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In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect...

Risk management is the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks (defined in ISO 31000 as the effect of uncertainty on objectives) followed...

enough sleep also raises the risk of high blood pressure. Adults need about 7–9 hours of sleep. Sleep apnea is also a major risk as it causes breathing to...

the heart or the risk of a heart attack (myocardial infarction). Some people may experience severe pain even though there is little risk of a heart attack...

bowel irrigation). Ipecac also presents a small risk of overdose (being a mild poison itself) and a major risk of esophagitis and aspiration pneumonia if used...

blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms itself. It is, however, a major risk factor for stroke, coronary artery disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation...

the loss of vision usually occurs slowly over a long period of time. A major risk factor for glaucoma is increased pressure within the eye, known as intraocular...

leads to diseases affecting the heart, liver and lungs. Smoking is a major risk factor for several conditions, namely pneumonia, heart attacks, strokes...

The California Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MRMIP) is a program of the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board that provides health insurance for...

(NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase) in their red blood cells. This results in a major risk of methemoglobinemia caused by nitrates ingested in drinking water, dehydration...

one to five, a high risk is a level five; thus, high risks are issued only when forecasters at the SPC are confident of a major severe weather outbreak...

abiotic surfaces such as medical implants and catheters represents a major risk for hospitalized patients. S. maltophilia frequently colonizes humid surfaces...

Information technology risk, IT risk, IT-related risk, or cyber risk is any risk relating to information technology. While information has long been appreciated...

psychological factors, with about 40% of the risk being genetic. Risk factors include a family history of the condition, major life changes, certain medications...

each be associated with varying levels of risk for AD. The ε4 allele has been confirmed to be a major risk factor for AD whereas the ε2 allele has been...

influence by two major risks: internal risks (risks arising from the events taking place within the organization) and external risks (risks arising from the...

Climate risk is the potential for problems for societies or ecosystems from the impacts of climate change. The assessment of climate risk is based on...

Value at risk (VaR) is a measure of the risk of loss of investment/Capital. It estimates how much a set of investments might lose (with a given probability)...

specific risk. An example would be news that is specific to either one stock or a group of companies, such as the loss of a patent or a major natural disaster...

A risk matrix is a matrix that is used during risk assessment to define the level of risk by considering the category of likelihood (often confused with...