Sentences with phrase «given standard treatments»

In the past, Ghanei says, mustard victims with chronic symptoms were given standard treatments for chronic pulmonary disorders such as asthma: corticosteroids to tamp down inflammation and β2 - agonists for smooth muscle relaxation.

Not exact matches

The accounts of expulsions or discipline, the colleges say, are few in number; in at least one instance, the basis for the dismissal is in dispute; and the colleges have policies for giving students notice of their standards of conduct and for ensuring fair treatment.

We wish to acknowledge that Richard Dunne received the highest standard of medical care before and during the Championships and apologise to those involved in providing his treatment if any other impression was erroneously given.

Although ACOG does not support planned home births given the published medical data, it emphasizes that women who decide to deliver at home should be offered standard components of prenatal care, including group B Strep screening and treatment, genetic screening, as well as HIV screening.

The book also gives general information about standard treatments for infertility, including side effects.

Under his plans, problems of the mind will be given equivalence to problems of the body, with waiting times reflecting the standards in physical treatment.

I do not know the reason, but I do know that a double standard is always taking place in Albany, and it clearly shows with the treatment that was given to others compared with the treatment that was given to Carl Heastie.

Researchers report that only 10 percent of frostbitten toes and fingers had to be amputated in patients who were given tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), an anti-clotting agent, in addition to standard frostbite treatment (rewarming, rehydrating and cleaning the wounded areas); in contrast, 41 percent of frostbitten digits had to be amputated in victims who received only conventional care.

Since randomized clinical trials — the gold - standard in research — don't accommodate patients» preferences, Zoellner and her research team used a study design called a «doubly randomized preference trial» to investigate whether giving patients a choice affects their treatment outcomes.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, given for five to six months before surgery, is the standard treatment for some women with newly diagnosed invasive, but operable, breast cancer.

When he and his colleagues gave the mice the standard, maximum tolerated dose of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, the tumours roared back as soon as the treatment was stopped.

The team gave 137 women with breast cancer either T - DM1 or the standard treatment of Herceptin plus another drug, docetaxel.

Ninety - seven percent of bariatric surgery patients avoided post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) with the addition of a second drug to the standard treatment given during surgery, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ™ 2013 annual meeting.

Because AML is difficult to treat, standard treatment commonly involves multiple chemotherapy medicines that are given at a higher dose in order to kill the cancer cells.

A study has found no increase in overall survival but a reduction in breast cancer recurrence when additional radiation is given to the lymph nodes as well as the standard treatment of whole - breast irradiation after breast - conserving surgery.

Offering a standard biomarker test earlier in pregnancy could potentially help doctors to better identify women at risk of giving birth prematurely, thus enabling health services to focus treatments on women at highest risk, according to a new study led by King's College London.

In many trials, some participants are randomly assigned to the «control» group and receive an inactive «placebo» treatment or a standard intervention currently in use; sometimes the control subjects are later given a chance to try the experimental treatment.

The study had begun as a comparative study of patients given Gleevec or the previous standard treatment, interferon alfa plus cytarabine.

Based on the results of this study the standard treatment for DLBCL with R - CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and prednisone) should be given as standard treatment.

The drug's manufacturer, Roche, said trials in these patients have shown that giving pertuzumab in combination with the drugs trastuzumab (Herceptin) and docetaxel could extend survival by nearly 16 months compared to standard treatment.

For the research, 112 individuals aged 60 years or older having major depression were given the drug escitalopram, a standard depression treatment, for about a month.

In one case, a 38 - year - old woman developed Grave's disease (autoimmune hyperthyroidism) after giving birth to her fifth child but experienced full remission following the addition of flaxseed to her standard medical treatment.

Add to this that people undergoing standard medical treatment options for autoimmune disorders are given steroids and immune - suppressing drugs.

Whereas Warner Bros.» early DVD for Shaft contained just a vintage promo featurette, Superfly is given the deluxe treatment by the studio, sporting numerous featurettes on the cast, style, the loud and flashy clothes, and the film's stature as one of several key African - American film works that revitalized Hollywood's production arm when revenues from more standard fodder were once again ebbing low.

