Sentences with phrase «risk than younger people»

Seniors are obviously more at risk than younger people, but it's always a great idea to get a head start.

For example, I don't invest in a target - date fund, but my portfolio is lower risk than a young person investing in say a Target Retirement 2030 fund, because my allocation to stocks is lower, due to my lower need to take risk to achieve my investment goals.

Not exact matches

«But it's also due to young people generally becoming more risk - averse than they were.

Today, we serve more than 2,000 at - risk youth each year from more than 300 zip codes in New York and throughout the tri-state area, and an additional 8,000 young people through outreach efforts — as well as countless lives changed by our advocacy, training and capacity building work around the world.

In July the FDA said it was «likely» that menthol cigarettes posed a greater health risk than normal cigarettes, because they encourage young people to take up smoking, make it more difficult to quit and increase addiction.

Adolescents who have engaged in past risky online behavior are much more likely than older young adults to repeat the behavior in the future, according to a new study by researchers seeking to understand the psychological mechanisms contributing to young people's online risk taking.

This means younger people with diabetes are more at risk of microvascular complications since they are more likely to have diabetes for longer over their lifetimes than those diagnosed at an older age, and should be targeted for more intensive interventions to help control their blood sugar.

More than 28 million people use tanning beds each year, and the population most at risk from developing skin cancer as a result are users younger than 35.

People younger than 75 with subclinical hypothyroidism are at «significant risk» of cognitive impairment and even dementia, according to a new review of studies published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

And for those at high risk for complications — such as anyone 65 years or older, people with chronic medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease), pregnant women, and young children — the flu is much more than a nuisance; it's potentially life - threatening.

If you're over the age of 60, you're at greater risk of dehydration than a younger person.

Lonely people are three times more likely to die young than people who feel like they belong to part of a tribe, and those who feel supported by their community have half the risk of heart disease compared to those who feel socially isolated.

So I guess my rebellious nature kicked in and rather than try to stem the tide so to speak I started to take risks with clothing and sure enough, young people in particular began to «see» me and make comments about my style.

More than # 3.5 million will be invested in mentoring programmes to support thousands of young people at risk of disengaging from education and not fulfilling their full potential at school.

More than 100 schools expressed an interest in taking part in the Demos» pilot, signalling a significant awareness of the risks posed to young people from gambling harms.

Young people in the United States today, she says, are suffering because of «school stress, the college admissions process, high - stakes testing, cutthroat competition, the emphasis on stardom rather than on enjoyment of activities, sleep deprivation, parental pressure, the push for perfectionism, the need for escapism, the Age of Comparison, [and] the loss of leisure and childhood...» Among her favorite culprits for this state of affairs are testing in general, the SAT in particular, the «Nation at Risk» report, and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which she believes turned elementary schools and junior high schools into testing factories.

«I appreciate that there is anxiety around the perceived risk to our young people going out into the world with a GCSE certificate that is anything other than a string of numbers like their English counterparts.

Zac took the risk because the downside «dying» was outweighed by the upside (adventure, experience, record, and showing that young people can do way more than expected from them).

A young person can handle this risk better than an older person.

The argument is made that a young person can handle this risk better than an older person.

Pet rodents, including guinea pigs, are not recommended for families with children younger than 5 years, pregnant women, elderly adults, or people with weakened immune systems because these groups are at greater risk for serious illness.

Cooling off this summer will be more expensive than ever, putting at risk the very young, the elderly and people with health conditions.

Study Links Depo - Provera to Greater Breast Cancer Risk in Young Women, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, July 16, 2012 Israeli Court Awards Highest - Ever Compensation in Class - Action Suit against Drug Company, Drug Injury Lawyers Blog, July 10, 2012 There have reportedly been more than 200 reports of people sustaining serious health complications from taking Pradaxa.

(b) A person commits an offense if, having custody, care, or control of a child younger than 15 years, he intentionally abandons the child in any place under circumstances that expose the child to an unreasonable risk of harm.

Thus, older people will pay higher rates than younger people because they are a higher risk for the insurer.

In the eyes of the insurance company, an individual who is diagnosed with diabetes as a child, teen, young adult, or person under 50 may be a higher risk than someone who was diagnosed over 60.

