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	Low testosterone in men may be diabetes risk factor \| Health \| Reuters
		Low testosterone in men may be diabetes risk factor
		After the influence of age, race and obesity was factored in, men with the lowest levels of testosterone were four times more likely to have diabetes than men with the highest levels.
		Yet, "even after accounting for the effect of obesity, low testosterone levels still appear to be an important risk factor for diabetes," she said.
	www.reuters.com /article/healthNews/idUSTON08569720070220 (487 words)

	CANCER RISK FACTORS
		Risk factors are chronic infection with hepatitis B or C virus, cirrhosis of the liver (chronic liver injury, usually due to alcohol abuse), aflatoxin ingestion (produced by a common mold that invades poorly stored peanuts and other foods), and occupational exposure to thorium dioxide or vinyl chloride.
		Risk factors are excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation (sunlight), fair skin, history of severe sunburns, personal or family history of melanoma, multiple moles or atypical moles (colored skin spots), giant congenital moles, xeroderma pigmentosum (a rare hereditary disease), personal history of melanoma, and reduced immune function due to organ transplants or HIV infection.
		Risk factors are genetic factors, certain rare inherited syndromes such as neurofibromatosis, being a parent or sibling of a child with brain cancer, high doses of ionizing radiation, and occupational exposure to certain aromatic hydrocarbon compounds, bis-chloromethyl ether, vinyl chloride, and acrylonitrile.
	www.state.nj.us /health/cancer/cariskfactorsfsfinal02.htm (1157 words)

	Risk factor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A risk factor is a variable associated with an increased risk of disease or infection but risk factors are not necessarily causal.
		Risk factors are evaluated by comparing the risk of those exposed to the potential risk factor to those not exposed.
		And non-chicken eaters' risk = 2/35 = 0.057.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Risk_factor (270 words)

	Prostate Cancer Risk Factors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Uncontrollable risk factors are risk factors that cannot be changed, such as gender, age, race and genetics.
		One risk factor for prostate cancer is age.
		Risk may also be increased to some extent for men whose female relatives have a high incidence of breast cancer.
	www.health-alliance.com /Cancer/Prostate/risk_factors.html (1073 words)

	Mycology Workshop, August 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Risk factor studies for invasive mycoses are essential in clinical practice to help make predictions in the use of diagnostics, creation of prophylactic and empiric antifungal strategies, and understanding intensity of treatment regimens.
		Risk of fungal infection depends on depth and duration of neutropenia, repeated chemotherapeutic cycles, intensity of mucosal disruption, effects of corticosteroids and modulation of cytokines.
		Although risk of fungal infections in certain populations under HAART is reduced, it is clear that several populations will remain at high risk: (1) untreated patients presenting with AIDS; (2) those initiating antiretroviral therapy; and, (3) patients with antiretroviral drug-resistant disease.
	www.niaid.nih.gov /dmid/meetings/mycology2000/risk.htm (673 words)

	Individual Risk Factors
		Risk increases with age because the wear and tear of living increases the chance that a genetic abnormality, or "mistake," will develop that your body doesn't find and fix.
		Personal history of breast cancer is a risk factor for breast cancer recurrence or the formation of a new breast cancer.
		Family history of breast cancer can have a significant impact on your risk, but don't automatically assume that any case of breast cancer in your family means you are a high-risk candidate.
	www.breastcancer.org /cmn_who_indrisk.html (703 words)

	Lung Cancer Risk Factors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A risk factor is anything that increases a person's chance of getting a disease such as cancer.
		For example, exposure to sunlight is a risk factor for skin cancer and a high-fat, low-fiber diet is a risk factor for colorectal cancer.
		Other risk factors for lung cancer include a family or personal history of lung cancer and exposure to cancer-causing agents in the workplace or the environment.
	www.health-alliance.com /Cancer/Lung/risk_factors.html (1519 words)

	Risk Factor Monitoring & Methods - Weight, Height & Related Measures
		Body size and factors related to size are associated with the risk of some cancers.
		Obesity significantly increases the risk of a number of cancers, including colorectal, endometrial, post-menopausal breast, and renal cell cancers and some types of esophageal cancer.
		Body composition and the distribution of body fat are related to the production of insulin, insulin-like growth factors, and the metabolism of sex hormones, which are associated with risk of some cancers.
	riskfactor.cancer.gov /areas/weight (186 words)

