The new study shows that there was
a small increased risk of choking with very sticky foods such as thick chunks of bread that might get stuck, at least temporarily in the throat, or large chunks of very slippery foods which might accidentally slip in a baby's grasp and be swallowed whole, such as large hard chunks of melon and avocado, or very ripe banana.
Given the results of a a new study reported in the British medical journal, The Lancet4 that children and young adults scanned multiple times by CT have
a small increased risk of leukemia and brain tumors in the decade following their first scan, parents should make sure a CT scan is really necessary in treatment of their child after head injury.
Clinicians should be aware of
a small increased risk of second primary cancers after radiation therapy compared with men receiving surgery.
Being
small increases their risk of desiccation, and there are few options to deal with the constant hot and dry weather.
«This large population - based study in women with ICP found increased risks of later hepatobiliary cancer and immune - mediated diseases and
a small increased risk of later cardiovascular disease,» explained principal investigator Hanns - Ulrich Marschall, MD, of Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
The study found
a small increased risk of having higher beta - amyloid if the subjects had higher levels of LDL and lower levels of HDL.
A new study found
a small increased risk of having a baby with a heart defect if Ritalin / Concerta (methylphenidate) was taken by the mother - to - be.
«Menopausal women who took estrogen and progesterone faced
a small increased risk of cancer for more than two years after they stopped...» Since the Post syndicates its content to hundreds of local papers, this serious factual error landed on the doorsteps of millions of women.
Treating depressed youth with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may be associated with
a small increased risk of suicidality and should only be considered if judicious clinical monitoring is possible.
Treatment of depressed youth with SSRIs is associated with
a small increased risk of suicidality and, therefore, should only be considered if judicious clinical monitoring is possible.
Our findings, if replicated, have implications for policy, health and special educational service delivery as we found that experiencing financial difficulty or stress is at the very least associated with
a small increased risk of ADHD symptoms in children.
Not exact matches
In addition to
increased efficiency, he says, «credit cards allow
small businesses to extend immediate, unsecured credit to their customers to
increase sales without bearing any
of the credit
risk.»
Possible reasons for the
increased lending activity include lower levels
of regulation at
smaller banks than at their larger counterparts, recent movement
of lending staffers from large banks to
small banks and an
increased willingness
of smaller banks to take on credit and interest
risk, the report says.
The Fund's investments in
smaller - company stocks carry an
increased risk of price fluctuation, especially over the short term.
Keeping an eye on the performance
of small - cap stocks during and after market corrections is crucial because institutional money flow into the
small - cap arena indicates an
increasing demand and appetite for
risk among «smart money» investors.
To achieve this goal, several approaches are envisaged: identifying
small populations with severe disease where a medicine's benefit -
risk balance could be favorable; making more use
of real - world data where appropriate to support clinical trial data; and involving health technology assessment bodies early in development to
increase the chance that medicines will be recommended for payment and ultimately covered by national healthcare systems.
Action needs to be taken now to address the
risks of any non-competitive market stifling regulations and a much more active approach should be taken by all stakeholders to
increase the awareness and financial literacy
of the funding opportunities that exist for
small to medium - sized businesses and participation opportunities that exist for investors.
Measured across all loan products, and taking into account changes in customer
risk margins, however, it seems that interest rates paid on average by
small businesses have
increased by a little less than the rise in interest rates directly due to the tightening
of monetary policy.
Data for the last 60 years demonstrates that adding
small stocks, foreign stocks, real estate and emerging - market stocks to a portfolio generally reduces the level
of volatility or
risk, and at the same time
increases the portfolio's return.
Generally, the
risk of error
increases for lower levels
of geography and for
smaller populations.
While the quantity
of any particular chemical linked to health and environmental hazards is in most cases very
small, those
small doses add up daily and exposure to derived health
risk increases.
In fact, even the
smallest increase in the consumption
of red meat was found to lead to a steep rise in mortality, while processed meat significantly
increased the
risk of death from all causes.
Against this, the ACCC considers that the proposed acquisition would result, or be likely to result, in substantial public detriment constituted by a lessening
of competition, due to raised barriers to entry and expansion for
smaller electricity retailers in NSW and a material
risk of increased generator market power.
It is also because we have a lot
of small - sized players, and the fact we take part in so many competitions
increases risk of injury.»
And «as long as you are emotionally prepared to withstand the
small but real
increased risk of a stillbirth in the 38th week that statistically outweighs the
small benefit
of waiting to the 39th week».
Explain that if they plan birth at home there is a
small increase in the
risk of an adverse outcome for the baby.
