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A health risk assessment (HRA) is a health questionnaire, used to provide individuals with an evaluation of their health risks and quality of life. [5] Commonly a HRA incorporates three key elements – an extended questionnaire, a risk calculation or score, and some form of feedback, i.e. face-to-face with a health advisor or an automatic online report.
Fluorescent lamps with magnetic ballasts flicker at a normally unnoticeable frequency of 100 or 120 Hz (twice of the utility frequency; the lamp is lit on both the positive and negative half-wave of a cycle). This flickering can cause problems for some individuals with light sensitivity [ 1] and are associated with headaches and eyestrain.
The results of the evaluation help to assess possible hazards to the safety and health of workers and to define protective measures. Since electromagnetic fields may influence passive or active implants of workers, it is essential to consider the exposure at their workplaces separately in the risk assessment. [10]
Other health conditions that can increase your risk of vitamin D deficiency include osteoporosis, skin cancer, chronic kidney or liver disease, lymphomas, hyperparathyroidism, sarcoidosis ...
Your Disease Risk is a publicly available health risk assessment tool on the Internet. [1] Launched in early 2000 and continually updated, the site offers risk assessments for twelve different cancers and four other important chronic diseases: heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and osteoporosis. The site began in 1998 as a pen and paper ...
For certain cancers, people born in 1990 face two-to-three times the risks that those born in 1955 did, according to the research published in the journal Lancet Public Health.
APOE-e4 gene increases ARIA side effect risk. In addition to having an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease, Sabalza said people with the APOE-e4 allele are also more likely to experience the ...
The Framingham Risk Score is a sex-specific algorithm used to estimate the 10-year cardiovascular risk of an individual. The Framingham Risk Score was first developed based on data obtained from the Framingham Heart Study, to estimate the 10-year risk of developing coronary heart disease. [ 1] In order to assess the 10-year cardiovascular ...