Sentences with phrase «major health impairments»

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She directed The Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence for Aging Research, the Center on Aging and Health, and the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, and led major multidisciplinary research programs on the causes and consequences of frailty, cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment and disability in older adults, and approaches to prevention.

It can make people scared to death of food, and I really think we have sort of this pseudo-eating disorder sort of thing presenting itself with a lot of, I see this with a lot of my patients where they are scared to death to eat anything off plan, and that really does have some major health implications because it creates a lot of stress, and it creates a lot of social impairment, and those have been clinically shown to really be deleterious for your health.

• increases the risk of cardiac hemangiosarcoma by a factor of 1.6 • triples the risk of hypothyroidism • increases the risk of progressive geriatric cognitive impairment • triples the risk of obesity, a common health problem in dogs with many associated health problems • quadruples the small risk (< 0.6 %) of prostate cancer • doubles the small risk (5; this is a common cancer and major cause of death in some breeds • triples the risk of hypothyroidism • increases the risk of obesity by a factor of 1.6 - 2, a common health problem in dogs with many associated health problems • causes urinary «spay incontinence» in 4 - 20 % of female dogs • increases the risk of persistent or recurring urinary tract infections by a factor of 3 - 4 • increases the risk of recessed vulva, vaginal dermatitis, and vaginitis, especially for female dogs spayed before puberty • doubles the small risk (< 1 %) of urinary tract tumors • increases the risk of orthopedic disorders • increases the risk of adverse reactions to vaccinations One thing is clear — much of the spay / neuter information that is available to the public is unbalanced and contains claims that are exaggerated or unsupported by evidence.

Be informed of and work diligently toward the elimination of hereditary health problems of the breed by refraining from breeding a dog or bitch if they have, in 2 litters to different partners, produced offspring with the same serious genetic defect, such as: blindness, deafness, PDA, lameness, or impairment of vital functions which prevent these offspring from living a normal, healthy life without major surgical or significant medical intervention.

If you have any health impairments (minor or major) you'll especially want to find an experienced and independent life insurance agency.

Adolescence is a critical period for the development of depression with prevalence rates rising sharply from childhood to early adulthood.1 Many adult depressive disorders have their first onset in adolescence2 with longer episode duration being the strongest predictor of future problems.3 In addition to increasing the risk of later mental health problems, adolescent depression is associated with significant educational and social impairment and is a major risk factor for suicide.1 Providing effective early interventions to shorten the duration of episodes and potentially reduce the impact on later life is therefore important.3 This study explores this question and compares the effects of...

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