Another risk factor is a condition called delusional disorder -- and in particular the "persecutory type" -- that causes people to believe that someone is plotting against them, Rossiter said.

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He points to the incident involving Danny Fitzsimons - who shot dead Scottish security contractor Paul McGuigan and another colleague in Iraq in 2009 while suffering from PTSD - as evidence that the condition is a very real risk factor for those working as private security contractors.

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First, if I were looking to buy a home in one of the Cook County municipalities, I would go to my site and research the financial condition of the local taxing districts and make that a big factor in determining where to buy.

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Genetic testing has caused controversy in some cases because of the possibility that parents of an unborn child might choose to abort if they knew it was susceptible to a condition, but Professor Haggard said this was unlikely to be a factor in the case of middle ear infections.

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By allowing them to stand up and walk, the bionic suit not only helps users overcome issues like bone density loss and neuropathic pain related to their condition, but also to gain reams of confidence -- an oft-overlooked factor in the recovery process.

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"The diagnosis was a severe flare-up of my condition caused by stress and I believe that the call from the DWP was a major contributing factor, " he wrote in a written submission to the committee.

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On the other hand, those who aren't getting seven hours of sleep may be kept up by another condition -- anxiety, sleep apnea, or an undiagnosed illness -- that could be the real risk factor.

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