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| | TIP/Canada - Resources - Educational Exceptionality as a Risk Factor |
 | | Risk is accumulating, then, when one has learning problems or attentional difficulties, and/or is intellectually highly able, at the same time that one is attempting to negotiate the critical period of early adolescence. | | | Counsellors and therapists working with early adolescents should be familiar with the risk factors associated with educational exceptionality, gender and cultural issues, and family disruptions. | | | Taking this perspective, it is suggested that by working with high-risk children to uncover and buttress their strengths (resiliency factors) we can help them put their problems into a healthier perspective, and thereby lower the risk of their moving toward destructive outcomes like suicide. |
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| | Article info : Measuring the Risk Factor |
| | Risk analysis also allows the test team to set expectations about what can be tested in the given amount of time. | | | Identification of risks is generally based on an individual's experience and knowledge of the system. | | | Risk management is tricky because the process involves subjective thinking on the part of individuals in the organization. |
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| | Detailed Breast Cancer Risk Calculator |
| | Risk increases with number of first degree relatives affected. | | | Your true risk could be somewhere within a range around these estimates. | | | * If you are concerned about your own risk, you should discuss it with your own doctor. |
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| | ACS :: What Are the Risk Factors for Breast Cancer? |
| | This varies with the age of the patient at the time of radiation. | | | There is no scientific or clinical basis for that claim. | | | The only question is how much exercise is needed. |
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| | Lower Your Risk for Breast Cancer |
| | Risk reduction means making choices to avoid or minimize any possible risk factors that you can. | | | However, researchers are working to learn how our “external” and “internal” environments may work separately and together to affect our health and possibly the risk of developing breast cancer. | | | You can also make informed choices about the medicines you take. |
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| | While some risks are nearly impossible to control, the behavior of an employee is one that can be kept in check. | | | While the Wecht indictment serves as a reminder to keep business and personal lives separate, it also stands as a reminder that the image of the company is on the line each time an employee speaks to the press or is targeted by the press for behavioral or business-related reasons. | | | AIR Worldwide regularly maps out natural-catastrophic risk, and has developed effective modeling techniques and tools. |
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| | Traditional Risk-factor Scoring Misses One-third Of Women Vulnerable To Coronary Heart Disease |
| | In their latest report, the Hopkins researchers examined the risk of premature CHD in women whose average age was 50 and who were participating in the Sibling and Family Heart Study, a long-term study of how heart disease develops among family members. | | | According to the researchers, performing cardiac CT scans on everyone with a low Framingham score is not a practical option for improving upon traditional risk-factor screening. | | | "We wanted to verify if the Framingham score truly captured who was most at risk, but it turns out to have underestimated a large number of those who should be considered for preventive therapies," says Blumenthal. |
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| | ScienceDaily: Severe Sleep Apnea May Be A Risk Factor For Liver Damage |
| | Sleep Apnea And Risk For Stroke And Death (November 10, 2005) -- An observational study of more than 1,000 patients at the Yale Center for Sleep Medicine found that obstructive sleep apnea significantly increases the risk of stroke or death from any cause, and... | | | An indispensable and timely guide, Risk is the authority for assessing threats to your health and safety.We continually face new risks in our world. | | | Written by a respected maternity nurse, this text addresses the issue of sleep-starved nights, inconsolable crying and feeding on demand - stories that make the prospect of bringing a tiny baby home... |
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| | Center for Health Statistics - |
| | The BRFSS monitors major behavioral risk factors and chronic conditions associated with disability and death among adults. | | | The emerging core questions typically focus on issues of a "late breaking" nature and are part of the core component for at least one year. | | | (Note that the New Jersey Department of Education maintains a separate reporting system with respect to health risks and related behaviors among youth in New Jersey. |
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| | Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk by Use of Multiple-Risk-Factor Assessment Equations : A Statement for Healthcare ... |
| | Total CHD risk equates to all forms of clinical CHD, whereas hard CHD includes clinical evidence of myocardial infarction and coronary death. | | | Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk by Use of Multiple-Risk-Factor Assessment Equations : A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology -- Grundy et al. | | | Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk by Use of Multiple-Risk-Factor Assessment Equations |
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| | Heredity as a Risk Factor |
| | This makes their risk of heart disease and stroke greater. | | | Are You at Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke? | | | You can learn more about your family history by asking questions, talking at family gatherings, and looking at family medical records, if possible. |
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| | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
| | The BRFSS collects data on a variety of health characteristics, risk factors for chronic conditions, and preventative behaviors. | | | Geographic and Economic Patterns in Health Risks and Behaviors, (Highlights from the 2002 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) (MS Powerpoint) | | | The information obtained in this survey assists in identifying the need for health interventions, monitoring the effectiveness of existing interventions and prevention programs, developing health policy and legislation, and measuring progress toward attaining state and national health objectives. |
