Sentences with phrase «if patients»

Even if patients do not receive immediate treatment following a URI - related smell loss, there is hope for recovery.

Lombardi et al. did not specify if patients were evaluated for exclusionary conditions, or if the study subjects met both definitions, or which patients met either CFS definition.

Importantly, research also indicates that the approach could prove effective even if patients are unable to maintain tight control of their blood glucose levels.

These results will be correlated with the clinical and pathological characteristics of the patiens in order to determine if those patients which did not respond to conventional chemotherapeutical drugs have a higher de-regulation of metabolic reprogramming and / or autophagy.

«What's more, we don't even know if all patients have the same cause, or if we could classify the diseases into different types.

(TORONTO, Canada — Dec. 7, 2016)-- Leukemia researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have developed a 17 - gene signature derived from leukemia stem cells that can predict at diagnosis if patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) will respond to standard treatment.

If patients knew the price of different health care options, they could make better decisions about their medical care and help cut health care costs by shopping for lower - priced care — at least that's the hope.

«This is the first study of its kind to show that if patients enrolled in intensive lifestyle intervention treatments aren't successful in losing weight after the first two months of treatment, they aren't likely to be successful using this approach alone long - term,» said lead author Jessica L. Unick, PhD, of the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Providence, RI.

If the patients remain well, the experiment will mark the third clinical success for gene therapy.

Furthermore, the association was stronger if patients had been treated with 2 courses compared with one course of antibiotics both for eczema and for hay fever.

«So there might be an even better effect later on, especially if patients are given more than one dose of 3BNC117.»

«The merit of a «quinine holiday» during the colder months, as suggested by Garrison and colleagues, becomes moot if patients are not prescribed the agent in the first place or are periodically advised to try stopping it,» he writes.

The Hopkins group wondered if patients with many cancer types who had tumors with errors in mismatch repair genes would respond to PD - 1 inhibitors.

«If patients know they have received a drug treatment that might increase their risk of heart failure, it's even more important to take care of the aspects of their life that they can control to reduce their risk as much as possible and to work with their medical care team to detect issues as early as possible,» Larsen said.

Margraf and Schneider have compiled ample evidence suggesting that anti-depressant, anti-anxiety and anti-ADHD drugs have only a short - term effect; if patients discontinue treatment, their symptoms return.

As aspirin is available over the counter, it is also possible inappropriate aspirin use is higher if patients are taking it by their own choosing.

But if patients on the drug were only 1 percent better, the statistical significance derived from the p - value would likely have no practical value.

While antiretroviral drugs are generally successful in controlling the viral load in infected individuals, preventing the progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), some viruses remain hidden for years and can be reactivated if patients stop their treatment.

«We wanted to find out if patients undergoing a tissue valve procedure are susceptible to blood clots on the leaflets and study the clinical consequences of the same.

Because some intermediate - risk prostate cancer patients were included in the study, a current analysis was conducted to determine if patients in the intermediate - risk subset experienced an additional survival benefit with LTAD.

In a recent study analyzing the results of a global, multicenter trial, data show a 91 percent probability of favorable stroke outcome if patients» blood flow was restored within 150 minutes of stroke.

If patients could correct their own brain - wave patterns, Rosenfeld posits, they might be able to lift the gloom from their minds.

The study, published today, confirms that if patients with this disease are given gene therapy early in life, the results can be dramatic.

If patients need a vent [ventilator] for any long period of time, chances are they aren't going to make it.»

Further research based on autopsy specimens and animal experiments will be needed to clarify the relationship and determine if the patients with MRI hyperintensity in their brains have symptoms.

If patients can learn to think and act differently when tension builds, they may be able to stop the urge before it starts.

«It's something they need to ask about to understand if their patients may be at an increased health risk.»

These types of major health issues can impact a survivor's ability to work, but it has been unclear if these patients are able to access federal assistance programs.

Stem cell treatments for chronic wounds could be more effective if patients simply took anti-inflammatory drugs during treatment.

Even if patients» reviews rate treatments with a star system rather than including quantified measures of some kind, those opinions become powerful hearsay evidence for other patients, Ioannidis suspects.

«If patients complain of memory problems, but their partner or caregiver isn't overly concerned, it's likely that the memory loss is due to other factors, possibly depression or anxiety,» says lead author Dr. Philip Gerretsen, Clinician Scientist in CAMH's Geriatric Division and Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute.

If they can, and if patients are often unaware of their alters» actions, a legal defense of «not guilty by virtue of DID» may be justifiable.

A drug to prevent stroke after a serious subarachnoid hemorrhage that follows the rupture of an aneurysm would improve quality of life for patients, Garzon - Muvdi says, and could potentially save millions of dollars in health care costs if patients don't have to endure extensive hospital stays to monitor for a delayed stroke.

The risk of re-admission was around 30 per cent lower if patients were treated with long - acting injections compared to their receiving the same antipsychotic medication but orally.

Ebola, too, can be contained, if patients are isolated soon enough, their contacts monitored, and the dead buried safely and quickly.

The authors and editorialist express grave concerns that there will be many needless premature deaths as well as preventable heart attacks and strokes if patients who would clearly benefit from statins are not prescribed the drug, refuse to take the drug, or stop using the drug because of ill - advised adverse publicity about benefits and risks, which may include misplaced concerns about the possible but unproven small risk of diabetes.

«If patients are misdiagnosed to a lesser degree, they are likely to receive inadequate treatment, and this could delay the recovery process.»

«If patients are talking about the ICU being stressful, or they're having unusual memories or feeling down in the dumps, we should take that seriously.

Leukemia researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have developed a 17 - gene signature derived from leukemia stem cells that can predict at diagnosis if patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) will respond to standard treatment.

The heart team discussed each individual case to determine if patients were indeed intermediate - risk.

But after the surgery, if these patients are looking right at you, they can't see the right half of your face.

We wanted to see if patients with arthritis could handle high intensity training and see the same positive effects,» says Bye.

However, this only applies if these patients have not yet developed cirrhosis of the liver.

After adjusting for inflation, researchers estimate that if all patients in the trial had been treated with clot removal plus medication, versus all of them being treated with medication alone, 264 more patients would have become independent and $ 13,491,564 in healthcare costs would have been saved.

In some patients, particularly those with advanced disease, the drugs may only keep the tumor in check: If patients stop taking a daily dose, the cancer comes back.

«It just makes sense that you would want to alert a receiving facility if patients have a specific drug - resistant organism,» Furuno said.

«If patients have an allergic reaction to penicillin — even a mild one — it ups the potential for having another more severe reaction,» Leath said.

The trial is ongoing, and Gelfand says his team will evaluate these patients at a longer follow up to see if the effects are sustainable and if patients continue to improve.

«In Alzheimer's disease, everyone thinks about memory, but if patients can figure out how to do things like get their lunch ready, or know they put their socks on before their shoes, that could really help care - givers.»

Even if patients are eventually transferred to the best - equipped facilities, they might need to spend a day or two at the local hospital being stabilized and prepared for transport, Duchin says.