Casey started Kangu, a crowdfunding website that supports prenatal care and childbirth services for high-risk women in developing countries, after becoming a mother herself.
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The analysis found that adherence to a Mediterranean diet was associated with a 31% reduction in risk of developing the syndrome.
They also had an 86% reduced risk of having coronary heart disease and a 46% reduction in the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to the researchers.
Latest statistics for England and Wales show that in 1996, 41 per cent of men and 38 per cent of women were at risk of developing cancer in their lifetime.
These range from planting mangroves to increase water catchments in high flood regions to providing low-cost risk transfer methods to farmers in developing countries.
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Our lifestyle decisions play a major role in our risk of developing breast cancer.
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It seems men develop kidney stones more often than women, and that obesity also plays a role in increasing risk of developing stones.
Some research suggests that people with diabetes are at greater risk of developing cancer in the first place, possibly due to their weight.
However, British Conservative Marina Yannakoudakis accused the Commission of putting jobs at risk in the EU and developing world because of "rigid preferential access rules", citing sugar cane imports as an example.
Until recently, Aristolochia herbal preparations have been used worldwide, increasing the risk of developing this malignancy in certain populations.
Participants who are at risk of developing diabetes enroll in a 16-week program that focuses on healthy eating and exercise.
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It is likely that many genes will prove to be involved in raising the risk of developing a particular disease.
This reduces the risk of breast cancer developing in the future.
Fumonisin also interferes with the cellular uptake of folic acid, a vitamin that is known to reduce the risk of neural tube defects in developing fetuses.
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Research studies have found that such a regimen results in modest weight loss, improved glucose tolerance in people at risk of developing diabetes and other benefits, says David Bassett Jr.
The results showed that lifestyle changes, such as a low calorie diet, exercise and a little help from a coach, were more effective in reducing the risk of developing diabetes than drugs.
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The classic example of this phenomenon comes from a European study that looked at risk factors for developing PTSD in people trapped in a terrible nightclub fire in which many people died.
Research published in the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, indicates that a regular dose of aspirin may not only stave off heart disease but also cut the risk of developing hereditary cancer in half.
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According to the American Cancer Society, there have been an estimated 289, 870 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed among U.S. women in 2012 and the National Cancer Institute estimates that 1 out of 8 U.S. women are at risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetime.
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They found that women who had used tamoxifen for between two and four years had a reduced risk of developing a second cancer in the other breast.
In these kids, who are considered to have a one in ten chance of developing schizophrenia, pot use doubled that risk to one in five.
So the benefit they will receive in that reduction in risk far outweighs the risk of developing diabetes.
For men, the lifetime risk of developing prostate cancer is one in eight.
It can lead to birth complications, however, and it also increases a woman's risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
First, unlike the daily 80 mg aspirin regime recommended for those at risk of developing heart disease, patients in this study took 600 mg a day (in two 300 mg pills).
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In the U.S. there are risk-capital lenders similar to what I have in mind for developing nations.
Firms and investors in developing countries also need the risk-sharing derivatives developed by Anglo-Saxon finance.
In the US, the lifetime risk of developing diabetes, is also high - 33% for men and 38% for women.
Patients with a mutant version of the PPAR gamma gene have a 25% higher risk of developing adult-onset diabetes, in which cells stop responding to insulin's orders.
As most of us spend more time using tablet devices such as an ipad or laptop computers, the risk for developing neck pain and muscle strain in the upper shoulders increases.
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