, exposure to tobacco early in life through passive smoking in childhood significantly increased this risk.

The researchers suggest that living in a rural or urban environment may change the intestinal microbiome, due to different exposures early in life, resulting in decreased or increased risk

«Early life exposure to antibiotics is related to increased risk of allergies later in life.»

Research presented today (6 September, 2016) at this year's European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in London, UK shows that exposure to antibiotics early in life is related to increased risk of developing allergies later in life.

Dr Ahmadizar concludes: «Early life exposure to antibiotics is related to an increased risk of both eczema and hay fever later in life.»

In addition, recent work suggests that arsenic exposure before birth can raise cancer risks later in life, but the mechanism has remained unclear.

But this new study demonstrates the importance of early life exposure in altering the risk of IBD, and that needs further study,» says Benchimol.

Already, exposure to standard infant formula in the first six months of life has been strongly associated with an increased risk of type 1.

Phthalate exposure is linked to early puberty in girls, a risk factor for later - life breast cancer.

Chemicals that can cause adverse effects will undergo a comprehensive risk assessment, so researchers can understand the potential for exposure to the chemical and possible effects in real - life scenarios.

Exposures to chemicals that disrupt these normal processes can alter normal breast development in ways that lead to increased risk of breast cancer in later life.

«Given global deployments to the Middle East and South Korea coupled with close living quarters in those situations, military personnel are at increased risk for exposure to MERS.»