Sentences with phrase «most serious health risks»

«The use of wood, charcoal, and dung cook stoves poses serious health risks; these risks are some of the most serious health risks in the developing world today.

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The company is selling a thing (the kit) by saying it can provide «health reports on 254 diseases and conditions,» including categories such as «carrier status,» «health risks,» and «drug response,» and specifically as a «first step in prevention» that enables users to «take steps toward mitigating serious diseases» such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and breast cancer...» Most of the uses «listed on your website, a list that has grown over time,» the FDA writes, «are medical device uses [for the] Personal Genome Service.»

Most of these bacteria are not usually harmful to an adult diet (at least in moderation) but to an unborn fetus they can pose serious health risks.

Hot flashes, undoubtedly the most common symptom of menopause, are not just uncomfortable and inconvenient, but numerous studies demonstrate they may increase the risk of serious health problems, including heart disease.

A high waist - to - hip ratio, on the other hand, most likely means high amounts of abdominal fat — which has been definitively linked to serious health risks.

Elevated triglyceride levels can be a serious health risk, but in most cases, simple lifestyle changes can help normalize levels.

Most importantly, the study found that sodium excretion equal to the «adequate intake» promoted by health officials of 1.5 grams per day was associated with a large increased risk of death and serious CVD events compared to the average reference level of 4.5 grams per day (hazard ratio 1.80).

By now, most experts in the field of nutrition can agree that trans fats pose serious health risks, and should be totally omitted from the diet.

We can be pretty sure that most chronic health conditions are made worse by being overweight and that being overweight puts a person at risk for many serious conditions (again, remember that the folks in this study made it to 65 in good health).

Yet in the US this is still a topic of debate, with industry supporters trying to downplay the inevitable fact that this irresponsible use of antibiotics is most likely posing a serious risk to human health and the environment.

Because of the serious health risks to both pets and humans, the rabies vaccine is required by law in most areas of the country, including Virginia.

As a result, the nearby Aries River, the most important water resource in the region, is at serious risk of pollution, threatening the health and lives of 100,000 people.

Those who are most at risk of serious complications are people with weakened immune systems such as seniors, pregnant women, children, people who travel abroad, and those with health conditions or disabilities.

Although the dynamic interplay between various risk and protective factors in refugee psychological health is not fully understood, there is widespread agreement that of those pre-migration factors that pose serious risk, trauma exposure is the single most identified (Berman, 2001).

It includes a series of public seminars that provide general tips on everyday parenting issues; one - off discussion groups addressing the most common parenting problems; brief and short - term primary care consultations for specific problems; group or online courses for a comprehensive understanding of Triple P strategies; a one - on - one personal support program for tackling serious behavior problems; and two high intensity programs that deal with complex family and / or mental health issues, including the risk of child maltreatment.