Sentences with phrase «impairment by drugs»

That also applies more and more to cases of impairment by drugs other than alcohol.

Due to evidence presented by the defence refuting an unreliable methodology of establishing impairment by a drug prior to trial, the Crown chose to withdraw the charges rather than proceed.

Not exact matches

If dozens of human and animal studies published over the past six years are borne out by large clinical trials, nicotine — freed at last of its noxious host, tobacco, and delivered instead by chewing gum or transdermal patch — may prove to be a weirdly, improbably effective drug for relieving or preventing a variety of neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Tourette's and schizophrenia.

Researchers estimate that as many as 2.1 million patients with mild cognitive impairment could develop Alzheimer's dementia over a two - decade period while waiting for evaluation and treatment resources after approval of an Alzheimer's disease - modifying therapy by the federal Food and Drug Administration.

«That may be due to fewer physiological and other life consequences compared with the impairments caused by drugs like alcohol or opioids.

There are no drugs for mild cognitive impairment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Although we did observe positive effects on some aging traits, such as memory impairments and reduced red blood cell counts, our studies showed that similar drug effects are also seen in young mice, indicating that rapamycin did not influence these measures by slowing aging, but rather via other, aging - independent, mechanisms.»

The radioactive dye used, florbetapir (Amyvid), was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2012 for PET imaging of the brain to estimate beta - amyloid plaque density in patients being evaluated for cognitive impairment.

Anna Huttenlocher, University of Wisconsin, USA Neutrophils in the Tumor Microenvironment Neutrophils, Wounds, and Cancer Progression Stefan Kaufmann, Max Planck Institute, Germany Pathology and immune reactivity: understanding multidimensionality in pulmonary tuberculosis Constitutive BAK activation as a determinant of drug sensitivity in malignant lymphohematopoietic cells Kathryn Moore, New York University, USA MicroRNA -33-dependent regulation of macrophage metabolism directs immune cell polarization in atherosclerosis Lalita Ramakrishnan, University of Cambridge, UK Myeloid Growth Factors Promote Resistance to Mycobacterial Infection by Curtailing Granuloma Necrosis through Macrophage Replenishment Beth Stevens, Harvard University, USA Microglia: Dynamic Mediators of Synapse Development and Plasticity Do glia drive synaptic and cognitive impairment in disease?

1/8/2008 UCSD Clinical Trial to Assess Effects of Drug Regimens on HIV - Related Neuro - Cognitive Impairment A clinical trial is being conducted by researchers at UCSD's HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center (HNRC) to discern which antiretroviral treatments are most effective in treating HIV - related disease in the brain and central nervous system.

Being able to measure the navigational impairment caused by Alzheimer's disease in both species gives us the potential to directly compare results across species, including studies of drug efficacy.

The general purpose of this program is to prevent accidents and casualties in railroad operations that result from impairment of employees by alcohol and / or drugs.

I find it just as absurd for veterinarians to be selling high carbohydrate and by - product filled pet foods to the caregivers of carnivorous companion animals as it is for health authorities to permit the sale of high fructose, fortified junk breakfast cereals, snacks and beverages for children to consume and then rationalize putting them on Ritalin and other psychotropic drugs to correct diet - related cognitive, emotional and behavioral impairments.

While a number of factors can contribute to the cause of a car accident such as road design, weather conditions, driver skill level, driver impairment (alcohol or drugs), driver behavior, road debris, or a defect in automotive design, by far the majority of car accidents can be traced back to some form of driver negligence.

In an attempt to combat next - morning impairment caused by several brands of sleep aids, the Food and Drug Administration has slashed the recommended dosage of Lunesta in half to one milligram.

The determination by the expert is not conclusive of the ultimate question of whether the accused was driving while impaired by a drug; their task is to determine whether the evaluation indicates drug impairment; the expert evidence can not presume the ultimate issue of guilt; it is «merely one piece of the picture for the judge or jury to consider.»

Section 253 (2) of the Criminal Code clarifies that impairment also includes impairment by a combination of alcohol and a drug or drugs.

However, there is no technology capable of testing impairment by other drugs.

Moreover, even if the employer had been able to establish the pervasive drug problem, the method of testing chosen by the employer (urinalysis) was incapable of showing present levels of impairment.

As affirmed by the Task Force, drug and alcohol use or impairment in the workplace can pose a danger to everyone in the workplace, including the person who is impaired.