Sentences with phrase «white patients also»

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In addition to seeing patients in his Mount Kisco, NY office and at Norwalk Hospital, Dr. Kass is also available for in - patient hospital consultations at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, NY, White Plains Hospital in White Plains, NY and at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, NY.

They also typically scrutinize patients» cerebrospinal fluid for two main signs: buildup of protein and the absence of inflammatory white blood cells, he says.

(Patients may also receive infusions of white cells that help fight infection or platelets, the small, colorless cell fragments that help stanch bleeding by clotting.)

The study also found that racial minority patients with a strong desire for testing were less likely than white patients to discuss it with a professional, even though studies show that minority patients are not at lower risk for these mutations.

Also today, the White House announced a batch of projects being launched by some 40 universities, patient groups, companies, and others to promote personalized medicine.

Further searching turned up retroviral particles, which could kill white blood cells and which also reacted with antibodies from infected patients.

The device could also distinguish red blood cells from white blood cells, meaning it could be used to detect low white blood cell counts — a common complication of chemotherapy and a sign that a patient is prone to infection.

The authors also concluded that there was no evidence of a lower likelihood of black patients receiving a cardiac stress test with imaging (odds ratio, 0.91 [95 % CI, 0.69 to 1.21]-RRB- than their white counterparts — although some modest evidence of disparity in Hispanic patients was found (odds ratio, 0.75 [CI, 0.55 to 1.02]-RRB-.

They also inject antibodies which temporarily destroy the patient's most aggressive white blood cells.

Scientists also used brain imaging to measure the functionality of each patient's white matter.

March 17, 2016 Shared decision - making can improve health care outcomes for LGBTQ racial and ethnic minority patients Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) patients who are also racial and ethnic minorities suffer significant health disparities, while facing more complicated challenges than white LGBTQ or racial and ethnic minority patients alone.

It is also approved for treating other patients who have a very low white blood cell count.

He also showed that DBSI could be used to examine the development of white matter inflammation in patients with neurodegenerative diseases and in animal models of these diseases.

Because of its novel mechanism of action, AST - OPC1 could also potentially benefit patients with other neurological disorders associated with de-myelination, such as multiple sclerosis and white matter stroke.

The researchers also found that patients did respond less to Gleevec therapy if they were in a high - risk category due to such factors as an enlarged spleen or a high percentage of immature white cells in their blood.

Doctors also need to realize they are likely to be the principal source of information about the dangers of a patient's alcohol use, says White.

Muir, the great American naturalist and humanitarian, would himself appreciate that Brad Taylor's soul - restoring walks in these mountains, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, from the full moon in June to the full moon in July, were also made to help restore the health of cancer patients.

White blood cells that fight infection are removed from the patient, modified so they target the tumor specifically, and are re-introduced into the body where they encourage other cells also to attack the malignant cells.

The two varieties that your patient can have are white (navy) beans also called haricot beans, fermented and cooked at home, and fresh green beans.

Patients irritable bowel syndrome also can take egg white as it digests quickly.

Besides these, White Chia Seeds are also known to keep your heart healthy, reduce the risk of colon cancer and is also a great food for diabetic patients.

After receiving his doctorate, White not only worked in private practice but also at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and later as a staff psychologist at The Children's Hospital in Denver, where he focused his attention on pediatric cancer patients.

We recommend running blood tests on all patients prior to any anesthetic procedure to check liver and kidney function and also to make sure they have adequate numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

While White may have had medical experts in hand, he also was entitled to consider that it was possible that an expert wasn't necessary if he believed that jurors would be allowed to make a finding that «if a patient without an infection is placed in a room full of infection, that the new patient may contract the infection.»

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