Sentences with phrase «higher variety of diseases»

It's an annual contract that covers a higher variety of diseases.

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I have a variety of health issues (Lyme's disease, Ehlers - Danlos syndrome and all the accompanying fun things that those entail, the list is long so I won't bore you) and shifting to high fat brought a lot of relief to the GI issues I was experiencing as well as helping me mentally.

Farmers and consumers benefit from rice genetic research because it leads to new rice varieties that have higher yield, higher quality, and are more resistant to pests, diseases, and the effects of climate change.

Although the first generation of hybrid rice varieties released had higher yields, they also tended to have inferior grain quality and inadequate disease and insect resistance.

This scientific innovation was soon followed by other high - yielding varieties that each offered increasing vigor and resistance to pests and disease — the major scourges of that period.

That bulk, commodity cacao used in the cheap chocolate you can pick up for Halloween hand - out is grown in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, from disease - resistant, high - yield varieties that don't have any of the various notes you'll taste in a single - origin bar.

And do you really not grasp the fact that for a variety of reasons — many of which are linked to high levels of social and economic inequality, and none of which have anything to do with the skill of obstetricians — heart disease is more prevalent in the US than the Netherlands?

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) also reports this about occupations that have a higher level of exposure to hazardous chemicals, «Dermal exposure to hazardous agents can result in a variety of occupational diseases and disorders, including occupational skin diseases (OSD) and systemic toxicity.»

For researchers using mouse models to study a variety of cancers, including lymphoma, melanoma, breast, and prostate cancers as well as autoimmune and infectious diseases, the panel facilitates a highly sensitive and high - throughput investigation of biomarkers associated with disease progression.

In September Michael Skinner of Washington State University announced that his lab rats inherit, epigenetically, their parents» propensity for a variety of humanlike diseases, including breast cancer, kidney disease, and high cholesterol.

«People with psoriasis, particularly those with more severe disease, have an increased risk for a variety of other health problems, including obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stroke and heart attack,» says board - certified dermatologist Jashin J. Wu, MD, FAAD, director of dermatology research at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.

These findings have unnerved some clinicians because patients with a variety of diseases are treated with high - dose glucocorticoids for long periods (even though the treatment is known to cause memory problems) and because the body itself secretes a ton of these hormones during neurological crises.

Individuals with high levels of these inflammatory molecules are more likely to be frail, hospitalized, and less independent; are more susceptible to certain types of infections; and have a variety of chronic, late - life diseases such as dementia and cardiovascular disease, as well as higher death rates.

Those varieties won out because of their good yield, disease resistance, and high - quality grain.

By the time he died, in 2009, researchers had developed 15 varieties of high - yielding wheat that can resist the new disease.

He and his colleagues spent the next decade crossing thousands of strains of wheat from across the globe, ultimately developing a high - yielding, disease resistant variety.

The data indicated that patients with ICP have an increased risk of a variety of immune - mediated diseases, such as thyroid disease (30 % higher than pregnant controls), diabetes (47 %), psoriasis (27 %), and Crohn's disease (55 %).

The study is the first to identify a possible link between high levels of psychological distress and deaths resulting from a variety of liver diseases.

Plant breeding is the genetic improvement of the crop in order to develop new varieties with desirable characters (traits)-- higher yield, resistance to diseases, better nutrition (higher micronutrient content).

This scientific innovation was soon followed by other high - yielding varieties that each offered increasing vigor and resistance to pests and disease — the major scourges of that period.

The pediatric hematology oncology program at Hasbro Children's Hospital offers the highest quality, state - of - the - art treatments for patients with a variety of blood diseases and cancers, as well as infusion services.

Both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and insomnia are found in a high percentage of patients with a variety of neurological diseases, according to new...

Expertly trained to address life - threatening diseases of the brain, spine, and nerves, Dr. Frontera not only wants to build on the comprehensive stroke center, but also provide a similar level of high - quality care for a variety of neurological conditions.

A strong proponent and practitioner of collaboration, Norman E. Borlaug worked with Sonora farmers in the 1940 - 50s as part of a joint Rockefeller Foundation - Mexican government program that, among other outputs, generated high - yielding, disease - resistant wheat varieties.

Technology such as high - yielding wheat varieties that tolerate drought and high temperatures, as well as resisting new or modified strains of deadly crop diseases spawned in rapidly warming environments, are the outputs from WHEAT research that lead to positive outcomes for farmers and consumers.

«As of 2012, the start of the most recent phase of ACIAR - funded work, Afghanistan partners have developed and released 12 high - yielding and disease resistant bread wheat varieties, as well as 3 varieties of durum wheat, 2 of barley and 3 of maize,» said Rajiv Sharma, a senior wheat scientist at CIMMYT and country liaison officer for CIMMYT in Afghanistan.

In the last five years, the Agricultural Research Institute of Afghanistan (ARIA) of the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock (MAIL) has used CIMMYT breeding lines to develop and make available to farmers seed of 15 high - yielding, disease resistant wheat varieties.

The Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Program is expanding the use of this technique for patients with solid tumors including neuroblastoma and brain tumors; a variety of high - risk hematologic diseases, such as thalassemia major and transfusion - dependent sickle cell disease; and other nonmalignant diseases.

The recent Nature paper «High - throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes» describes the systematic high - throughput phenotyping screens used in the knock out mice and gives insight into a variety of gene function while a strong correlation was found between genes causing lethality in mice and genes causing diseases in humans, including cardiovascular defects, spina bifida, and metabolic disorders, among many othHigh - throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes» describes the systematic high - throughput phenotyping screens used in the knock out mice and gives insight into a variety of gene function while a strong correlation was found between genes causing lethality in mice and genes causing diseases in humans, including cardiovascular defects, spina bifida, and metabolic disorders, among many othhigh - throughput phenotyping screens used in the knock out mice and gives insight into a variety of gene function while a strong correlation was found between genes causing lethality in mice and genes causing diseases in humans, including cardiovascular defects, spina bifida, and metabolic disorders, among many others.

The CIRM board also announced the approval of US $ 58.8 million in funding for five new clinical trials which will study potential treatments for a variety of diseases and conditions, namely malignant glioma, acute myeloid leukemic, neutropenia, high - risk type 1 diabetes and kidney disease.

From January to April, keep your eyes peeled for blood oranges, a darker - hued winter variety of the citrus that contains a full day's worth of vitamin C as well as high levels of the disease - fighting antioxidant anthocyanin.

Ingredients like high sucrose corn syrup, used widely in soft drinks, and palm oil, found in a variety of processed foods, have been promoted as and are arguably «natural» — but they have been linked to obesity, diabetes and a range of other diseases.

We have a few general ideas about how high levels of DHEA are correlated with certain diseases or disorders, and we also have some ideas about how low DHEA levels may result in a variety of symptoms, but again, none of this is particularly clear or certain at this point in time.

All cabbages, including white cabbages (the most commonly consumed variety in the United States), contain high concentrations of disease - fighting phytonutrients, such as polyphenols and glucosinolates.

Ripe bananas contain a slightly higher concentration of antioxidant compounds than unripe bananas, says David L. Katz, M.D. Antioxidants are able to inhibit free radicals from damaging DNA and cellular tissue, and a diet rich in a variety of antioxidants may be instrumental in preventing cancer, heart disease, diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease.

High levels of free radicals contribute to the development and progression of a wide variety of diseases, including atherosclerosis, colon cancer, diabetes, and asthma.

Moreover, high blood pressure increases the risk for a variety of cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and peripheral vascular disease.

In one study, pears received one of the highest scores when it came to these health - promoting nutrients, which provide antioxidant protection against a variety of diseases.

We also know that an analysis of 80 varieties of wheat found that modern wheat contains higher levels of two celiac disease epitopes.

Maggie Roberts, Director of Veterinary Services for Cats Protection, said: «The standard of the feline entries was extremely high and it was genuinely difficult to pick the winner but Caroline's entry was particularly outstanding as it highlighted how one presentation, jaundice, can be caused by a wide variety of diseases with a wide variety of outcomes.

Weight Issues Overweight dogs tend to develop a variety of problems, such as joint disease, a higher risk of cancer and gastrointestinal problems, in addition to having a shorter life expectancy.

Interventional Radiology Specialists in interventional radiology use minimally invasive techniques to make image - guided diagnoses and also deploy high tech treatments for a variety of diseases.

Giant breeds such as Doberman Pinchers, Rottweilers and Great Danes are at a higher risk, when compared with their smaller counterparts, of developing arthritis, joint issues and a variety of forms of cardiac disease.

High levels of IGF - 1 has been shown in a wide variety of organisms, including humans, to be associated with increased risk of death from age - related diseases such as cancer and heart disease.

I mentioned earlier that the corticosteroid medications, often given to pets for a variety of health problems, can cause high cholesterol levels (= iatrogenic Cushing's disease).

n contrast to dogs, cats with small - bowel disease seem to tolerate diets containing higher levels of fat, 2 and high fat iets (79 % fat calories) do not appear to delay gastric emptying n the cat.3 Dietary Fat A fat - restricted diet is important in the management of a variety of gastrointestinal diseases in dogs, even though fat is a valuable caloric source and enhances the palatability of the diet.

Overweight pets are at risk for a variety of health problems, including skin infections, high blood pressure, heart disease, immune suppression, diabetes mellitus, orthopedic and arthritic disorders and some forms of cancer.

Digital radiology allows us to rapidly obtain high - definition x-rays that can be an important diagnostic tool for a variety of patient conditions including lameness; coughing; heart disease; foreign body ingestion; constipation and many other disorders that require more than a physical examination and blood tests to achieve a diagnosis.

It is one of the most commonly used nutritional supplements in treating sick animals with a variety of conditions including kidney disease, arthritis and high cholesterol.

Feeding foods high in carbohydrates results in any variety of degenerative illnesses, including diabetes, kidney disease, and inflammatory bowel disease.