Sentences with phrase «of giving a drug»

He opened his whirlwind speech by touting his administration's new tariffs — 25 % on steel imports and 10 % on aluminum imports — before wading into the issues surrounding North Korea, previewing his 2020 campaign slogan, discussing the merits of giving drug dealers the death penalty and attacking a series of familiar targets.

The real issue in the use / misuse of a given drug is, «How much and under what circumstances does its use enhance or diminish the life of the user and his relationships?»

And «information regarding safety is lacking» is NOT an endorsement of giving the drug (and yes, in this context hops are a drug) in any context other than a clinical trial.

Building on each subsequent experiment, researchers using Valdar and Lenarcic's methodology could eventually pinpoint which genetic variations play roles in the side effects of a given drug.

Using this apparatus, the researchers can manufacture about 1,000 doses of a given drug in 24 hours.

Our current ability to predict the action of a given drug is so poor that even a small step forward would be a large contribution to reducing human suffering from disease.

Working with animal models, researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center now have demonstrated the potential of giving a drug in combination with tPA that might improve stroke outcomes and increase the window of opportunity for the therapy.

In other words, can their be an interaction between healthy foods in the same way that there are drug interactions that can reduce the effectiveness of a given drug?

During an interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl who then died, Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he will quickly come to regret.

Students will identify classification of drugs, factors that affect drug action and the undesirable actions of given drugs

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Hoffman was known to have a history of alcohol and drug abuse, and had told the Guardian in 2011 that after a stint in rehab at an early point in his career he had given up drinking.

The potential deal sent both stocks soaring as it would tie up two giants from Quebec and give Metro an expanded foothold in the drug business, mirroring Loblaw Cos.» purchase of Shoppers Drug Mart four years drug business, mirroring Loblaw Cos.» purchase of Shoppers Drug Mart four years Drug Mart four years ago.

Are you worried about the future of new drug creation, given the relative lack of early - stage pharma investing?

In a 564 - person trial, patients whose ovarian cancer recurred (and who had already started treatment with chemotherapy) given Rubraca, part of a new class of cancer drugs called «PARP» inhibitors, lived, on median, for double the amount of time without their disease getting even worse compared with those given a placebo.

And much of the reason its creators felt confident enough to invest all that time, money, and effort — given the small number of patients who might eventually use the medicine — can be traced to the Orphan Drug Act, a 1983 federal law that gave those who develop meds for uncommon diseases longer periods of marketing exclusivity and other financial incentives.

In a follow - up trial, results of which were published in 2011, patients given the drug had nearly half the incidence of AF as those not receiving it.

Its positions in Southern California, the Chicago region, the Northeast, as well as Florida place it within large population centers, which, according to the DEA, gives it access to «potential high density drug markets that TCOs will look to exploit through the street - level drug distribution activities of urban organized crime groups / street gangs.»

To balance out the effects of men's low testosterone levels while taking the drug, the patients were given a synthetic androgen, or male steroid hormone, to help them maintain their «male» characteristics.

Meanwhile, it orchestrated deals with Genentech and Pfizer, giving them access to parts of its DNA database in exchange for upfront payments and a cut of revenue from new drugs developed using it.

MENLO PARK, Calif., April 24 - Facebook Inc on Tuesday released a rule book for the types of posts it allows on its social network, giving far more detail than ever before on what is permitted on subjects ranging from drug use and sex work to bullying, hate speech and inciting violence.

An acquisition of an insurer like Aetna could give CVS more scale to bargain better prices for the prescription drugs it sells on its counters.

Facebook Inc on Tuesday released a rule book for the types of posts it allows on its social network, giving far more detail than ever before on what is permitted on subjects ranging from drug use and sex work to bullying, hate speech and inciting violence.

Parents will be given a say «before drug injection sites open in their communities,» the government promised, while also saying it will close loopholes that «allow for the feeding of addiction under the guise of treatment.»

Long - term drivers are intact: Drug pipelines are notoriously challenging to predict over the short term, given the deep level of medical knowledge required, clinical testing and regulatory review.

CVS and Aetna argue that their deal will lower healthcare costs for employees of their large corporate customers, giving the company greater clout to negotiate down drug prices and better manage the use of those medicines.

Mr. Shkreli responded: «Nice, so only 23 % of drug is being given away?»»

Mice that were given the drug showed reduced plaque buildup in the brain (a sign of Alzheimer's) and overall improved memory.

