Risk List
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) from use of medications
Air pollution and the health effects of particulate matter (PM) - important public health issues
Alcohol-Attributable Cancer in Canada
Risks of exposure to aluminum in nature and industrial use
Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Factors and Public Health
Inorganic Arsenic Exposures
Arthritis Risk Factors
Asbestos exposure can lead to serious respiratory diseases
B
Oral Blood Thinners and Thrombosis Risk
Risk of blood transfusion
Brownfields
Butter Flavouring and Occupational Health
Mad Cow Disease (BSE) - a fatal disease caused by a prion protein
Genes that cause breast cancer
C
Caffeine and Pregnancy
Cervical cancer - second leading cause of cancer deaths in women
Fallout from Chernobyl radiation accident estimated to cause 40,000 cancer cases in Europe.
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)in elk and deer - similar to Mad Cow Disease
Clostridium Difficile infection
Health Risks Associated with Contact Lenses
Copper
High-Fructose Corn Syrup
D
Dental Amalgam Risks
Diabetes Risk Factors
E
Endocrine Active Chemicals (EACs)
Energy Drink Consumption
Environmental tobacco smoke (second hand smoke) and adverse health effects
F
Indoor Formaldehyde a Risk Factor for Asthma in Children
G
Gluten Health Risk
H
Hand hygiene compliance
IV is a retrovirus that can lead to AIDS which severely weakens people’s immune systems
Head Injury Risk in Hockey: Reducing Concussion Frequency and Severity in the National Hockey League
The Risks of Using a Hot Tub
Human Papillomavirus in Males
I
Influenza virus - seasonal outbreaks of flu and its health complications
L
Lead in Drinking Water
Leukemia in Children
Lung Cancer Occupational Risk Factors
Lyme Disease Risk in Canada
M
Manganese Exposure
Mercury and Fish Consumption During Pregnancy
Mobile phone use and brain cancer risk
N
Potential health risks of engineered nanoparticles
O
Childhood obesity
Obesity in Canada
P
PBDE Flame Retardants
Raw Meat and Bone Diets for Household Pets
Phthalates and Risks to Human Health
Body Piercing
Postpartum Depression
Prion diseases or TSE’s, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies affect the central nervous system
R
Radon - a radioactive gas linked to lung cancer yet present in almost every home
S
Second-hand smoke in Multi Unit Dwellings
Human Health Risk Assessment of TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles Found in Sunscreen
T
Global Re-Emergence of Tuberculosis
Type 2 Diabetes Among Canadian Aboriginal Populations
U
Skin cancer risks from exposure to natural and artificial ultraviolet radiation
V
Variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob Disease (vCJD)– human form of Mad Cow
w
Water Pipe Smoking (and Shisha) in North America
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