Because exposure to PCBs, dioxin and cadmium may cause permanent damage to development and reproduction, and increase the risk of developing serious illnesses including cancer, New York State advises that people, especially children under 15 and women who may bear children, should not eat most fish found in and around New York City, and as far as 200 miles up the Hudson River.
The supply should go first to those at highest risk of developing serious complications or dying.
The elderly are at a higher risk of developing serious complications from diabetes.
Infants and children under one-year-old are at greater risk of developing serious cases of measles.
Reinfection with a second strain of dengue substantially raises the risk of developing serious dengue haemorrhagic fever.
It appears to put young users at a heightened risk of developing serious mental illness, although only a small minority will be afflicted.
Early treatment is believed to diminish the risk of developing serious nerve damage, or postherpetic neuralgia, and the long-lasting, often incapacitating pain it can cause.
Poor sleep is known to increase the risk of developing serious medical conditions, including obesity, heart disease and diabetes, and to shorten life expectancy.
And it's the excessive elongation of the myopic eye that raises the risk of developing serious eye conditions, such as retinal tears, cataracts, and macular degeneration.
The excessive elongation of the myopic eye raises the risk of developing serious eye conditions, such as retinal tears, cataracts, and macular degeneration.
Insurers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in being able to identify those who are high spenders and those who are at risk of developing serious complications.