	Article info : Measuring the Risk Factor
		One definition of risk analysis is the "process of exploring risks on the list, determining, and documenting their relative importance." It is a method used to assess the probability of a bad event; and it can be done by businesses as part of disaster recovery planning as well as part of the software development lifecycle.
		Risk is the probability that a loss will occur, "a weighted pattern of possible outcomes and their associated consequences." It indicates "the probability that a software project will experience undesirable events, such as schedule delays, cost overruns, or outright cancellation.
		Risk is proportional to size and inversely proportional to skill and technology levels." Thus, the larger the project the greater the risk.
	www.stickyminds.com /se/S9379.asp (2761 words)

	WIBCC- West Islip Breast Cancer Coalition
		In 1940, the lifetime risk of a woman developing breast cancer was 5%, or one in 20.
		In 1997, that risk was estimated at 12%, or one in eight.
		But having a cancer risk factor, or even several of them, does not necessarily mean that a person will get cancer.
	www.wibcc.org /risk_factors.html (762 words)

	Cardiac Risk Factors
		Research has shown that certain factors and lifestyles are associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
		Risk factors we can control are called, modifiable.
		Lack of exercise is a major risk factor for heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
	www.nahealth.com /pp_fmc/dept_services/cardiac_risk_factors.htm (759 words)

	Detailed Breast Cancer Risk Calculator
		Risk increases with older age at first term live birth.
		Other risk factors exist, but they are regrettably not able to be included in this calculator.
		Although this calculator is based on published risk statistics and methods gathered from peer-reviewed journals, this web page's specific methods and results have not been peer-reviewed.
	www.halls.md /breast/risk.htm (527 words)

	CHD Explained (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Risk factors are conditions that increase your risk for developing heart disease.
		In general, the more risk factors you have, the greater your chance of developing heart disease.
		Diabetes -- if you have diabetes, your risk for developing heart disease is high, as high as a heart disease patient's risk for having a heart attack.
	www.nhlbisupport.com /chd1/chdexp1.htm (195 words)

	Risk Factor
		In discussing age as a risk factor for medication-related problems, it is of course important to remember that older people are not all alike.
		A 1997 study identified potential risk factors for medication-related problems in the older population from a review of the literature.
		To understand age-related changes as a risk factor for medication-related problems, it is important to appreciate the physiological changes that may affect medications--specifically related to pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics--what the body does to a medication and what the drug does to the body.
	www.asaging.org /generations/gen-24-4/age.html (2527 words)

	Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease
		Major risk factors are those that research has shown significantly increase the risk of heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) disease. Other factors are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but their significance and prevalence haven't yet been precisely determined.
		Cigarette smoking is a powerful independent risk factor for sudden cardiac death in patients with coronary heart disease; smokers have about twice the risk of nonsmokers.
		The risk of heart disease in people who drink moderate amounts of alcohol (an average of one drink for women or two drinks for men per day) is lower than in nondrinkers.
	www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=4726 (1024 words)

	ACS :: What Are the Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer?
		Smoking is a risk factor for cancers of the lung, mouth, larynx, bladder, kidney, and several other organs.
		However, it is still important to know about risk factors that cannot be changed, because it's even more important for women with these factors to get regular Pap tests to detect cervical cancer early.
		The risk appears to be greatest in those whose mothers took the drug during their first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
	www.cancer.org /docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_What_are_the_risk_factors_for_cervical_cancer_8.asp?sitearea= (1896 words)

	CHD Risk Factor Evaluation Criteria: Models Risk Factor Assessment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Total scores are added and compared against both a risk table to determine 10-year CHD risk and a comparative risk table that relates an individual's risk level to others in the same age group with various total risk scores.
		Further comparison with a relative risk table indicates that the average and low risks of CHD for a 55-year-old man are 16% and 7%, respectively.
		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.
	www.coronaryheartdisease.org /chd.htm (546 words)

	Risk Factor Screening Survey
		Students who indicated that they were experiencing one of 5 major risk factors (suicidality, sexual activity, parental or guardian substance abuse, personal substance use, or having run away) were scheduled to visit the clinic for services, and to have their survey responses validated by clinic interview.
		Long term use of cigarettes is reported to be responsible for one-third to one-half of all deaths from both lung cancer and coronary heart disease, and extended alcohol abuse is implicated in a substantial proportion of all deaths from cancer and liver disease (2).
		As indicated, the odds of detecting a risk factor upon clinic interview increase twofold in the presence of any two reported risk factors vs. only one, and increase nearly fivefold if three or more risk factors are reported on the screening form.
	cpmcnet.columbia.edu /dept/sph/popfam/pubs/screen.html (4228 words)

