Taking long-term courses of certain medicines may increase vulnerability to infection.

长期服用某些药物可能会增加受感染的几率。

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Alcohol may increase the effect of a drug.

酒精会增加药物的效力。

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This may increase the possible back problems later in life.

这可能会增加以后生活中可能出现的背部问题。

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A new study says the weight they gain may increase their diabetes risk in the short term.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

They say exposure at levels common among children in the United States may increase the chances that a child will be diagnosed with A.D.H.D.

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The map identifies changes in genes that may increase the risk in some people.

VOA: special.2010.11.02

The researchers believe obesity may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by affecting insulin levels.

BBC: Obesity 'hikes' pancreatic risk

In turn, that may increase the likelihood Plum Island will stay in federal hands.

WSJ: Long Island Town Lays Strategy to Protect Plum Island

Other studies suggest that the presence of depression may increase your chances of developing Alzheimer's disease.

CNN: Alzheimer's or depression: Could it be both?