Sentences with phrase «greater than patients»

Patients who received the highest radiation doses had a risk of stomach cancer nearly threefold greater than patients who received the lowest doses.

Patients with 2 or 3 of the predictors had a sudden cardiac death risk that was 145 times greater than patients with normal levels on all 3 measures.

Not exact matches

A mentor of mine when I was a resident at Columbia Presbyterian, said to me as a first - year intern «Michael you will make a great surgeon one day, but always remember your patients know more about their body than you do.

If it works, it could be used in a far greater number of patients than Sarepta's drug, which is approved for a relatively small slice of the DMD patient pool.

Australians pay more for their healthcare than most other developed countries, and only the US had a greater proportion of patients with excessive out - of - pocket costs.

Invitae has now collected more than 40,000 patient samples, which is 158 % greater than the 15,500 it had a year ago.

Research has shown that, with modern tranquilizers and detoxification methods, alcoholics cause no greater disturbance than any other group of seriously ill patients.

Can you cite studies which show RELIGIOUS counseling has a greater effect, normalizing for the religion of the patient, than non-religious counseling?

In actual practice, the psychoanalyst does attribute to the «I» of his patient a greater transcendence over these psychic forces than his theories justify, just as the academic psychologist, consciously or unconsciously, attributes to his subjects an inwardness that his science ignores.

The sheer length and complexity of great novels, their patient playing out of the consequences of our moral choices, make them infinitely more useful than the brief schematic narratives that are commonly employed by moral philosophers to illustrate their claims.

The programs taught me about (1) admitting I was beat, (2) coming to believe in something greater than myself (eventually a higher power)(many evolutions and concepts of HP, all of these at one time or another: nature, the 12 steps, creator, Love, spiritual principles)(Step 3) applying my low self worth and gigantic Ego to these spiritual principles (4) write down my liabilities and assets (5) share them with another and my higher power (6 & 7) ask for the liabilites to be removed and be patient with the process (8) Make a list of all that were harmed by me (9) make amends to such folks except whn to do so would injure them or myself (10) take a daily inventory of my day, checking for snafus, mean temperment, arrogance etc (11) meditation and prayer to communicate to my higher power and quiet reflection to listen for the Truth (12) after having a spiritual awakening as a result of working these steps, help others if they wish for help because now I am in the position to assist.

With regard to Callahan's comparison of the lives of PVS patients with the lives of «fertilized eggs,» I would simply note that once an egg has been fertilized it is no longer an egg but a new living being, and in the case of the human species, a new human being — surely a being of incomparably greater value than an «egg.»

It's not that I have an issue with catering to special diets (and it's great to have resources like this for counselling patients if needed), but other than being «trendy» I can't tell why the author has chosen to do this.

Chuba can be a strike partner with Oliver, then bring in Mehrez or Draxler, and we can also bid for Barca's Munir then we can have a great season, our pre-season last year was better than this, only to got beaten by west harm, so don't raise your hope high gunners, just be patient and pray for wenger to have a change of heart.

@ larryking listen jock wenger could never coach anyother club because no big club would go six season without a trophy there is no way wenger could go to madrid and go two season without a trophy no way in hell he would be fired in no time bmunich fired klinsman less than half season look at the real madrid coach grave yard pelligrinie made 95 + points last season that amount would win the league in almost any country yet he got fired i can go on if fergi goes two seasons without a trophy am sure he gone i love arsenal but football is about winning trophies wenger has hypnotize you i do nt care arsenal have gone five years without a trophy and six witout the league not even a carling cup or fa cup and loosing all our best players all for money all this talk about wenger and his youth policies i can count on both hands all the players that came through arsenal youth system that went on to be world beaters look at the current crop walcott nasri diaby denilson bedtner clichy none of these are world class they have improve minimal @ arsenal compare that to barca their youths pedro and co are world beaters event the great vanpercy who we rate he would never leave arsenal because all that chance wenger gives him he would» t get at other big clubs this does not make sense we buy young players they take ages to develop most do nt» t then we sell them or they leave because they want to win things that how you grow pretty soon that top four will become very hard to stay in if we get out of that then what i wish all you wenger fans luck am all out of patients with him last chance this year................

Having said that, great doctors welcome patients who are proactive about their lifestyle choices, and who seek more than «absence of disease»... who insist on vibrant health.

For more than 30 years, New York Oncology Hematology has been delivering world class care to patients with cancer and blood disorders — right here in New York's Greater Capital Region.

«If we want to treat the greatest number of diseases, we need to figure out how to get these molecules inside the cells of patients — not just increasing the number of target cells but also hitting tissues other than the liver,» says Anderson, who co-founded a company called CRISPR Therapeutics to pursue those goals.

«The level of psychosocial morbidity and suicidality associated with BPD is as great, or greater, than that experienced by patients with bipolar disorder,» said Zimmerman, director of outpatient psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital and director of the Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) project.

Rather than replace existing cochlear implants, it's likely that the two technologies will be combined, to give patients a system with greater flexibility that can adapt to their needs over time.

«These relationships were particularly strong in patients who experienced greater emotional aspects of religion and spirituality, including a sense of meaning and purpose in life as well as a connection to a source larger than oneself,» said lead author Heather Jim, PhD, of the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa.

The current NCEP guidelines, published in 2001 and revised in 2004, recommend statins for heart disease patients with LDL («bad») cholesterol levels greater than 70 milligrams per deciliter of blood and for people who have a moderately elevated risk of heart disease as well as LDL levels above 100 mg / dL.

