Sentences with phrase «severe impacts of diseases»

As a baby's body and skin has a weaker immunity system than adults, there can be severe impacts of diseases on them.

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Supply of limited resources is being further constrained by more severe and unpredictable climate events and more potent microbes, pests and diseases — causing food producers to more seriously consider the environmental life cycle impact of food production activities.

While 30 % Body Surface Affected (BSA) is considered moderate to severe, the full impact of psoriasis is not determined by the BSA number but by how the disease impacts the individual physically and emotionally.

Type 1 diabetes patients continue to deal with the daily impact of the disease and remain at risk for often severe long - term complications.

His research focuses on the use of genomic approaches to uncover the functional impact of human genetic variation, and especially its role in causing severe Mendelian diseases.

The new study isn't «a green light to use hormone therapy for Alzheimer's or dementia prevention,» says Victor W. Henderson, M.D., an epidemiologist and professor of neurology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, in Stanford, Calif. «It does provide some reassurance that if a woman is considering hormone therapy for moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms, concerns about Alzheimer's disease should not impact [her] decision.»

Emerging evidence points to the severe impact of low iodine on a wide range of health issues, including increased risks of breast cancer and fibrocystic breast diseases.

In later life, weight issues can have a severe impact on health, leaving people at a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and more likely to develop several types of cancer.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small islands.

Because of the severe quality of life impacts of this disease and the long - term emotional and financial burden care for an epileptic dog can place on owners, first - step relatives (parents, offspring, and full or half siblings) of an epileptic dog should not be bred.

Older people are at much higher risk of dying during extreme heat events.136, 50,241,233 Pre-existing health conditions also make older adults susceptible to cardiac and respiratory impacts of air pollution25 and to more severe consequences from infectious diseases; 257 limited mobility among older adults can also increase flood - related health risks.258 Limited resources and an already high burden of chronic health conditions, including heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, will place the poor at higher risk of health impacts from climate change than higher income groups.25, 50 Potential increases in food cost and limited availability of some foods will exacerbate current dietary inequalities and have significant health ramifications for the poorer segments of our population (Ch.

Examples of possible applications / users include: warnings of the likelihood of severe high impact weather (droughts, flooding, tropical and extratropical cyclones etc.) to help protect life and property; humanitarian planning and response to disasters; agriculture and disease planning / control (e.g., malaria and meningitis), particularly in developing countries; river - flow and river - discharge for flood prediction, hydroelectric power generation and reservoir management; landslides; coastal inundation; transport; power generation; insurance.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small islands.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have a severe negative impact on global water supply, agricultural yields, marine ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small islands (Kenya climate change action plan).

• Chronic Pain, mild - moderate, fully functional, one healthcare provider prescribing pain medication, no increase in dosage, not more than one medication • Depression, moderate - severe, well managed, no in - patient hospitalization history • Diabetes • Heart / Cardiac Disease • Multiple Sclerosis • Renal insufficiency, mild - moderate, or progressing • Respiratory ailments, mild - moderate, not dependent on oxygen treatment or regular breathing treatments, minimal impact to pulmonary function • Stroke history within 5 years (uninsurable within last 12 months) • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs after six months, including gastric bypass Life insurance is an essential part of financial planning in general.

The impact of severe congenital heart disease on physical and psychological functioning in adolescents