Sentences with phrase «risk children against»

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This is a group of people who refuse to inoculate their children against infectious diseases that ran rampant before vaccines were introduced, putting not only their own children at risk but also others who are too young or too ill to be vaccinated.

The union took aim at «a hyper - masculine industrial camp culture, which can result in increased risk of sexual harassment, assault, increased levels of violence against women in sex work and hitchhiking and increased levels of child care and gender inequity.»

The memo continues, «It has risked sending a message to the authorities in all three countries — and to the international community — that minimal efforts are enough; that we as a government are not interested in upholding international norms, nor in holding countries accountable for ongoing abuses against children.»

In this essay, I have referred only to the book of Genesis and thus have chosen not to mention the prohibitions against homosexuality included in Leviticus, for it seems to me that what is at stake now is not homosexuality, which is a fact, a reality, whatever my view of it as a rabbi might be, but the risk of irreversibly scrambling genealogies, questions of legal and social status (the child - as - subject becoming child - as - object), and identities — a confusion that would be harmful to society as a whole and that would lose sight of the general interest in seeking the advantage of a tiny minority.

The NSW Cancer Council campaigns against junk food advertising to children because obesity is a risk factor for cancers including bowel, esophegal, pancreas, kidney, post-menopausal breast and endometrial.

Another argument against the banning of junk food advertising to children claims that assertions about causal influences of food advertising on children's diets and weight are flawed because they do not take into consideration other risk factors.

«We've all but conquered paralytic polio in this country, and what's the point of immunizing against one crippler if we permit our children to risk paralysis as the result of trampoline accidents?»

And since Hepatitis A does not present a serious risk to babies and small children, I didn't bother immunizing my kids against it because I was already vaccinated.

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And these same women who are willing to bet the lives and health of their babies against such enormous odds, then refuse to allow those children to be vaccinated because of the «risk of autism» (I know there is no risk and that theory is utter bunk, I'm just discussing their thinking on the subject).

In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.

With statistics showing that one in five children will grow up to develop skin cancer and that protecting skin from the sun during childhood and adolescence is important to reducing the risk of cancer later in life, it's vital that parents become educated about sun safety, take steps to protect their kids against the damaging effects of the sun and build safe sun habits into the family routine.

MomsTEAM's concussion expert, Dr. Bill Meehan, Director of the Sports Concussion Clinic at Children's Hospital Boston, and author of Kids, Sports, and Concussion, thinks one way that may reduce the risk of head injury is to strengthen the neck muscles so they better cushion against impact.

It is up to parents to make sure that the helmet their child wears fits properly, maintains that fit over the course of a season, and has been properly reconditioned, and, if the football program does not buy impact sensors for the whole team, to consider buying one on their own, weighing the benefits of knowing the magnitude and frequency of the hits that their child is taking to the head against the risk that adding a two - ounce piece of plastic to the inside or outside of their helmet may void the manufacturer's warranty and NOCSAE certification or increase the risk that the protection the helmet's polycarbonate shell provides against skull fractures will be compromised;

Studies show breastfeeding lowers the risk of obesity, cancer, and chronic diseases — many of which disproportionately impact African American women — in mothers, as well as helps protect children against a host of ailments, including respiratory infections, asthma and childhood leukemia.

Health risks: Forcing an impressionable young child to run against their will can be physically dangerous.

The meta - analysis showed that breast - feeding reduced the risk of obesity in childhood significantly... Breast - feeding seems to have a small but consistent protective effect against obesity in children.

The research confirms that a father's emotional engagement — not the amount of time fathers spend with children, rather how they interact with them — leads to multiple positive outcomes, and serves as a significant protective factor against high risk behaviors in both girls and boys.

Pulling away from and pushing against parents, both normal parts of adolescent growth, are scary acts for the only child because this means putting good standing in parental eyes at risk, courting disapproval from the two most important people in the child's world.

Place the headboard flush against the wall and leave ample space on both sides of the bed (or install rails on both sides) to limit the risk that your child could get trapped between the bed and the wall.

In other words, an emotionally close father - child relationship not only serves as a significant protective factor against high risk behaviors, but it is also a potential source of health for the entire family.

If unvaccinated children attend your child's daycare center, you could be putting your baby at risk of a disease he may not yet be fully immunized against.

Your child's doctor will also likely advise against rough or vigorous play to reduce the risk for further injuries for at least a 24 - hour period.

Some recent research [See «Protecting Baby Against Food Allergies» below], however, has suggested there may be alternative approaches more appropriate for some children at risk.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend against sharing a bed with a child under the age of 2, citing an increased risk of death from suffocation, SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), strangulation, or another unexplained cause.