It allows health insurers to charge older people up to 3 times more than it charges young people since older people tend to have more medical expenses than younger people do, so present a higher risk to the insurer.

The advantages of level premium are: — As mortality risk increases with the age of the insured the actual premium chargeable at higher age is much more than that chargeable when a person is young.

As with age, the mortality risk increases, the actual premium which is charged is higher than what is charged when a person is young.

• About 3000 people die each year on our roads • Road traffic incidents are the single biggest killer of young people between 16 and 25 years old • More women between the ages of 16 and 19 die as passengers than drivers • A third of all drivers killed are male and 20 years of age or less • Young drivers have more crashes at night • Young drivers» crash risk increases when only accompanied by their peer group • 17 - 25 year olds are 10 % of drivers but account for a third of all fataliyoung people between 16 and 25 years old • More women between the ages of 16 and 19 die as passengers than drivers • A third of all drivers killed are male and 20 years of age or less • Young drivers have more crashes at night • Young drivers» crash risk increases when only accompanied by their peer group • 17 - 25 year olds are 10 % of drivers but account for a third of all fataliYoung drivers have more crashes at night • Young drivers» crash risk increases when only accompanied by their peer group • 17 - 25 year olds are 10 % of drivers but account for a third of all fataliYoung drivers» crash risk increases when only accompanied by their peer group • 17 - 25 year olds are 10 % of drivers but account for a third of all fatalities.

Suicide was the eighth leading cause of death in the United States in 1998.1 Particularly high rates have been reported among young persons and older adults.1 - 7 Each year, more than 30 000 people in the United States commit suicide, but recognition of persons who are at high risk for suicide is difficult, making efforts to prevent its occurrence problematic.1,8 - 10 The US surgeon general brought attention to this complex public health issue by recommending that the investigation and prevention of suicide be a national priority.11

Aboriginal Australians make up 3 % of the Australian population and have a life expectancy over 10 years less than that of non-Aboriginal Australians.3 The small amount of evidence available suggests that Australian Aboriginal children and adolescents experience higher levels of mental health - related harm than other young people4, 5 including suicide rates that are several times higher than that of non-Aboriginal Australian youth.4, 6 These high levels of harm are linked to greater exposure to many of the known risk factors for poor mental health and to the pervasive trauma and grief, which continues to be experienced by Aboriginal peoples due to the legacy of colonisation.7, 8 Loss of land and culture has played a major role in the high rates of premature mortality, incarceration and family separations currently experienced by Aboriginal peoples.

Regardless of gender, people in their 20s are at higher risk for BPD than those older or younger.

Older men with substance use disorders are at greater risk for nonfatal attempts and for death by suicide than are younger persons.10, 11 Past suicide attempts are a strong risk factor for subsequent suicidal behaviors in those with substance use disorders.12 Depressed mood is a risk factor for suicidal behaviors in the general population and also predicts a greater likelihood of suicide in those with alcohol or drug use disorders.3, 6,10 The link between depression and suicidal behaviors in those with substance use disorders may be particularly strong given the high comorbidity between mood and substance use disorders.13 Although it has not been examined thoroughly, independent mood disorders and substance - induced mood disorders are likely to confer risk for suicide.

In order to identify those at risk for developing a mental illness, this study will target personality risk factors, including hopelessness, anxiety sensitivity, impulsivity and sensation seeking, which have been shown to reliably predict substance misuse, anxiety, emotional and behavioural disorders in young people.23 24 It is hypothesised that the intervention cognitive training programme (focusing on executive functioning) will be more effective than the active control cognitive training programme (focusing on cognitive abilities other than executive functioning) in reducing psychopathology.

Young children are most at - risk: Nationally, one - third of child abuse and neglect victims are under age four, and they are far more likely to be abused or neglected by a parent or guardian than any other person in their lives.

Researchers found the following groups of people most at risk for Facebook addiction: • Women, who are more social than men, • Young people, who are more tech savvy than older people • Anxious or socially insecure people

Other people at high risk for serious flu complications, who should strongly consider a flu shot if they haven't gotten one yet, include those with underlying medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease and neurological conditions; pregnant women; those younger than 5 years or older than 65 years of age; and anyone with a weakened immune system.