@steelefortress any "#AI" is a #RiskFactor and should disqualify any #supplier, #subcontractor & #employer as well as #employee!
Survey: High school students say misinformation about world events is causing anxiety, depression

Almost all of the more than 3,000 students polled recently by the National Society of High School Scholars say misinformation in news media is a major problem, contributing to increasing rates of anxiety and depression.

Georgia Public Broadcasting
#Suicide is a tip of a large #BehavioralHealth #RiskFactor iceberg, formed-maintained by political, social, cultural, psychological, environmental forces
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Obesity Consensus: A Lifestyle Choice, Risk Factor, or Full-fledged Disease?

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is sparking heated debates in science, media, and beyond. But does this really change anything?

American Council on Science and Health
Scientists Discover “Completely Different” New Risk Factor for Heart Disease

A new study has settled a prolonged dispute within the medical community by showing that mutations associated with clonal hematopoiesis heighten the risk of atherosclerosis in affected individuals. In addition to the established risk factors for cardiovascular disease—such as high blood pressure, h

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Certain daily #habits can increase the risk of #cancer. #Smoking tobacco tops the list, linked to lung, throat, and other cancers. Excessive alcohol consumption can contribute to #liver, #breast, and other #cancers. Prolonged exposure to sunlight without protection increases the risk of #skin cancer. A sedentary #lifestyle and poor diet can lead to obesity, a #riskfactor for various cancers. Consuming processed #meats and charred #foods has associations with #colorectal and #stomachcancer.
Nicotine Could Be Intestinal Cancer Risk Factor

Study Reveals Nicotine's Role in Promoting Intestinal Tumors, Highlighting Increased Cancer Risk from Smoking

Is trauma a transdiagnostic risk for mental health problems? Recent umbrella meta-analysis suggests yes https://www.nationalelfservice.net/?p=168720

Megan Bailey summarises an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on whether psychological trauma can be considered as a transdiagnostic risk factor for mental health disorders. 

#Trauma #MentalHealth #Transdiagnostic #RiskFactor

Trauma transdiagnostic risk mental health

Trauma transdiagnostic risk mental health - review suggests that psychological trauma can be considered a transdiagnostic risk factor for mental disorders.

National Elf Service
Obesity is not only a #RiskFactor for other diseases. Nor does mere presence of adiposity above a fixed threshold equal an #obesity #diagnosis. Thx to Francesco Rubino, Rachel Batterham, and the Lancet Commission for working to define clinical obesity.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/03/defining-obesity-fooled-by-appearances/
Defining Obesity, Fooled by Appearances - ConscienHealth

Defining obesity is a tricky enterprise for the simple reason that we are all easily fooled by appearances. Can we get over that?

ConscienHealth