They found that schizophrenia patients, especially those with prominent negative symptoms, were more likely to choose the less demanding tasks that provided smaller rewards and were less likely than healthy subjects to choose more demanding tasks that offered greater rewards.

One of the studies, published in 2008, suggested that patients whose antiretroviral treatment was deferred until their CD4 cell counts were below 250 were at greater risk of opportunistic infection than those that received antiretroviral treatment when CD4 cell counts were higher than 350.

Eligible patients presented with tumor stages of T1c to T3a, prostate - specific androgen (PSA) levels of 20 or below, and one or two of three risk factors: stage T3a, a Gleason tumor score of seven or higher, or a PSA level greater than 10.

Some of the best support for this contention came in 2012, when researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and their colleagues published a meta - analysis of 29 studies involving nearly 18,000 patients, which found that traditional acupuncture produced a somewhat greater reduction in pain than placebo or sham acupuncture.

In the population of patients with a BSA greater than 10 percent, that number jumps to 12.22 per 1,000 people.

The largest urban health systems, which serve as safety nets for large patient populations with lower socioeconomic status and greater likelihood to speak English as a second language, do worse on government patient satisfaction scores than smaller, non-urban hospitals likely to serve white customers with higher education levels, according to a new study by Mount Sinai researchers published this month in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

«The headline seems to be coming from patients who are greater than 80 years old,» Garnick says.

Fat cells cultured from the body mass index of a morbidly obese patient cause multiple myeloma cells to anchor to a much greater extent than normal cells and produce a significantly larger number of blood vessels to sustain the cancer cells.

«This greater than expected survival in older patients selected for operative therapy is noteworthy,» said Dr. Fernandez, «especially considering that the prevalence of lung cancer is expected to increase as the population continues to grow older and more people survive into old age.»

The investigators found that the incidence of COPD hospitalization was greater in patients with rheumatoid arthritis than in the general population.

«We can offer more patients reconstruction than in the past, we have greater experience, but there is a tradeoff of possibly higher complication rates.»

The findings are especially interesting because, as a result of easier access, recent trends show that a greater percentage of mental health patients in the U.S. are engaging in pharmacotherapy than psychotherapy, according to co-author Roger Greenberg, PhD, SUNY Upstate Medical University.

«Patients with a greater tissue loss above the injury site recovered less effectively than those with less changes,» explains Patrick Freund, the investigator responsible for the study at the Paraplegic Center Balgrist.

The researchers reported that patients with end - stage renal disease face a greater risk of cardiovascular disease than healthy patients.

According to the study results higher anxiety and anger scores, depression and caregiver stress were associated with increased risk of CAC greater than 100 units (moderate to severe disease) in patients with RA.

Every 10 minutes in the greater Houston area, SAPPHIRE receives reports on emergency room cases, descriptions of patients» self - reported symptoms, updated electronic health rec - ords, and clinicians» notes from eight hospitals that account for more than 30 percent of the region's emergency room visits.

«For most patients with diabetes and a BMI (body mass index) greater than 35, bariatric surgery increases life expectancy,» says Daniel Schauer, MD, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at UC.

«Prednisone is a strong and great drug for certain problems, but it is no better than antihistamine treatment for patients who are itching with hives,» said lead study author Caroline Barniol, MD, of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in Toulouse, France.

According to a recent article in The Lancet, «virtually all published analyses that have compared the cost of screening of patients on admission and using contact precautions with colonized patients» show that «the costs of caring for patients who become infected with MRSA are much greater than the costs of screening programs.»

But the patients who participated in the psychology program — who initially reported higher opioid use, anxiety, depression, and higher sensitivity to pain — showed significantly greater reductions in opioid use, depression and less disruptions in their daily living as a result of their pain than those patients who received TPS physician - guided treatment alone.

Even though early detection of vision difficulties may lead to better quality of life, greater independence and a lower risk of falls in older adults, routine screening doesn't appear more effective than only testing patients with symptoms, the USPSTF reports in JAMA March 1.

The odds of a good stroke outcome were 75 % greater for patients given alteplase within 3 hours of initial stroke symptoms, compared with those who did not receive the drug; for those given the drug between 3 and 4 · 5 hours post-stroke there was a 26 % increased chance of a good outcome; while for those with a delay of more than 4 · 5 hours in receiving treatment, there was just a 15 %, not statistically significant, increase in the chance of a good recovery.

Commenting on the findings, Prof Robert Pirker, programme director for lung cancer at the Vienna General Hospital in Vienna, Austria, not involved in the study, said: «This subgroup analysis shows that the effect of necitumumab was slightly greater in patients with EGFR expressing tumours than it was in the entire SQUIRE population.

To explain why antidepressants in such trials nevertheless often cause greater symptom relief than placebo, it has been suggested that SSRI - induced side effects will make the patient understand that he or she has not been given placebo, hence enhancing his or her belief of having been given an effective treatment.

Patients were considered to have coronary artery disease if they had a diameter reduction of greater than 50 percent in at least one coronary artery.

Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered that patients who suffer from both Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea are at greater risk of developing a condition that leads to blindness within an average period of less than four years.

The observational study of nearly 9,000 patients found that those prescribed antidepressants at discharge from hospital after a heart attack had a 66 % greater risk of mortality one year later than patients not prescribed the drugs, although they noted the cause is not necessarily related directly to the antidepressants.

Patients who had sentinel node biopsies had significantly greater 10 - year disease - free survival rates than patients who underwent nodal obsePatients who had sentinel node biopsies had significantly greater 10 - year disease - free survival rates than patients who underwent nodal obsepatients who underwent nodal observation.