Nicholas Martin's screenplay could have been given the standard Hollywood biopic treatment, but in the hands of Frears, cinematographer Danny Cohen, composer Alexandre Desplat, production designer Alan MacDonald, and costume designer Consolata Boyle, the film presents 1940s New York in all its flashy glory, a heightened world suited to serve as backdrop to such an extraordinary — and sometimes painfully funny — story.

Few things are more frustrating than when a transgressive figure is given the standard biopic treatment.

If one then assumes a cumulative impact from giving students not just a single application but continuing treatment through grade 12, the gains reach astronomical proportions, somewhere in the range of 23 to 57 standard deviations.

Random assignment is the «gold standard» of medical and social - science research: It gives investigators confidence that the treatment and control groups are essentially identical in every respect except their access to Head Start.

The standard E-Class cabin is a thing of beauty, but giving it the AMG treatment has only added appeal.

Hyundai gave its Santa Fe Sport compact crossover SUV a subtle 2 - tone treatment to the grille, emphasizing the «Sport» part of the name, and the crossover SUV also gets daytime running lights as standard.

The SLS was the first time AMG were given a clean sheet to engineer the car from the ground up, as opposed to giving a standard Mercedes the «AMG Treatment» later, which always has its limitations.

The other half were not given the drug, but received the same standard treatment.

Immiticide (fast kill) Standard treatment with Immiticide consists of giving two injections 24 hours apart, then keeping the dog strictly confined for the next four to six weeks.

Training for veterinary students in order to improve the standard of treatment given to working animals is a key part of SPANA Myanmar's work.

The goal of the study is to give doctors and veterinarians better treatment options and set up standards for earlier diagnosis.

Given the risk, it's wise for owners of large dogs to go with a different insurer like Figo (which covers all hip dysplasia - related treatment after the standard 14 - day waiting period) or Trupanion (same coverage, but with a 30 - day waiting period).

It is our ambition to pro-actively contribute to the local healthcare infrastructure and provide a state - of - the - art holistic diagnosis, treatment and care centre giving residents, as well as regional and international visitors, access to global standard family healthcare in a luxurious and serene setting.»

It is probably what happens at Polyphony Digital, when they make a Gran Turismo game because they do usually have the sense to include two versions of the XJ220 but they gave both of them the «standard «treatment in GT5.

In both the * Polynesian and São Paulo series, Tillim's artistry does not offer a conventional point of focus or easily identifiable subject that is the standard premise for photography; instead, he gives equal treatment to the many elements that comprise an image.

For example, the standard of «fair and equitable treatment» is limited to a list of the elements that could give rise to a violation of the standard.

The plaintiff, the patient's widow, alleged that the physician breached the standard of care and was negligent in the dosage and types of medication given for weight loss and hormone treatment.

Rather, it is only when medical treatment falls below the minimally acceptable standard of care within the medical community that a medical mistake may give rise to a medical malpractice action.

Standard criminal treatment by RCMP of criminals given to a person they are taking to HOSPITAL for medical care!

According to Florida statutes on medical malpractice, «The prevailing professional standard of care for a given health care provider shall be that level of care, skill, and treatment which, in light of all relevant surrounding circumstances, is recognized as acceptable and appropriate by reasonably prudent similar health care providers.»

No specific addiction protocols will be taught, instead participants will be given an overview on how and when to use a specific protocol, with the ultimate goal of returning to the standard EMDR approach for comprehensive treatment.

RRFT is novel in its integration of these components, given that standard care for trauma - exposed youth often entails treatment of substance use problems separate from treatment of other trauma - related psychopathology.

All participants were given the same standard treatment, including weekly individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, special education services, a behavioral point modification system, and medication and / or psychoeducational parent family counseling as needed, but those in the experimental group additionally received three sessions of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment.

Because the present study was designed to be an effectiveness trial and prior studies noted earlier showed that attrition before 12 sessions from child treatment is common in actual clinical settings, parents were given the choice of attending 6 two - hour meetings each of which covered two sessions or the standard 12 one - hour session procedure.