Sentences with phrase «causes of disease for»

Functional Medicine determines how and why illness occurs and restores health by addressing the root causes of disease for each individual.

It shows how Functional Medicine steers clear of «one size fits all» for individualized care, and instead uses in - depth analysis of the underlying causes of disease for each patient to design optimal treatments.

He believes glasses and contacts are just short - term solutions that can actually weaken the eyes and looks to root causes of disease for an alternative approach.

He benefits from a medication that targets the underlying cause of the disease for a small subset of cystic fibrosis patients.»

«We still don't understand the exact cause of the disease for 90 percent of these patients,» said Finkbeiner.

With my team at PHA, which included a nutritionist, psychotherapist, exercise physiologist, chiropractor, acupuncturist and other board certified physicians, I was determined to get to the root cause of disease for each patient and myself.

Not exact matches

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. Every year over 700,000 Americans have a heart attack and half of those are fatal.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Danish pharma company Novo Nordisk (nvo), best known for its insulin - based treatments for diabetes, said Tuesday it's going to shift its focus slightly to fighting obesity, one of the primary causes of that disease.

For a century and a half, epidemiology has been an effective strategy for tracing the root causes of infectious disease outbreaks — as John Snow demonstrated in 1854, when he painstakingly mapped cases of cholera in London and eventually traced them to a single contaminated well and water pump in the Soho district of the ciFor a century and a half, epidemiology has been an effective strategy for tracing the root causes of infectious disease outbreaks — as John Snow demonstrated in 1854, when he painstakingly mapped cases of cholera in London and eventually traced them to a single contaminated well and water pump in the Soho district of the cifor tracing the root causes of infectious disease outbreaks — as John Snow demonstrated in 1854, when he painstakingly mapped cases of cholera in London and eventually traced them to a single contaminated well and water pump in the Soho district of the city.

Other than accidents and suicides, the top 10 leading causes of death encompass stroke, Alzheimer's, diabetes, the flu and pneumonia, and kidney disease, according to the Centers for Disease Controldisease, according to the Centers for Disease ControlDisease Control (CDC).

And Marathon barely did any actual clinical legwork to get the drug cleared for Duchenne — it relied on 1990 - era clinical trial data before tacking on just enough study material to win an approval that doesn't even address the root cause of the disease.

Other activities include: producing products that may be recycled at the end of their lifespan for material reuse; reducing energy consumption in operations; or even re-engineering distribution methods as a means of reducing long - distance travel during product delivery, ultimately reducing fossil fuel consumption (and the disease - causing air pollution that is its byproduct).

Of the leading causes of death, Alzheimer's Disease is the only one for which there is no way to prevent it, cure it, or slow its progressioOf the leading causes of death, Alzheimer's Disease is the only one for which there is no way to prevent it, cure it, or slow its progressioof death, Alzheimer's Disease is the only one for which there is no way to prevent it, cure it, or slow its progression.

What it does: The role of this bacteria, which is most well - known for causing syphilis and Lyme disease, is still not well - understood in humans.

What it does: This bacteria is most notorious for causing severe illnesses such as tuberculosis, leprosy, and Hansen's disease, though most species of mycobacteria in nature are benign in humans, unless in cases of those who have weakened immune systems.

Gene therapy involves the delivery, using a modified virus, of a healthy copy of a gene to make up for one that's deficient in a way that causes disease.

20 percent of vehicle crashes are linked to driving while drowsy and inadequate sleep is a contributing cause for a litany of health horrors, including heart disease, diabetes, and depression, continuing right down to simple irritability.

UniQure, for example, has developed a drug called Glybera, which is essentially a virus that reverses the effects of LPLD, a disease that prevents people from breaking down fats and can cause increased risk of pancreatitis.

• Excision BioTherapeutics, a Philadelphia - based life science company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced gene editing therapeutics for the treatment of life - threatening disease caused by neurotropic viruses, raised $ 10 million in seed funding.

Systems science is an interdisciplinary field that studies how the interaction of factors produces outcomes — how the causes and consequences of events can, taken together, form the basis for everything from a disease epidemic, to a pattern of human behavior.

For example, breakfast is not the most important meal of the day, working out for half an hour is more effective for weight loss than an hour and saturated fat doesn't cause heart diseaFor example, breakfast is not the most important meal of the day, working out for half an hour is more effective for weight loss than an hour and saturated fat doesn't cause heart diseafor half an hour is more effective for weight loss than an hour and saturated fat doesn't cause heart diseafor weight loss than an hour and saturated fat doesn't cause heart disease.

Contamination from upstream tar sands / oil sands development is causing higher levels of cancer and other serious disease for members of the Athabasca Chipewyan and...

On Wednesday, Spark Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ONCE) announced it will charge $ 425,000 per eye for one - time treatments of a rare genetic retinal disease that causes blindness.

They are right to demand action: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public health database, when it comes to causes of deaths in US adolescents ages 15 to 19, firearms are an alarmingly common contributor.

