Other major risk factors for periodontal disease include genito-urinary infections, smoking and excessive alcohol drinking.
But it is known that obesity is a major risk factor in heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
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Because LDL cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease, it's the main focus of cholesterol-lowering treatment.
The major risk of making distributions is that Congress will make the GST tax retroactive to Jan. 1, 2010.
Furthermore, alcohol consumption, the other major risk factor for esophageal cancer, also appears to be lower among African Americans.
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One major risk (other than the obvious interest rate risk) for swap investors is that of counterparty risk.
And general atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, heart attack, and heart failure.
More must be done to maintain momentum and reduce the major risk factors - obesity, smoking, poor diet and lack of physical activity.
Roughly 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. has hypertension, which is a major risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, and kidney problems.
The funding agency, however, flagged India's high current-account gap--which widened to a record 6.7% of GDP during the October-December quarter--as a major risk to growth.
The commercial real estate sector across Europe poses another major risk.
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The oil spill occurred some 50 miles into the gulf, so it presents a major risk to birds and sea life that live far offshore, where monitoring is harder.
Also, even with new extensions coming out, getting a domain in a new extension is a major risk, just like currently getting a domain outside of .com is risky.
According to the National Cancer Institute, oral contraceptives have been shown to increase the risk of cervical cancer, although human papillomavirus is the major risk factor for the disease.
No doubt, making a big career change is a major risk, but I think that anytime you are making a major change in your life it requires a leap of faith.
About a decade ago, totally committed to coaching the sport he loved, he took the major risk of quitting a good job with Eli Lilly to work for Butler's team--for free.
While obesity is a major risk factor for heart disease as well as other diseases like diabetes and even cancer, obese patients seem to have a survival benefit in certain situations.
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This is based on estimates of the impact on inactivity on coronary heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and two specfic cancers - breast and bowel - where lack of exercise is a major risk factor.
The chief of naval operations says stocks of precision- guided munitions -- the wonder-weapon of choice in Kosovo and Iraq -- are "below the current war fighting requirement, " which poses a "major risk" to U.S. forces.
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"This is a fascinating and careful piece of research which could lead to important new avenues in treating this chronic gastric infection which is a major risk factor for stomach cancer, " said Dr Richard Sullivan, its head of clinical programmes.
Although the reduced risk of major vascular events in these trials was initially offset by an increased risk of major bleeding, both these effects diminished over time, leaving only the reduced risk of cancer from 3 years and onwards (an absolute reduction of 3 cases per 1000 patients per year, 12 per 1000 control versus 9 per 1000 in aspirin groups).
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The other major security risk in the process is eavesdropping from the outside world.
Raw sewage is a major health risk, Rodriguez said, but respiratory infections could also spread quickly.
The overall health of the housing market remains a major investment risk.
The exposure of sensitive customer or financial data poses a major security risk for companies, especially those that focus on handling private customer data such as insurance companies, banks and credit card companies.
Every few months some consulting firm trying to (literally) scare up some business will come out with a report about how Bluetooth or WiFi or some other thing is vulnerable to hackers and is a major security risk.
As a general rule, the younger your company is the more equity you should expect to award, which is true because anyone joining your team in its early stages is taking a major career risk by coming on board and must be compensated for that risk.
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"That risk can be reduced by simple lifestyle changes, such as not smoking, drinking alcohol sensibly, exercising regularly and eating a healthy, balanced diet to reduce the risk of obesity - a major contributory factor increasing the risk of diabetes and eventually cardiac disease, " he added.
In addition, the team said, there is an above-average major hurricane landfall risk in the Caribbean.
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