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| | Drug and Alcohol Prevention Reporting Systems (Site Description) |
| | Protective factors are the behaviors and attitudes, which protect youth from initiating the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD). | | | Knowledge of local conditions is necessary to interpret these sorts of findings. | | | To the extent that this risk factor is known or believed to be a strong predictor of future drug use and other problem behaviors, and affects a significant number of individuals in a county, it may still be an appropriate target for prevention. |
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| | Risk Factor Center - HeartCenterOnline: |
| | Heart disease risk can be assessed with a tool called the coronary risk profile that was developed from information gathered from the Framingham Heart Study. | | | During a routine physical examination, physicians will take a complete medical history to help determine the patient's risk. | | | All of our patient guides are edited by our Physician Advisory Board. |
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| | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| | Learn more about local level BRFSS, Expanded Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (Expanded BRFSS). | | | Expanded Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (Expanded BRFSS) | | | You are Here: Home Page > Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
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| | Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease |
| | Therefore, it's even more important to treat and control any other risk factors you have. | | | Are You at Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke? | | | Some scientists have noted a relationship between coronary heart disease risk and stress in a person's life, their health behaviors and socioeconomic status. |
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| | IDPH - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| | The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the largest, continuously conducted, telephone survey in the world. It is conducted by states under the guidance of Center for Disease Control and Prevention. | | | In 1988, Iowa began full participation in CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). | | | The survey is designed to identify and monitor risk factors for chronic diseases and other leading causes of death. |
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| | Behavioral Risk Factor Survey - Main Page |
| | Every state health department conducts a survey as part of the system, whose purpose is to measure adult health-risking behaviors and attitudes and the use of preventive health services. | | | Health Counts in Wisconsin: Behavioral Risk Factors, 2004 (annual tables) (PDF, 179 KB) (August 2005) | | | The Wisconsin BRFS is part of the national Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), which is coordinated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
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| | Osteoporosis Risk Factor Profile: Indian diets : Health Tools and Calculators |
| | 83-100 points: you are at considerable risk for developing osteoporosis | | | 49-82 points: you are at moderate risk for developing osteoporosis | | | To help determine your risk of osteoporosis, select the statement in each category that is most true for you. |
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| | High Homocysteine is a risk factor for heart disease |
| | Disclaimer: The information that I am writing on these pages are for educational purposes only, and are intended to inspire us to learn more about heart disease. | | | Treating everyday pain can impact your blood pressure. | | | It may be particularly useful in patients with a personal or family history of cardiovascular disease, but in whom the well-established risk factors (smoking, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure) do not exist. |
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| | New Alzheimer's Risk Factor Identified |
| | "This observation is important," the researchers wrote, "because it suggests that the association of cognitive activity with disease risk reflects mental stimulation rather than a nonspecific result of being active." The study was conducted by researchers at Chicago's Rush Institute for Healthy Aging. | | | Our study suggests that it is also important in Alzheimer's. | | | Now, new research finds it to be a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and other age-related dementias. |
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| | open book: Risk Factor |
| | My way of coping is to write a screenplay about my experiences in the seminary. | | | re: the effectiveness factor -- Just how "effective" is the Holy Spirit? | | | But in my exprience and those of my many co-workers, it is a large and often unexpected factor in spiritual flourishing and satisfaction in ministry. |
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| | Risk factor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Statistical methods would be used in a less clear cut case to decide what level of risk the risk factor would have to present to be able to say the risk factor "causes" the disease (for example in a study of the link between smoking and lung cancer). | | | The term "risk factor" was first coined by heart researcher Dr. Thomas R. Dawber in a landmark scientific paper in 1961, where he attributed specific conditions (blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking) to heart disease. | | | A risk factor is a variable associated with an increased risk of disease or infection but risk factors are not necessarily causal. |
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| | MedlinePlus: Osteoporosis |
| | Osteoporosis: Coping with Chronic Pain (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) | | | Fitness & Bone Health for Women: The Skeletal Risk of Overtraining (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) | | | Bed Rest and Immobilization: Risk Factors for Bone Loss (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) |
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| | National Cancer Institute - Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
| | Researchers study the medical and lifestyle histories of the people in each group to learn what factors may be associated with the disease or condition. | | | Regional enteritis increases the risk for colorectal cancer and small intestine cancer. | | | A drug that belongs to the family of drugs called protease inhibitors. |
