The researchers found a "progressive rise" in both heart-related risk factors and stiff arteries as the triglyceride-to-HDL ratio increased.

WSJ: Heart-Attack Risk Starts Younger

It should also help illuminate new national security-related risk factors -- particularly in the post-September 11 era -- that need to be incorporated into the "due diligence" risk assessments of investment banks, fund managers and other market players.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Richard Shelby -- one of the Senate's most knowledgeable members on intelligence and national security matters bearing on the present global conflict -- ascends to the chairmanship of the Senate Banking Committee, he will surely play a pivotal role in ensuring that Mr. Pitt's successor works to protect U.S. investors not only from corporate financial improprieties, but also from security-related material risk factors.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Opportunities for Financial War on Terrorism

Professor James said there was a wide spectrum of risk factors related to obesity, which when viewed as a whole, have a tremendous impact on health.

BBC: Obesity epidemic tops 1.7bn

Even when accounting for other related factors such as demographics and risk-taking behaviors, the correlation between televised sexual content and teen pregnancy persisted, she said.

CNN: Study links sexual content on TV to teen pregnancy