«Beyond giving us so much data to explore, being able to show that depression is a brain disease, that there is biology associated with it, I think that's really critical,» Roy Perlis, the director of the Center for Experimental Drugs and Diagnostics at Massachusetts General Hospital, told Business Insider in 2016.

Today, more than 15,000 people have taken Lactagen, an over-the-counter derivative of the formula Ritter cooked up, and his company, Ritter Pharmaceuticals, is about to launch trials for a prescription drug to treat lactose intolerance — an endeavor that can cost upward of $ 50 million before the FDA gives its OK.

Given the intense interest in drug adherence in particular, it's not surprising that MediSafe has plenty of competition.

Instead of giving a cancer patient a cocktail of 15 drugs as is done now, doctors could print 15 tumours from a biopsy and determine which one is most effective before issuing a prescription to the patient.

Given its areas of specialization, Gilead wouldn't benefit as much from consolidation as, say, a generic - drug company would, but it still faces pricing pressure: To appease Medicaid and other insurers, Gilead is already steeply discounting its hep - C drugs, which can cost more than $ 80,000 for a 12 - week course.

Advisory panels to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week gave unanimous recommendations for so - called biosimilars of Humira and Enbrel developed by Amgen and Novartis (nvs) generics unit Sandoz, respectively.

«It essentially gives us a periodic table,» Ron DePinho, President of MD Anderson Cancer Center says, which has provided us with both diagnostic and therapeutic value as well as helped us design clinical trials to accelerate the development of new cancer drugs,».

George's favorite projects include creating MIT's first ever reality web series, revealing the secret behind white asparagus, explaining why ketchup is so hard to get out of the bottle, helping develop a massive open online course on protein drug development, and giving a friendly satellite - fixing space robot his television debut.

Giving patients drugs that are based on the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, known for their hallucinogenic properties, could help reboot the brains of people who suffer from mental illness and who are otherwise resistant to treatment.

And personal experience at Shoppers Drug Mart and Sobeys suggests many cashiers have simply given up on the bag fee regardless of corporate policy.

The drug, given over four injections, costs $ 120,000 in the U.S. Bristol defends Yervoy's price tag, saying it reflects the survival benefit and the steep cost of the drug's development.

For future studies, they suggested, researchers should test the performance of doped chess players given a much longer time limit, so the study could isolate the positive effects of brain drugs.

Bristol's $ 2.4 billion purchase of Medarex — which pharmaceutical analysts routinely cite as one of the best acquisitions in the history of the industry — would give the company not only a new blockbuster but also a leadership position in a burgeoning drug category: immuno - oncology.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Alnylam Pharmaceuticals the green light to relaunch clinical trials of its treatment for the bleeding disorder hemophilia after pausing the studies after a patient death.

Arming first responders with the anti-overdose drug Naloxone is a positive step to give some overdose victims a second chance, but most will soon relapse again unless the root cause of their addiction is addressed.

In the study, mice were given food until they became obese, and were then fed the drug, which increases the cellular metabolism of obesity - linked white fat cells.

Late last week, the Food and Drug Administration gave its stamp of approval to the marketing of the world's first device designed to help diagnose ADHD — a disorder that plagues some 6.4 million children — by scanning a child's brain waves.

The Food and Drug Administration has given Bayer's experimental blood cancer treatment copanlisib a priority review designation after the drug showed promise in fighting back follicular lymphoma in 60 % of participants in a mid-stage clinical trDrug Administration has given Bayer's experimental blood cancer treatment copanlisib a priority review designation after the drug showed promise in fighting back follicular lymphoma in 60 % of participants in a mid-stage clinical trdrug showed promise in fighting back follicular lymphoma in 60 % of participants in a mid-stage clinical trial.

This drug, which is supposed to be taken daily, would ideally target a mix of neurotransmitters so as to give that desire a boost.

But still only a fraction of cancer patients at the advanced state Belvin was at, and given the drug Belvin got, experience the kind of medical «comeback» she did.

Forrest cited the harm caused by drugs, and the testimony of two parents who gave victim impact statements in court about how they had lost their children to Silk Road - related overdoses.

Typically, the group consists of a «tie - down team» who escort the prisoner from his cell to the death chamber and then strap him to the gurney; medically trained personnel who set the intravenous lines; and those, like Bracey and Baxley, who sit on the other side of a glass wall and press the buttons to inject the lethal drugs into the prisoner once the team leader gives the order.

Your children will model their behavior based upon yours — if you're not educated enough to explain to your kids why taking drugs is dangerous, don't give them tacit license to use because you did,» says Dennis Poncher, author and founder of the support group network Because I Love You.