Sentences with phrase «for victims of disease»

Pioneering scientist, social activist, humanitarian — Mary - Claire King is also foremost a free spirit who for over four decades has marched to the beat of her own drummer, animated by the impulse to solve iconic scientific puzzles, a passion for victims of disease and social injustice, and a warm humility that belies her profound impacts on science, on medicine, and on society.

Not exact matches

It is also restricted almost entirely to Africa, which, unfortunately for its victims, makes it a less attractive target for big drug companies than a host of non-fatal diseases (think erectile dysfunction) that are more common in rich countries.

According to a 2017 analysis of fatal and nonfatal childhood firearm injuries compiled by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black children face the highest rates of firearm mortality — a difference largely driven by black youth being more likely to be shooting victims than children from other racial groups.

Adventists have been slow to become involved with the victims of this disease, for they have associated it with unworthy people.

«Whether it's lowering the cost of living, forcing polluters to clean up the Hudson River, or helping victims of Lyme Disease, I look forward to taking on these challenges and delivering results for the people of the Hudson Valley.»

I share the fury of ex-miner Ian Lavery, now Labour MP for Wansbeck in Northumberland, after a Con - led Government in the pocket of the insurance industry condemned victims of this terrible lung disease to die in poverty.

Overhyped microbes include anthrax (famous for the U.S. mail attacks in 2000), the Ebola and Marburg viruses (which can cause dramatic bleeding and high fever in their victims), and the prion agent of mad cow disease (otherwise known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE), which kills people by making their nervous systems degenerate.

In the style of HIV, it can keep the disease carrier alive for a long time, infecting new victims over the course of months or years.

The multi-author study, by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control's Partners for Rabies Prevention Group, also shows that annual economic losses because of the disease are around 8.6 billion US dollars, mostly due to premature deaths, but also because of spending on human vaccines, lost income for victims of animal bites and other costs.

Stealthy Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite responsible for Chagas disease, mixes its DNA with that of its victims.

The more years of education people have, the longer it takes for them to fall victim to memory - robbing diseases like Alzheimer's.

Preventing an outbreak of disease among survivors has become a top priority as hope for victims not already found in the rubble dwindles to nil.

Samples from four other suspected victims, who are still hospitalized but have not yet shown signs of hemorrhaging, have so far tested negative for both Ebola and Marburg, says Ray Arthur, a medical officer in the WHO department of communicable diseases surveillance and response in Geneva.

The findings, reported in the January issue of Nature Genetics, could ease the way to new treatments for burn victims, diabetics, and patients with other diseases.

There, in about a third of victims, they damage the organs for decades before causing potentially lethal heart disease.

The disease Owen has kills more than half of its victims in childhood, leaving few celebrities to promote the search for a cure.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — For some, the disease multiple sclerosis (MS) attacks its victims slowly and progressively over a period of many years.

The New York Times has been a strong advocate for lowfat diets, even for children, yet a recent NYT article noted that vitamin - A-rich foods like liver, egg yolk, cream and shellfish confer resistance to infectious diseases in children and prevent cancer in adults.13 A Washington Post article hailed vitamin A as «cheap and effective, with wonders still being (re) discovered,» noting that recent studies have found that vitamin - A supplements help prevent infant mortality in Third World countries, protect measles victims from severe complications and prevent mother - to - child transmission of HIV virus.14 The article lists butter, egg yolk and liver as important sources of vitamin A, but claims, unfortunately, that carotenes from vegetables are «equally important.»

I am more content now to just follow the recommendations and wait for the results to show... I feel that it will take time for my body to heal from years of eating the wrong things... ALSO, I now feel that I was the unfortunate victim of the Ketone Diet thinking that high fat and low carb was going to cure my diabetes and now I understand why it was only a bandaid and not a diet that could ever reverse or eliminate the disease.

Most Lyme victims, like myself, with little household income are eligible for tax credit subsidies on our insurance premiums but many lyme disease victims are not aware of the tax credit subsidies.

He's great here as a father preparing himself for the inevitable after his daughter (Abigail Breslin) becomes a victim of a zombifying disease that has ravaged the planet.

About 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs each year and more than half of the victims are children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

For victims of dog bites, rabies immune globulin can prevent the disease, if administered shortly after the bite injury.