If you have had previous miscarriages or a family history
of recurrent miscarriages, nursing while pregnant does
increase the
risk, so does drinking coffee (even
small amounts).
However, the American Academy
of Pediatrics revised its safe sleep recommendations in October 2016, which clearly outline instances that have been shown to
increase the
risk of SIDS, unintentional death, or injury when sharing a bed with an infant or
small child.
«The
increased risk is quite
small in the universe
of risks that we take every day.
Basically, the observational studies find that when very low -
risk women have home births following thorough prenatal care, attended by skilled practitioners who transfer to hospital promptly when signs
of a problem appear, the absolute
increase in
risk to the child is
small, less than 1 per 1000.
A
small, uncontrolled study showed a link between wheezing in breastfeeding babies and acetaminophen, which was linked to research showing that children exposed to acetaminophen pre - and postnatally have an
increased risk of developing allergies and asthma.
Glucose screening: Infants who seem
small or large for gestational age, or whose mothers have diabetes, should be delivered in a hospital or birthing center because
of the
increased risk of hypoglycemia and other neonatal complications.
Though this was a relatively
small, retrospective study, the results did reveal that women who were given Pitocin to induce or augment their labors did have an
increased risk of having a baby with lower Apgar scores or who required admission to the NICU.
Use the right size, too, because diapers that are too
small or too big
increase the
risk of leaks.
«This study adds to previous research conducted in
smaller sample groups that also showed this approach does not
increase the
risk of a baby choking, and indeed in the UK, supports the Department
of Health recommendation that babies can have finger foods from six months old.»
But did you know that exposure to tobacco smoke or even high levels
of air pollution can
increase the
risk of ear infection in
small children?
Researchers Heather Held and Neal Pollock conducted research on the
risks and concluded, «The overall picture
of the literature indicates that, while the effect may be
small, diving during pregnancy does
increase the
risk to the fetus, and the consequences could be devastating to all involved.
Prematurity - related problems that might impact breastfeeding include an underdeveloped suck reflex;
increased sleepiness; low birth weight /
small size; a higher
risk of jaundice, hypoglycemia, and difficulty maintaining body temperature; and anything else that requires separation
of babies from their mother or supplementation.
Pillows
increase the
risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and can possibly suffocate a baby or
small child.
While great progress has been achieved in recent years in preventing child occupant deaths and injuries, and
increasing the correct use
of child safety seats, booster seats and safety belts — thanks in no
small measure to the tireless dedication
of NHTSA and its many partners in the child passenger safety community — more work needs to be done to protect child occupants who remain at heightened
risk.»
Exclusive formula - feeding
increases the
risk of SIDS (see Chapter 19); partial formula - feeding is a
smaller SIDS
risk.
Both studies reported some
increased risk in morbidity among women with more than one prior cesarean delivery, although the absolute magnitude
of the difference in these
risks was
small (eg, 2.1 % versus 3.2 % composite major morbidity in one study)(74).
One study found that bedroom heating, compared with no bedroom heating,
increases SIDS
risk (OR: 4.5), 235 and another study has also demonstrated a decreased
risk of SIDS in a well - ventilated bedroom (windows and doors open)(OR: 0.4).296 In 1 study, the use
of a fan seemed to reduce the
risk of SIDS (adjusted OR: 0.28 [95 % CI: 0.10 — 0.77]-RRB-.297 However, because
of the possibility
of recall bias, the
small sample size
of controls using fans (n = 36), a lack
of detail about the location and types
of fans used, and the weak link to a mechanism, this study's results should be interpreted with caution.
A high gag reflex can
increase the
risk of choking no matter how
small a food is.
Additionally, if the space between the births will be less than 18 months, the
risks of preterm birth, low birth weight and having a baby who is
small for gestational age are all
increased.
The company said in a statement that a large portion
of the current rate
increase for
small group plans can be attributed to the
risk adjustment program, «which includes flawed methodology that is adversely affecting nearly all insurers on New York State's health exchange.
A
small sleeping area and the sharing
of that space with one or more adults or siblings greatly
increases the
risk of the infant becoming entrapped in bedding or smothered during normal movements during sleep.
The
increased risk of extinction occurred because at
small population sizes, as the flies spent more time being vigilant and less time eating, populations that declined could not quickly rebound.
A cancer
risk increase of that size is too
small to actually measure in any scientific way, so it must remain a theoretical
increase in
risk.
Loeb and her colleagues found the opposite: there was an
increase in
risk among men who had a
small amount
of exposure to these medications, and men who took larger amounts
of erectile dysfunction medications had no significant
increase in melanoma
risk.