Exposure of the skin to ultraviolet B wavelengths from sunlight is the usual mechanism for production of vitamin D. However, significant risk of sunburn (short - term) and skin cancer (long - term) attributable to sunlight exposure, especially in younger children, makes it prudent to counsel against exposure to sunlight.

Due to risk of burns, some pediatricians caution against using warm mist units near children.

Once a child is four or five years old and meets the criteria for ADHD, also keep in mind that the AAP states that «In areas where evidence - based behavioral treatments are not available, the clinician needs to weigh the risks of starting medication at an early age against the harm of delaying diagnosis and treatment.»

In the address, May said the move by the Liberal Democrats to vote against the draft Communications Data Bill had meant the National Crime Agency had to drop «at least twenty cases» - including some where children's lives were at risk - due to missing communications data.

Babies inoculated with a commonly used five - in - one vaccine to protect against a range of potentially lethal childhood diseases face up to a six-fold increased risk of fever - associated seizures on the day they are vaccinated, according to a study of nearly 380,000 Danish children.

Chet Susslin / National Journal AAAS CEO Rush Holt underscored the enduring value of vaccinations in protecting children and adults against life - threatening diseases and warned of the risks of...

Although incidence of HIV among infants is decreasing in South Africa due to improved prevention of the mother - to - child HIV transmission and the use of anti-retrovirals, a large number of HIV - exposed yet uninfected children remain, for whom vaccination against pneumococcal disease may be of particular importance to ensuring reduced risk of life - threatening infections in childhood.

He and Wilens also note that decisions regarding medical cannabis use need to weigh the likely benefits against the known risks, which — based on the results of studies in recreational cannabis users — are probably even greater for children and adolescents.

However, a new study of children from Sweden and Finland shows that the vaccine increased neither the risk of developing autoantibodies against insulin - producing beta cells nor the occurrence of type 1 diabetes.

This says the research team is particularly valuable for children, whose brains are still developing and who thus run the highest risk of injury from the radiotherapy often used against malignant brain tumours.

It protects older moms against the increased risk of breast cancer noted for women who have their first child after age 25, according to a recent University of Southern California study.

If a child has likelihood to be obese, proper sleep will help protect him or her against future risk.

The addition of two raw Moringa leaves to a child's daily food or mixing two or three teaspoons of dried Moringa leaf powder into sauces provides significant protection against vitamin, protein, and calcium deficiencies to children in high malnutrition risk areas.

In Against the Odds: How «At - Risk» Students Exceed Expectations (Jossey - Bass Publishers; Publication Date: December 1998), Janine Bempechat, an assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, examines the lives of children who seem to defy the odds, giving parents, educators, and anyone interested in the well - being of children hope and inspiration as they strive for academic excellence in all our children.

Indeed, wrath and outrage are the only sane and appropriate responses to the gulf between science and practice that, as Seidenberg notes, places millions of children at risk of reading failure, discriminates against poorer children, and discourages children who might have become successful readers.

Children can bring in water and fruit, but the school does not allow packed lunches in order to «reduce the risk of sharing food, which may be against an individuals» dietary requirements».

While violence can and does occur against all children of all demographics, those with disabilities are at a significantly greater risk than their non-disabled peers.

Even the risk to you that the child might want to steal something from you is protected against, since you have coverage for theft of personal property.

Homemade diets and commercial BARF diets are often demonstrable unbalanced and have severe nutritional deficiencies or excesses.16 - 18 Dogs have been shown to acquire and shed parasitic organisms and potentially lethal infectious diseases associated with raw meat, including pathogenic strains of E. coli and Salmonella.25 - 27 Many other pathogens have been identified in raw diets or raw meat ingredients, and these represent a risk not only to the dogs fed these diets but to their owners, particularly children and people with compromised immune systems.29 - 30 The bones often included in such diets can cause fractured teeth and gastrointestinal diseases, including obstructed or perforated intestines, and the FDA recently warned pet owners against feeding bones to their canine companions.

A study published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence showed a link between ownership of high - risk dog breeds and deviant behaviors, crimes against children and domestic violence.

Worse, a large burden of the risk lies against our precious children!

This provoked the light bulb moment that launched Thompson on the path to, in 1999, create Healing Species — a preemptive strike against part of this pattern, by forging a positive relationship, if not bond, between animals and children (who are often at - risk children).

We recognize that rejection is a very serious step, in which the desire of publishers to market their games, and that of gamers to buy them, must be balanced against the public interest, including the full range of possible harm risks to vulnerable individuals and to any children who may be wrongly exposed to such games.

However, there will always be a battle between geoscience and engineering disciplines because safety risks are always weighed against cost, but have never been used properly in judging the value of tens of thousands of lost lives, including thousands of Chinese school children.

Energy - saving, spiral fluorescent bulbs that may help in the battle against global warming could pose a health risk to babies, small children and pregnant women, according to two new studies.