Sentences with phrase «risk of a particular disease»

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«What we generally see,» says the Canadian - born Katzmarzyk, «is that people who sit more during the day have a higher risk of dying from any cause, and in particular, mortality from heart disease.»

In one study that followed people from the Netherlands for 10 years, orange and yellow hued veggies, carrots in particular, were shown to significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease when eaten on a regular basis.

This particular meta - study reported that breastfeeding provides up to a 28 % decrease in risk of developing breast cancer at any age (pre - or post-menopausal) for women without a family history of the disease, who breastfed for 12 months or longer (World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research, 2007).

This insight may help us improve vaccine responses in the elderly — a group at particular risk of diseases including influenza — by pre-treatment with anti-inflammatory agents.»

Traditionally, scientists doing similar work would try to link particular foods to particular diseases; for example, it has been believed for a long time that high - fiber foods reduce the risk of colon cancer, whereas saturated fats increase the risk of heart disease.

Residents of the United States seem to be at particular risk, with each person in the U.S. having about a 4 % chance of developing Alzheimer's disease, likely due in part to the Western dietary pattern, which tends to include a large amount of meat consumption.

The condition is strongly linked to a host of health risks, among them heart disease, diabetes and cancer, in particular endometrial cancer.

Under the new recommendations, the parents would learn not only if their child's heart condition is due to a particular gene mutation — they'd also learn whether she is at high risk of certain breast cancers, colon cancers, cardiomyopathies, aneurysms, and other diseases.

For these people, this not only increases the risk of advanced liver diseases such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, but also, in particular type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

The new strains have increased the risks of disease epidemics, in particular for organic farmers who do not have access to pesticides.

Since a controversial study in the 1990s reported that linemen have triple the risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared with other players, researchers have paid particular attention to the health consequences of playing football.

Carrying a particular version of the gene for apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the major known genetic risk factor for the sporadic, late - onset form of Alzheimer's disease, but exactly how that variant confers increased risk has been controversial among researchers.

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.

In particular, neonates from the treatment group had significantly lower rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a lung condition of newborns that increases the risk of chronic lung disease during childhood.

While in some cases, such as cystic fibrosis, having a particular set of mutations all but guarantees disease, in many others it correlates only with an increase in disease risk.

People who retain a particular bacterium in their gut after a bout of food poisoning may be at an increased risk of developing Crohn's disease later in life, according to a new study led by researchers at McMaster University.

In particular, we were interested in inflammatory bowel disease which has previously been associated with higher risk of acquiring this infection and obesity, which has never been examined,» explained corresponding author Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD, associate hospital epidemiologist at BMC and assistant professor of medicine at BUSM.

In particular, women have nearly double the excess risk of developing or dying from cardiovascular disease than men.

An increase in this particular HDL subpopulation is meaningful, Kris - Etherton explained, because the particles have been shown to decrease overall risk of cardiovascular disease.

In particular, insomnia can lead to decreased quality of life, increased rates of depression, and even increased risk of heart disease,» said senior author, Michael Grandner, PhD MTR, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Medicine, and Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona.

Given the risk of reproductive tract complications, e.g. pelvic inflammatory disease or, if untreated, infertility, as well as possible transmission from mother to child, this trend among women is of particular concern.

These modifications influence when and where particular genes are expressed and appear to have significant impacts on disease risk, suggesting explanations for how environmental factors such as maternal smoking during pregnancy can influence a child's risk of later health problems.

Yet, hunting in particular may continue to cause increases in zoonotic disease risk because of the selective nature of losses following hunting.

But in their comprehensive effort to better identify children at highest risk of disease — and ideally one day intervene — this particular search focused on non-HLA genes.

Such sequences determine a particular feature in an organism (such as eye color or risk of disease).

His group gives particular thought to ways in which scientists document and describe the nonrandom pattern of human genetic variation and its link to disease risks in different populations.

Drug Labels FDA drug labels contain the name of the particular symptom, disease, or subset of patients within a disease that the drug is approved to treat, along with instructions for using the drug properly (including the dosage and what to do when a patient misses a dose), a description of any special instructions for taking the drug (such as with food or water), storage instructions, the symptoms of side effects to the drug, the names of any conditions or foods the patient should not have while using the medication, any warnings or precautions, any risk of drug tolerance or dependency, and a list of drug ingredients.

