Sentences with phrase «major health implications»

«As in human beings, this had major health implications as obesity is known to predispose to or exacerbate a range of clinical conditions including arthritis, and ultimately decreased longevity,» say the researchers from Glasgow University.

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.

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This evidence has major implications for how women living with HIV might feed their infants, and how health workers should counsel these mothers.

Recognising the pain that many parents in the UK feel at any implication that they have not done the best for their baby, Unicef UK is urging the UK and devolved governments to show leadership in moving the blame for a major public health issue away from individual women, and acknowledge the collective responsibility of us all to create a supportive, enabling environment for women who want to breastfeed.

The findings summarized in this review have major policy implications, as they strongly suggest that investing in breastfeeding promotion is likely to lead not only to improved physical health but also to improved intellectual and psycho - emotional outcomes.

«And certainly, implications for ecosystem for ecosystem function, particularly for forest health, since these bats feed primarily on insects, and the insects are a major part of these forests.

With figures suggesting that almost 20 % of children of school age in the UK are bilingual, its findings could have major implications for young people's personal and professional prospects, as well as national health and education systems.

In a linked editorial, Kenneth Johnson, Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa outlines the major public health implications of these results, and says «only complete cessation is protective and should be emphasised by all prevention measures and policies.»

Therefore, the identification of KLF4 as a major regulator of mitochondria health may have implications beyond those we detailed in this article.»

«Food sources are important to the spiritual and cultural health of the natives, so this study has major health and economic implications for this region of the world.»

For instance, a major review of the health implications of current U.S. consumption patterns of trans fats appeared in the April 13 New England Journal of Medicine.

If there were a link, this would have at least two major implications for the health care system.

Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be at high risk for the complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months of age; healthy persons 65 years of age or older; adults and children with chronic diseases, including asthma, heart and lung disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.

Understanding this bacteria, which is amongst only a few pathogens that can actually persist in the body for long periods of time, has major implications for the treatment of tick - borne diseases like Lyme disease, which is an increasingly chronic and consistently prevalent public health issue.

The technique will have major implications for the health sector as it can be used to diagnose bone strength and provide a detailed blueprint of the extent and precise positioning of any weakness or injury.

There are also other public health implications: Antibiotics in too low doses may not help a patient fight an infection, but they can be sufficient to induce resistance in bacteria, and counterfeit painkillers containing fentanyl, a powerful opioid, are a major contributor to the opioid crisis, according to the DEA.

This is the major implication of a study by Jinjiao Wang, Ph.D., R.N., Todd Monroe, Ph.D., R.N., and colleagues published recently in the journal Aging and Mental Health.

Many needing to seek treatment for mental health conditions go without it, out of fear that they may be looked upon as weak, or in some cases, they may not understand the major heath implications of ignoring an ongoing condition.

This is not only detrimental to the cat (pain is a major welfare issue and these behaviours are common reasons for relinquishment of cats to shelters), but also has health implications for their human companions, as cat bites can be serious.

This is not only detrimental to the cat (pain is a major welfare issue and these behaviors are common reasons for relinquishment of cats to shelters), but also has health implications for their human companions, as cat bites can be serious.

The U.S. Climate Change Science Program, through the Environmental Protection Agency, released a major scientifically based assessment report on the implications of global climate change for human health and public welfare.

Each report will give a clear index rating from 0 (a generally clean environment with very low chance of average NO2 levels exceeding annual legal limits) to 6 (polluted environments with major implications for human health).

The early identification of maternal depressive symptoms by primary care physicians and the ongoing development of effective preventive strategies and treatments can have highly substantial public health implications for the prevention of major child health and development problems, service use, and health care costs.49

In particular, the linkages between child sexual abuse and victimisation or perpetration in adulthood, and the complex mental health implications of chronic sexual victimisation, have major policy and practice implications that we need to come to grips with so we can find and implement solutions.

But the way you express this frustration and deal with the situation can have major implications on their personality development and their long - term health.

Given the potentially major public health implications of these findings, the emphasis placed by NICE on the need for better identification, diagnosis and treatment of depression in both the antenatal and postnatal periods appears well justified.2