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| | CHD Risk Factor Evaluation Criteria: Models Risk Factor Assessment |
| | The authors note that they developed their algorithm for estimating CHD risk in patients free of disease by drawing on national programs for treatment of elevated BP and TC, while omitting other factors such as fibrinogen, lipoprotein (a), estrogen replacement therapy, family history of premature CHD, and hypertensive therapy. | | | It was also recommended that drug therapy be delayed in most young men and women with high LDL-C who were otherwise at low risk for CHD, but that drug therapy be considered for high-risk postmenopausal women and high-risk elderly patients otherwise in good health. | | | In addition, the panel recommended lower target levels for LDL-C in patients considered to be at risk for CHD and recognized HDL-C as a negative CHD risk factor. |
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| | Coronary Risk Profile - Page 1 - HeartCenterOnline: |
| | Also, because risk factors are often related to each other, making changes in one area can lead to positive differences in other areas. | | | A person at higher risk can take preventive measures recommended by their physician, such as lifestyle changes and/or medication, to lower their chances of a heart-related problem. | | | While there is no guarantee that healthy living or medication will keep heart disease completely at bay, they can improve a person's physical and emotional quality of life. |
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| | HON Allergy Glossary Risk Factor |
| | Anything in the environment, personal characteristics, or events that make it more or less likely that an individual might develop a certain disease or experience a change in their health status. | | | The risk factors for breast disease are a first degree relative with breast cancer, a high fat diet, early menstruation, late menopause, first child after 30 years of age or no children. |
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| | Risk Factor Center - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | All of the various risk factors are categorized with disease lists indicating the diseases that such risk factors may lead to. | | | A risk factor is a factor that increases the chances of getting a disease or condition. | | | See all conditions listing a risk factor or similar related factors. |
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| | BRFSS- CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| | Information on health risks in your state and in the nation. | | | Information on health risks for selected local areas. | | | Information from the survey is used to improve the health of the American people. |
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| | DPH Reports and Statistics: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveys |
| | Behavioral Risk Data > Behavioral Risk Factor Surveys | | | The BRFSS is an annual survey of Delaware's adult population about behaviors which affect risk of disease and disability. | | | DPH Reports and Statistics: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveys |
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| | Indoor Air - Radon - Risk Comparison Charts |
| | The risk of cancer from radon exposure compares to**... | | | * Lifetime risk of lung cancer deaths from EPA Assessment of Risks from Radon in Homes (EPA 402-R-03-003). | | | If 1,000 people who smoked were exposed to this level over a lifetime*... |
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| | NHLBI's Framingham CHD Risk Prediction Score Sheets |
| | Other organizations are considering how the information from the Framingham risk algorithm, as well as other assessments of risk, might best be incorporated into clinical practice. | | | The Framingham Heart Study risk algorithm encompasses only coronary heart disease, not other heart and vascular diseases. | | | Users of this risk algorithm should be aware of several caveats: |
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| | The Forgetting . Risk . Age Factor PBS |
| | Old age might be the biggest risk factor for Alzheimer's, but it might also be the best loophole for finding a successful treatment. |
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| | Risk Factor; Inklings (Skeptical Briefs March 1995) |
| | The result produced by 115,176 man-years of observation was that "lowering cholesterol by drugs did no good and may have done harm." The same applies to altering cholesterol by diet. | | | You might expect that any rational thinker would be able to distinguish between a correlation and a cause. | | | Otherwise the possession of a driving license would have to count as a "risk factor" for a fatal car accident, and learning to swim would be a "risk factor" for drowning. |
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| | Is Ambient Ethene a Cancer Risk Factor? |
| | The magnitude of the cancer risk from ethene cannot be inferred from animal experiments. | | | By application of the radiation-dose equivalent of the unit of target dose of ethylene oxide and using the best (although still uncertain) value for the conversion factor (about 5%), exposure to 10 ppb ethene--a level occurring in urban areas--is expected to lead to a lifetime risk of cancer death amounting to approximately 70 per 100,000. | | | This paper was presented at the Symposium on Risk Assessment of Urban Air: Emissions, Exposure, Risk Identification and Risk Quantitation held 31 May-3 June 1992 in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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| | Cardiac Risk Factor |
| | Elevated plasma homocysteine is an independent risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) and has previously been shown to correlate with outcomes in the presence of established CAD | | | Dose Response of Almonds on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors: | | | Dose Response of Almonds on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors: Blood Lipids, Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins, Lipoprotein(a), Homocysteine, and Pulmonary Nitric Oxide |
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| | Heart Info - Diabetes as a Risk Factor |
| | All pertinent content provided on Heartinfo.org should be discussed with your personal physician to evaluate whether it has any relevance to or impact on your specific condition. | | | Reliance on any information provided by Heartinfo.org is solely at your own risk. | | | For timely and trustworth health information, expert advice and much more, visit Heart Disease Connection |
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