(Reuters)- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc's RNAi - based drug that targets a rare genetic disease met the main goal of a key study, in a breakthrough for the new class of medicines that works by blocking disease - causing proteins.

For example, Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) has a phase 3 study of solanezumab under way in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease patients that may slow disease progression by breaking up amyloid plaque buildups thought to be a major cause of the disease.

This is hypothesized to happen for many different reasons, including a decline in the competitiveness of other economic sectors (caused by appreciation of the real exchange rate as resource revenues enter an economy, a phenomenon known as Dutch disease), volatility of revenues from the natural resource sector due to exposure to global commodity market swings, government mismanagement of resources, or weak, ineffectual, unstable or corrupt institutions (possibly due to the easily diverted actual or anticipated revenue stream from extractive activities).

In a press conference Tuesday, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thomas Frieden said, «there has never been a mosquito - borne virus that could cause serious birth defects on such a large scale.»

[25][26] Visceral Leishmaniasis Research The foundation awarded the He - brew University of Jerusalem Ku - vin Center for the Study of Infe - ctious and Tropical Dis - eases a $ 5 million grant in 2009 for research into vis - ceral leishmaniasis, an emerging pa - ra - sitic disease in Ethiopia where it is frequently as - sociated with HI - V / A-IDS, and a leading cause of adult illness and death.

The human generative faculties are not built for homosexual types of acts, and such acts cause serious disease.

I have instructed the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to: Appoint an advisory committee on alcoholism; establish in the Public Health Service a center for research on the cause, prevention, control, and treatment of alcoholism; develop an educational program in order to foster public understanding based on scientific fact; work with public and private agencies on the state and local level, to include this disease in a comprehensive health program.

As with physical illness, for example heart disease, if the cause of an illness is correctly identified, the correct treatment can be offered.

Perhaps there's a difference between teaching a child (boy or girl) that sex can cause babies and disease, and should be reserved for committed, adult relationships, and telling them that sex outside of marriage is «bad» without explaining what is bad about it.

In the spread of disease we have to look for the bacillus or virus responsible; similarly, we must penetrate to the motivating cause behind terrorism and deal with that.

I had to start a serious of infusions for the the disease and it caused me to gain weight quickly.

Fortunately, brave and brilliant scientists and doctors threw off the oppression and control of the church and started to think for themselves — otherwise you'd be long dead from one of the diseases that the Bible says is caused by demons.

I may not have caused my disease, but the people who many years ago buried toxic waste on empty land, land on which my house was later built, greedy people who did not want to pay for proper disposal of the waste, were responsible for my disease.

So according to the Bible, prayer and faith will heal the sick, mental illnesses are caused by demon - posession, and if you see a doctor, if you're sick, it's your own damn fault for not loving god enough, and if you see a doctor instead of god for your diseases, your diseases will never heal.

Yet as the cause of my disease was unknown, the medical staff insisted on keeping me at least a couple of days for observation.

Brian, Well I suppose I do have a fear about what these fantasy beliefs can do to cause trouble all over the world, as if we don't have enough with real problems of political ills, poverty, diseases and natural disasters; but mostly I am repelled by so many, like eaglemt and the huge number of others like him / her, who preach hell - fire and eternal torment for those who don't regard their unproven beliefs as reality.

The Human Genome Project, not long ago completed at a cost of $ 3 billion, was often presented by its promoters as opening the way to discovering the ultimate genetic causes of all diseases, thus setting the stage for their cure.

Certain diseases (including hypertension), medications (including some of those for blood pressure), or psychological factors can be the cause of the ED in these men.

In the same way they have for the most part opposed the closing of the gay bathhouses that are breeding grounds for the disease and have often made their fundraising parties for AIDS research opportunities for the promiscuous sex that is the disease's primary cause.

In the search for the roots of the present malaise of the churches a canvass of possible causes reveals symptoms of disease, but also highly encouraging evidences of residual health.

Even though alcoholism ranks as one of the country's three major health problems, along with cancer and heart disease; even though it accounts for approximately 98,000 deaths every year; even though it is the root cause of most pastoral - care crises (suicides, auto fatalities, child abuse, divorces, hospital admissions, accidental deaths and home violence); even though it costs the nation $ 120 billion annually in terms of lost work time, health and welfare benefits, property damage, medical expenses, insurance and lost wages; and even though its effects impair the educational process of every child in every classroom, still the church acts as though alcoholism does not exist.

For instance, to eat ham in desert cultures where no refridgeration exists and things may not be thoroughly cooked, can very easily cause you to die of disease.

So the discovery of the bacteriological cause of paresis brought few cures; more often it only reinforced the hope that specific cures (or diagnoses inviting means for cure) could be found for the other «diseases.»

Jesus certainly healed the sick and cared for the poor, and any community seeking to reflect the kingdom should be involved in addressing the root causes of poverty, war, disease, injustice, ignorance, and fear..

Diagnoses were made on the basis of symptoms, and persons with a certain cluster of symptoms were given a label in the conviction that a particular cause might be found for that «disease.»