Sentences with phrase «frailties such»

The Court of Appeal rejected the argument, finding that the trial judge considered the expert evidence favouring the physician to suffer from frailties such that the court could not rely on it to establish the existence of a respectable minority opinion.

Maharaj will enroll people who are between the ages of 55 and 95 and who demonstrate several indicators of frailty such as exhaustion and weight loss.

Not exact matches

Catholics are all too familiar with frailty, and in fact the central Christian idea of redemption by Christ presupposes a need for such redemption....

If you, my listener, should see such a man, although it is unlikely, for without a doubt weakness and mediocrity are the more common, if you should meet him in what he himself would call a weak moment, but which, alas, you would have to call a better moment; if you should meet him when he had found no rest in the desert, when the giddiness passes away for a moment and he feels an agonizing longing for the Good; if you should meet him when, shaken in his innermost being, and not without sadness, he was thinking of that man of single purpose who even in all his frailty still wills the Good: then you would discover that he had two wills, and you would discover his painful double - mindedness.

It abounds in «quotable quotes,» with many a sly dig at such human frailties as laziness, gossip and argumentativeness, and not a little humor.

Doubtless such suspicions may be traced back as far as the college of the apostles and Paul, but our ironic participation in them today still leaves us with the feeling that something else is amiss besides common frailty and sin.

«Although God entrusted me with such an important task and he helps me, he didn't free me from human frailty,» he said in the letter signed 16th March.

Since most of these variables are considered co-morbidities, such as history of heart attack, stent and hypertension, health care providers can easily calculate a patient's frailty score by taking a simple medical history.

To evaluate whether the experimental treatment is safe and whether it might be able to reduce frailty, Maharaj plans to run a battery of baseline testing on each clinical trial participant before they get their first infusion of young plasma and then monitor their changes for two years: That means cognitive exams, questionnaires about their quality of life and their indicators of frailty, and tests to measure biomarkers he believes are linked with aging, such as telomere lengths and DNA methylation.

«I think using our frailty index can kind of enlighten surgeons into recognizing that even if they are doing an elective case, such as total knee or hip replacement, sicker patients who have significant medical histories may have a high risk of wound infections and even mortality,» Dr. Adams said.

Measuring and developing strategies to improve immune dysfunction which occurs in patients suffering from cancer, cancer survivors, recurrent infections, chronic diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, stroke, scleroderma and other autoimmune and chronic illnesses as well as disorders associated with aging and frailty.

The assessment of pain is important for improving clinical outcomes, such as functional status, frailty trajectories, comorbidity, and quality of life.

Bisphosphonates such as Fosamax and Boniva inhibit normal remodeling of bone, which results in unhealthy, brittle bone and can result in osteonecrosis.Decreased bone density is of great concern as one of the leading causes of frailty among aging women and men.

This giant, gentle bear of a man will surely look familiar to admirers of such exceptional Maori stories as «Whale Rider» and «Once Were Warriors,» though we've never seen actor Cliff Curtis looking quite like this: With a shaved head and a missing - teeth mouthpiece, the Kiwi star appears completely transformed, playing a figure whose potentially intimidating physical presence is offset by a clear awareness of his own frailty.

The story is weaved in flashback by Hopkins» elderly Ptolemy, who judges the frailties of the real man before carefully omitting such details from the record.

It's that focus on human frailty that makes Age of Ultron such a comedown from the first Avengers film — albeit a necessary one

Hunter is quickly revealed to harbour frailties that compromise his status as a moral crusader, such as an extramarital sexual weakness for his direct report (Maxine Peake).

Winter Journal is far more than a simple collection of lists, however; the memoir is strongest and most emotionally compelling when the reader can see Auster arriving at moments of revelation, such as the realization that his moments of periodic physical frailty coincide closely with episodes of emotional intensity, personal crisis, and loss.

issues of sexual communication, dysfunction + human frailty are imbedded in her work; themes which are explored + executed with such truthfulness + raw honesty.

In images when the body does not appear, objects such as dead flowers, a mirror, two clocks, soiled underwear, or a string of lights serve as a series of memento mori, reminding the viewer of the abject frailty and transience of life lived during the plague years of the AIDS crisis.

The intent of the images is to show the contrast between technologies, such as 3D - printing, that can be used to build and construct new matter, and the frailty and of animal life, something that is not so easily replaceable.

Drawing inspiration from the symbolic status of society's others — such as prisoners, orphans and the disabled — Peggy Wauters employs a personal interpretation of codes and conventions that signify human frailty and folly.

She creates ethereal sculptures using throwaway materials — such as toilet paper and newspapers — to explore the frailty of identity, position and social standing.

Frankly addressing idea such as frailty, sexualized power, and racially bounded ideals of beauty, Reclaiming Images presents us with compelling and nuanced examinations of multiple Black female identities and experiences.

It's tragic that such human frailties are allowed to determine the future of the planet.

Also, there may be cultural issues related to the care recipient's frailty or illness, such as a different understanding of dementia, and accessing carer services outside the family or cultural group may not be culturally acceptable.

These changes are important because both stressors and depression can sensitize the inflammatory response in such a way that they produce heightened responsiveness to stressful events as well as antigen challenge.25, 27,28,60 Furthermore, more frequent or persistent stress - related changes in plasma levels of these key cytokines have broad implications for health; elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines have been linked to a variety of age - related disease, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, certain cancers, and frailty and functional decline.29 Moreover, inflammatory activation can enhance development of depressive symptoms.30, 31 Thus, relationships characterized by hostility, repeated conflicts, and heightened IL - 6 levels could have negative consequences for both physical and mental health.