Word: risking
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...prospective parents would prefer to avoid putting an unborn child at risk with amniocentesis, the current test for Down's syndrome, but would they wait the month for a verdict that a new, safer test involves? That's the question being debated following the release of a new study, published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, in which researchers developed a computer program that can collate the results of two non-invasive procedures carried out a month apart to more accurately establish the presence of Down's syndrome. Although neither a first trimester blood test and ultrasound...
Even the most diligent parents are likely to learn something about feeding their kids. Paradoxically, as the authors explain, many families following the latest nutritional guidelines may actually be putting their children's health at risk. Why? Because the reduced-fat, high-fiber diets that make sense for most adults don't have enough of the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients essential for growing bodies. "With the current emphasis on eating less red meat and fewer eggs, it's virtually impossible for kids to eat a balanced diet," Roberts says. The two biggest gaps are iron and zinc. Kids also...
...fats. Also, a study at Penn State found that a diet rich in peanuts and peanut butter significantly lowers total and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol. In addition, large population studies now show that eating peanuts, other nuts and peanut butter five or more times a week can cut the risk of heart disease as much as 50%. JEFF JOHNSON, PRESIDENT Peanut Institute Albany...
...penalty interest rates of 20% or more. Some bewildered customers are being punished for not charging enough (inactivity fees). And even if you pay your MasterCard, say, but fall behind on your Discover charge, the MasterCard issuer might raise your interest rate, because you're deemed a greater credit risk...
...sell immediately when a stock moves against them, or they leave a lot of money on the table by being too quick to capture profits when a stock starts to move their way. Often mistakes are a result of making overly large bets. "If you have too much at risk, you're prone to acting on emotion," Bernstein says. "And emotional decisions are likely to be bad decisions...