Phase II Trials clinical studies conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug for a particular disease or signs or symptoms in patients with the disease or condition under study and to determine the common short - term side effects and risks.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the leading cause of leukemia mortality in the United States.1 Curative treatment involves intensive induction chemotherapy, before proceeding to either consolidation chemotherapy or allogeneic stem cell transplantation based on the patient's risk for relapse.2 This approach has been employed for > 4 decades and, although most individuals achieve complete remissions with front - line therapy, 3 the majority of patients ultimately relapse with drug - resistant disease, and overall survival rates remain disappointingly poor.4 The limited ability of many patients to tolerate the intense chemotherapy - based treatments, in particular hematological toxicity, further contributes to the poor outcomes noted in this disease.

In particular, sitting too much increases your risk of diabetes and heart disease, plus it makes your hip flexors tight, which can contribute to low back pain and stiffness.

Of particular concern to Weil is how food can help reduce the risk of disease, as outlined in his highly influential book Eating Well for Optimum HealtOf particular concern to Weil is how food can help reduce the risk of disease, as outlined in his highly influential book Eating Well for Optimum Healtof disease, as outlined in his highly influential book Eating Well for Optimum Health.

In particular, magnesium is known to help balance calcium levels in the body, reduce stress, balance hormones, normalize blood pressure, reduce risk of cancer and other diseases and much more.

The study results indicate that flavonoids, in particular a group known as anthocyanins, could have neuroprotective effects, suggesting that flavonoids could be a healthy and natural approach to reduce the risk of getting Parkinson's disease.

Some physicians also recommend testing for particular genes that increase your risk of having celiac disease.

These CR - induced changes suggest a shift toward a healthy phenotype, given the established role of these pro-inflammatory molecules as risk markers in the development of metabolic syndrome and age - related chronic diseases, in particular CVD, T2D and cancer (1).

Green tea in particular has many health benefits, including modest risk reduction of cancer, diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, stroke, genital warts, and obesity.6 Hayat K., et al. «Tea and Its Consumption: Benefits and Risks.»

It is not surprising to us that green beans might help lower risk of these particular health problems because they are rich in nutrients that have been shown to provide health protection in these disease areas.

Data that contributed to the final conclusion includes studies showing that the use of herbs and spices drastically cuts down on the amount of sodium consumed, because taste is not compromised, and research demonstrating that particular herbs and spices actually decrease risk of disease by increasing insulin sensitivity and improving heart health.

The video discusses vitamin C from supplements, which can not only be a waste of money, but can be potentially detrimental to your health, particularly in large doses like vitamin A, see: http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/herbalife®-supplement-liver-toxicity/ There is also evidence that rather than protecting from disease, multivitamins can actually increase the risk of breast cancer: http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/multivitamin-supplements-and-breast-cancer/ Also, I wouldn't put so much emphasis on one particular «superfood», because there are many others that contribute to longevity, like cocoa (but of course without the milk and sugar that many folks tend to add for palatability), see: http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/kuna-indian-secret/ and: http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/new-antioxidant-superstars-2/.

Jordin Rubin, author of Restoring Your Digestive Health warns about this particular probiotic strain as studies have shown that people who suffer from autoimmune diseases run the risk of aggravating the symptoms of their disease if they consume more than two cups of yogurt or kefir per day that contains Streptococcus thermophilus.

While low HDL levels can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, particular in obese or insulin resistant individuals, improved HDL cholesterol levels protect against atherosclerosis by removing excess cholesterol from arterial cells.

For example, if you or any of your first - degree family members — parents, siblings, and children — have an autoimmune disease or autoimmune thyroid problems such as Hashimoto's disease or Graves» disease in particular — your children face an increased risk of developing an autoimmune thyroid condition, as well as other autoimmune diseases.

In particular, black beans are packed with amazing health benefits which include the prevention of cardiovascular disease and a reduced risk of certain types of cancer.

Studies suggest that the overgrowth of one strain of gastric bacteria in particular — «H. pylori» — increases the risk of heart disease.

In particular, fibre is a key component that many of us could do more of with research highlighting its role in helping reduce the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

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These include pre-anesthetic physical examinations to identify any particular concerns, pre-anesthetic bloodwork to ensure proper cell counts and organ function, preanesthetic chest radiographs in those patients with heart disease... all of these are geared towards identifying risk.

While most genetic test kits today only look at a pet's breed makeup to make careful calculations as to the risk of developing a particular disease or health condition in the future, these are not really definitive.

The ongoing epidemic of Ebola in West Africa has raised several questions about how the disease affects the animal population, and in particular, the risk to household pets.

In particular, non-immunized dogs that have contact with an infected animal or its environment (e.g. bedding, bowls, toys) are at great risk of contracting the disease.