Simply because a high coefficient of inbreeding implies a loss in vitality for the dog, resulting in a weak immune system, making it a potential victim to so many diseases that are not inherited.

So much so that we suspect the Cavalier King Charles spaniel is receiving more attention, donations and expressions of support — at least online — than his sick human, Dallas nurse Nina Pham, who contracted the disease while caring for the first Ebola victim to be diagnosed in America.

Rabies is almost always fatal to animals and people once signs of disease appear and the State of North Carolina mandates reporting of all animal bites for the protection of the victim.

Dr. Gerberding's controversial tenure at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention included her acceptance of White House censorship of her Senate testimony on climate change and public health, CDC's failure to act to protect victims of Hurricane Katrina from... Continue reading →

Cancer victim isn't screened for disease Action: Medical malpractice Attorney: Benjamin R. Novotny of Lubin & Meyer, Boston

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 1.7 million people sustain TBIs in the United States each year, and many of these victims are left with substantial medical expenses.

He is responsible for developing litigation strategy and - together with victim support groups - initiating campaigns on behalf of the victims of asbestos - related diseases, especially the mesothelioma cancer.

The Center for Disease Control estimates that one in every four women will be a victim of domestic violence at some point in her life.

«Victims of asbestos - related disease mesothelioma, for example, are dying because of exposure at work as far back as the 1980s,» explained APIL's president Neil Sugarman.

In fact, more than 4 million Americans, many of them children, are victims of dog bites each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It has a specialist asbestos - related disease practice, headed by Michael Osborne, who has more than more than 12 years experience of making claims for asbestos disease, acting solely on behalf of victims and their families.

A scheme similar to the Motor Insurers» Bureau should be set up for workers who fall victim to industrial injuries and diseases, says the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).

The World Trade Center Health Program provides victims and survivors with lifetime medical care, treatment, testing, and medications for all common 9/11 diseases and conditions, including over 70 types of common (and uncommon) cancers, digestive conditions, and breathing conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and many other conditions and diseases.

We have helped obtain just compensation for the victims of asbestos diseases and conditions and their families.

We at Sokolove Law have been practicing mesothelioma and asbestos - related law for over 30 years, helping victims of asbestos diseases and families get properly compensated.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that roughly 4.5 million people are attacked by dogs each year, and 20 % of dog bite victims need medical assistance for their injuries.

At Sokolove Law, we have been practicing mesothelioma and asbestos - related law for more than 30 years, helping the victims of these diseases and their families get the compensation they deserve.

Victims of Chemical Valley for Asbestos and Occupational Disease Sandra Kinart ph: [phone] [email protected]

Awards and Accomplishments 2010 Volunteer of the Year — New Directions for Youth (North Hollywood, CA) • Facilitated play therapy sessions for the children of victims of domestic violence • Attended seminars and workshops on Addiction Recovery, Adolescent Behavior, Alzheimer's Disease, Anger Management, Cultural Competence, Domestic Violence, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, Parkinson's Disease and Suicide Risk Assessment

Victims of abuse are at high risk for poor health, related not only to the physical trauma they have endured, but also to high rates of other social risk factors associated with poor health.22 Abused children have high rates of growth problems, untreated vision and dental problems, infectious diseases, developmental delay, mental health and behavioural problems, early and risky sexual behaviours, and other chronic illnesses, but child welfare and health care systems historically have not addressed the health needs of dependent children.23 - 33 Compared to children in foster care, maltreated children who remain at home exhibit similarly high rates of physical, developmental and mental health needs.34

Recent studies with adolescents and young adults document elevated rates of health risks and disease among IPV victims as compared to those without such IPV histories [4, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30], suggesting that clinical settings may represent a critical opportunity for reaching this population.

Influenced further by epigenomes, these changes are linked with impairment in the child's ability to respond to future biological and environmental stress, and increase the risk for physical and mental health disease later in life.49 - 52 This emerging research underscores the need to develop and test prevention and early, aggressive intervention strategies for children who have been victims of serious physical abuse.

These activities generally include the following: • To prevent or control disease, injury or disability; • To report births and deaths; • To report child abuse or neglect; • To report reactions to medications or problems with products; • To notify people of recalls of products they may be using; • To notify a person who may have been exposed to a disease or may be at risk for contracting or spreading a disease or condition; • To notify the appropriate government authority if we believe a patient has been the victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence.