Sentences with phrase «predisposing factors for»

Another study by Zaers and colleagues looked at postpartum women and the predisposing factors for postpartum PTSD.

This lecture will review normal physiology of pregnancy and parturition in the bitch and queen, as well as predisposing factors for dystocia.

Humidity, moisture, excess debris in the ears and even fleas are some of the predisposing factors for developing an ear infection.

Objectives: To undertake a genome - wide association study (GWAS) to identify genetic predisposing factors for the different clinical phenotypes associated with nevirapine hypersensitivity.

Even less did it take account of the till longer predisposing factors for which the U.S. is more to blame than Saddam Hussein: the decade spent competing with the U.S.S.R. in building up Hussein's forces, and the explicit statements made in July to the effect that what Hussein might choose to do with border problems was not our concern.

A history of long - term or frequent antibiotic use in the mother is also a predisposing factor for yeast.

The major predisposing factor for sleep apnea is excess body weight.

«These people are more at risk of developing fatty liver disease, just as those with fatty liver disease are more at risk of developing diabetes, since obesity is being a predisposing factor for both conditions,» says Softic.

Had the dental disease subsequently been treated in the early stages, a major predisposing factor for chronic kidney failure would have been eliminated.

A preventable predisposing factor for the development of all mental health disorders in children and adolescents has been found in a cross-sectional survey involving second - hand smoke exposure in youth who are not themselves cigarette smokers.

Not exact matches

As an adult, he notes that his mother was sort of right: There are genetic factors that predispose some people for drug addiction.

I intuitively sense an Immanent, Benevolent Presence in my life; but, of course spiritual experience is a subjective matter dependent on many factors — temperamental tendencies that are genetically predisposed (not determined) and personal experiences, so I am not claiming my experience is any sort of empirical «proof» for the existence of God that should convince others.

There is much to be said for such conditioning and predisposing factors, but they do not fully cover the case.

A prospective, controlled study of the effect of breast milk on infection among low birth weight infants was conducted in India in 1981.18 Although the sample size was small, 62 infants, the study design was a randomized block design in which feeding schedules for breast milk or formula were randomly allocated within groups of infants that were determined to be relatively homogeneous with respect to factors predisposing to infection.

His years of studying childhood nutrition has convinced him that «white rice cereal can predispose (babies) to childhood obesity,» in fact he is of the view that this is the factor that is responsible for the overall high childhood obesity rates.

«All these factors may predispose them to seek care in the ER over a medical office for convenience.»

Identification of family environmental factors that are protective against developing schizophrenia offers significant hope for those predisposed to this brain disorder.

Interestingly, we have earlier reported for the predominance of the inflammatory milieu of the pancreas [17, 18], adipose [35] and bone marrow in WNIN / Gr - Ob rats [14] and probably this may be an important confounding factor to predispose WNIN / Gr - Ob rats toward development of pancreatitis, as compared to their age - matched parental control rats [17].

for predisposing PPD factors even before baby is born

Some pets also have predisposing factors that increase their risk for ear infections.

Several predisposing factors may decrease a dog's ability to cool itself; therefore, increasing its risk for developing heatstroke.

These predisposing factors can create a great place for «bugs» to grow.

Short - coated breeds such as English bulldogs (FIGURE 5), Staffordshire terriers, and Boston terriers, along with longer - coated breeds such as shih tzus, West Highland White terriers, and Scottish terriers, seem to be predisposed.2, 4 In Chinese Shar - Peis, skin thickness may make finding the mites on a deep skin scraping difficult, and diagnosis may require obtaining skin biopsy samples for histopathology (see DIAGNOSIS).2, 4,5 Additional predisposing factors are listed in BOX 1.

Most experts do agree that there are a number of predisposing factors that may be responsible for causing the disease:

There are many other things to factor in to treatment for bladder stones (whether your dog will eat the prescription diets, whether your dog has problems with urinary tract infections that might continue to predispose to stones, whether your dog has a conformational problem that predisposes her to stones, etc etc) so discuss all of this and more with your veterinarian and find what is right for your particular dog.

There appear to be predisposing hip dysplasia factors for early spay as well, assuming the dog has the genetic predisposition.

Although the CKCS is disproportionally over-represented for cases of CLM / SM, as a shortened skull is a risk factor, any breed with a degree of brachycephalism (small skull) and / or miniaturization could potentially be predisposed to CLM / SM.

Dr. Dodds feels the holistic veterinary community needs to document more case studies of adverse reactions and do cohort reports so that DVMs have access to information about predisposing factors that increase vaccine risks for certain pets.

Many factors contribute to making nail trims a dreaded activity, among which is the fact that constant stimulus from long toenails contacting the ground sensitizes the nail bed, making it very uncomfortable for the feet to be handled and predisposing them to the development of arthritis.

There are no known predisposing factors other than size and breed that I am aware of for hemangiosarcoma.

Being unable to convert uric acid to allantoin is the main predisposing factor to uric acid stone formation and accounts for why 80 % of uric acid bladder stones come from Dalmatians.

Factors that predispose animals to heat stroke include obesity, brachycephalics (the term for «short - nosed» dogs such as pugs, Boston terriers, and English bulldogs), genetics, heart disease, humidity, water immersion, and not being acclimated to a warm climate.

In evaluating the hips of dogs genetically predisposed to dysplasia, certain factors could make the hips in the leg - extended radiographs appear worse, compared to another dog with presumably the same genes for hip joint construction, such as a littermate or a dog with otherwise near - identical genotype yet reared differently.

The new study, funded by NASA and led by Dr. Richard Pearson of UCL Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research and formerly of the American Museum of Natural History, and by Dr. Resit Akçakaya of Stony Brook University in New York, identified factors that predispose species to high extinction risk due to climate change.

This study is crucial for generating Australian evidence of an effective intervention to reduce the impact of social and environmental factors predisposing children to inequitable outcomes.

Risk for negative outcomes may be modified by both genetic and environmental factors, with the quality and availability of social supports among the most important environmental factors in promoting resiliency, even in the presence of a genotype expected to predispose to psychiatric disorder.

Developmental change occurs as a result of reciprocal interactions between the intrinsic characteristics of a child and his environmental context, making the child both the producer and product of the environment.50 Behavioural inhibition may initiate a child in one of a number of directions, and the targeted outcome can result from a host of predisposing pathways.10 Research must therefore account for a number of potential moderating factors that can come into play at various points throughout development.

The model attempts to identify factors that predispose, enable and reinforce behaviours for individuals to engage in health - risk behaviours.

«Our results showed considerable benefits for joint custody, even when equating predisposing factors.

THE SHARED PARENTING PROPONENTS SAY: Gunnoe, M.L., and S.L. Braver, «The Effects of Joint Legal Custody on Family Functioning, Controlling for Factors that Predispose a joint award,» Child Development.