Sentences with phrase «major widespread diseases»

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Dr Mark Ide, first author from the Dental Institute at King's College London says: «Gum disease is widespread in the UK and US, and in older age groups is thought to be a major cause of tooth loss.

The loss of milkweed plants due to extensive herbicide use and changes in farming practices, such as the widespread adoption of herbicide - resistant crops, has been identified as a major contributing factor of monarch's decline in the eastern U.S. Disease, climate change, widespread insecticide use, and loss or degradation of nectar - rich habitat may also be contributing to declines.

The American Heart Association does not consider homocysteine a major risk factor for heart disease, he points out, nor does the organization recommend widespread folic acid supplementation.

Intercropping has three major advantages: 1) Reduces physical space needed 2) Reduces potential for widespread crop failure since a pest or disease is unlikely to decimate both crops 3) Can reduce resource use like water and fertilization needs.

Conservation Status Since the island scrub - jay occurs only on one island that makes it susceptible to any major disaster, a disease outbreak, or widespread land - use changes, any of which could potentially extirpate the species or cause a severe population decline.