	Gallstones Information
		Obesity is a strong risk factor for gallstones, especially among women.
		Studies have shown that risk may triple in women who have a BMI greater than 32 compared to those with a BMI of 24 to 25.
		Risk may increase sevenfold in women with a BMI greater than 45 compared to those with a BMI less than 24.
	www.liversociety.org /html/gallstones.html (1829 words)

	Risk Factor; Inklings (Skeptical Briefs March 1995)
		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.
		In Sweden, for example, coronary deaths in middle-aged men were rising while the risk factors were falling.
		In a number of countries, death rates for men and women are moving in opposite directions, in spite of the fact that they eat the same foods.
	www.csicop.org /sb/9503/risk.html (877 words)

	Risk Factors for Heart Disease
		There are several risk factors for heart disease; some are controllable, others are not.
		Smokers have more than twice the risk for heart attack as nonsmokers and are much more likely to die if they suffer a heart attack.
		For those with diabetes or multiple risk factors for heart disease, LDL goal should be less than 100 mg/dl (some experts recommend less than 70 mg/dl if you are very high risk).
	www.webmd.com /content/pages/9/1675_57840.htm (925 words)

	Heart Attack Risk Factor increases with high blood pressure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Factors that increase your risk for narrowed coronary arteries - and thus a heart attack - include family history of heart disease, a high level of LDL cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol), high blood pressure, smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity.
		If you have too much cholesterol, you increase the risk of narrowing your arteries and thus the risk of having a heart attack.
		Being overweight is a risk factor for heart attacks because it can indicate that you do not get enough exercise and do not eat properly.
	www.coreg.com /ncmp/heartattack/heart_attack_risk_factor.htm (443 words)

	10-year CVD Risk Calculator (Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-year Risk of Having a Heart Attack Version)
		The risk assessment tool below uses information from the Framingham Heart Study to predict a person’s chance of having a heart attack in the next 10 years.
		A cholesterol level of 200 mg/dL or greater increases your risk.
		The higher your total cholesterol, the greater your risk for heart disease.
	hp2010.nhlbihin.net /atpiii/calculator.asp?usertype=pub (375 words)

	CNN - A new risk factor for heart disease - July 14, 1999
		Exercise reduces your risk of heart disease by improving blood circulation throughout the body, keeping your weight under control, improving blood cholesterol levels and preventing and managing high blood pressure.
		What the study did do was to unveil a new and easy way to pinpoint another risk factor for heart disease, said Dr. Blase Carabello, chief of medicine at the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Texas.
		The study was funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and is part of the Cardiovascular Health Study, which began in 1988 to identify new risk factors for heart disease and stroke among older adults.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/heart/9907/14/heart.abnormality/index.html (962 words)

	NHLBI's Framingham CHD Risk Prediction Score Sheets
		Separate score sheets are used for men and women and the factors used to estimate risk include age, blood cholesterol (or LDL cholesterol), HDL cholesterol, blood pressure, cigarette smoking, and diabetes mellitus.
		This risk score may not adequately reflect the long-term or lifetime CHD risk of young adults, which is: one in two for men and one in three for women.
		The presence of any CHD risk factor requires appropriate attention because a single risk factor may confer a high risk for CHD in the long run, even if the 10-year risk does not appear to be high.
	www.nhlbi.nih.gov /about/framingham/riskabs.htm (603 words)

	The Risk Factor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The key to lowering the risk of injury is to make safety important by making it a regular topic of conversation.
		Therefore, the most significant part of any risk management plan is the hiring of certified and qualified coaches who are intimately familiar with the risks of each event they coach.
		A key part of risk management—and one which is the subject of some recent well-publicized court cases—is the coach’s role in instructing his or her athletes in a progressive, safe manner.
	www.momentummedia.com /articles/cm/cm1201/riskfactor.htm (2572 words)

	New Alzheimer's Risk Factor Identified
		Now, new research finds it to be a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and other age-related dementias.
		Those reporting frequent brain-stimulating activities at the beginning of the observation period were found to be 47% less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease over four and a half years of follow up than were those reporting infrequent cognitive activities.
		Physical activity was not found to be associated with a reduction in risk.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/16/1626_50786 (730 words)

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