Indeed, some antacid therapies can increase vulnerability to traveler's diarrhea.
The most commonly recognised factors that increase vulnerability to depression have been identified as "gender, genetics, family factors, adverse childhood experiences, personality factors and social circumstances".
While geographical isolation may increase vulnerability to excessive drinking, similar spikes in use exist in a wide range of rural, suburban and urban communities.
The Congressional Research Service's report on forest fires (news article, Sept. 1) admirably addresses management practices that increase vulnerability to fire.
The Barcelona experts, in discussing the addiction mechanisms, noted, "Long-term administration of addictive drugs produces alterations in the brain that increase vulnerability to relapse and facilitate craving even months or years after successful detoxification".
"They may result in higher inflation," fretted a recent Bank report, "push up interest rates, further crowd out private investment, weaken the health of the financial system and increase vulnerability to macroeconomic risks".
In this process, some personal characteristics can increase vulnerability to psychopathology, while others can prevent it.
Fluctuating hormonal levels observed during the menopausal transition may increase vulnerability to depression in susceptible women.
Malnutrition during infancy may substantially increase vulnerability to infection and disease, and the risk of premature death.
This information has great therapeutic value and may provide insight into how environmental and genetic factors increase vulnerability to addiction.
Slow fetal growth might also heighten the body's stress responses and increase vulnerability to poor living conditions in later life.
