Sentences with phrase «patients of alternative therapies»

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The fact that TAS - 102 temporarily halted the disease in many of these patients suggests that it operates through a different biochemical pathway than 5 - FU, and therefore may serve as an alternative to standard therapy.

Whilst a preference for a (shortened) period of triple therapy remains in the guidance, we recommend that dual therapy with oral anticoagulation and clopidogrel may be considered as an alternative to triple therapy in selected AF patients at low risk of stent thrombosis or recurrent cardiac events.»

The ability to identify those patients unlikely to respond to first - line biologic anti-TNF therapies prior to their treatment would allow these patients to be prescribed alternative therapies, providing faster relief of symptoms and reducing the risk of future complications.

Researchers at the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and Houston Methodist have developed an alternative treatment in which virus - specific cells protect patients against severe, drug - resistant viral infections.

«Given the absence to date of alternative therapies for patients with genotype 2 or 3 who have failed interferon therapy or for whom it is not an option, treatment with the new sofosbuvir regimen offers a vast improvement,» Dr. Jacobson says.

«The new sofosbuvir therapy offers a much - needed alternative to standard therapy with interferon, which can cause significant side effects for hepatitis C patients,» says the study's lead investigator, Dr. Ira Jacobson, chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Vincent Astor Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Recent evidence suggests that inhibitors of PCSK9, a liver enzyme involved in regulating cholesterol homeostasis, could provide an effective alternative or adjunct to statin therapy in high - risk hypercholesterolemic patients.

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), once considered an effective yet risky alternative to drug therapy for blood cancer, has become more accessible and successful in a wide range of patients as a result of major advances in transplant strategies and technologies.

«If immune cell therapies for cancer or autoimmune diseases (like rheumatoid arthritis, for example) are going to be safe and effective alternatives to more traditional medications, we must gain control over the activity of the cells to reduce risks of toxicity to the patient,» said Roybal.

Reports of sudden deaths among patients first appeared in 1977, but psychiatrists have tended to ignore the issue, partly because no alternative therapies exist.

Alternative modes of drug administration may be needed to provide more effective therapy for patients.

In an FDA statement, Richard Pazdur, MD, director of the agency's Oncology Center of Excellence, said that a careful review of the new dosing regimen shows that the benefits outweigh the risk: «Mylotarg's history underscores the importance of examining alternative dosing, scheduling, and administration of therapies for patients with cancer, especially in those who may be most vulnerable to the side effects of treatment.»

Patient - specific stem cells may offer an alternative to embryonic stem cells that will skirt the need for immunosuppressive therapy as well as the social and political ramifications of embryonic stem cell research, but their utility extends far beyond such groundbreaking advances and will assist future clinical practice and patienPatient - specific stem cells may offer an alternative to embryonic stem cells that will skirt the need for immunosuppressive therapy as well as the social and political ramifications of embryonic stem cell research, but their utility extends far beyond such groundbreaking advances and will assist future clinical practice and patientpatient care.

These findings have identified an alternative source of replacement tissue for use in human retinal cellular therapies, and provide a new in vitro cellular model system in which to study RPE diseases affecting human patients.

«Combined with traditional medicine, alternative therapies are important tools in treating the whole patient, not just a specific condition,» notes Marc Brodsky, MD, medical director of the Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn..

Many patients with endometriosis explore dietary changes, take part in support groups to share and gain emotional support, and explore various forms of relaxation and alternative therapies, such as yoga, massage, reiki, acupuncture and meditation.

Determined to help his patients, he began investigating alternative therapies and has since expanded his training in many systems of healing — not just through Ayurveda, meditation, and stress management, but also using botanical, orthomolecular and functional medicine systems.

With millions of cancer patients fighting cancer in the hopes of a full recovery, it's important to analyze one of the most effective therapies in the alternative field of treatment.

After several rounds of chemotherapy with no improvement in health, this patient began consuming dandelion tea as an alternative form of therapy.

Looking at these numbers it is not surprising that the majority of patients weren't told about any alternatives to Levothyroxine therapy by their doctors and do not feel well on T4 - only thyroid treatment.

Patients provide information about their medical conditions, treatments, and prescriptions but also about their nutrition, use of supplements, as well as «alternative» therapies.

Alternative Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes Alternative Medicine Review 2002 (Feb); 7 (1): 45 — 58 ~ FULL TEXT Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that has a significant impact on the health, quality of life, and life expectancy of patients, as well as on the health care system.

With the increasing numbers of patients suffering from hypertension and conventional medicine failing to effectively control the problem, alternative therapies offer hope.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Burzynski (Unrated) Medical documentary chronicling the 14 - year court battle waged by controversial biochemist Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski in a lawsuit against the FDA on behalf of cancer patients eager to try Antineoplastons, his life - saving, alternative gene therapy, in lieu of chemotherapy, surgery and / or radiation.

Basically, for the same reasons many people choose alternative medicine for themselves: to use more natural therapies that support healing rather than treat symptoms; to honor patients as individuals with unique strengths and weaknesses rather than simply as patients with a certain disease condition; to strive to understand the connection between the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of all living beings, and how they profoundly affect health and vitality.

To provide a structural physical activity program with complementary and alternative therapies for geriatric patients to ease discomfort from advanced age - related medical conditions, thereby improving quality of life.

As a proactive, integrative veterinarian, I strive to combine the best traditional and alternative medical therapies to improve the health of every patient I treat.

Both Dr. Louise and Dr. Jeff are integrative practitioners, using a blend of traditional and alternative therapies in the care of their patients.

As an integrative veterinarian, Julie seeks to blend the best of Western medicine, alternative therapies, and creative tools for maximum wellness in her patients, the majority of whom have grey muzzles.

Dr. Hazzah's area of interest is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and offers a novel approach to veterinary cancer therapy by combining conventional Western therapies with complementary Eastern therapies to provide a «whole patient» treatment approach.

Examples of juror veto include juror refusal to convict violators of the federal Fugitive Slave Act, prohibition - era juror refusal to convict people with whiskey, and jurors today refusing to convict peaceful gun owners, property owners, war protesters, tax protesters, and alternative medical therapy patients.

Alternative medicine practitioners do not perform surgeries on patients or even recommend drugs, rather they believe in the concept of herbal and natural remedies clubbed with homeopathy and massage therapy.

Dedicated Speech Therapy Assistant with a professional presence and an empathetic understanding of patients dealing with communication disorders.Familiar with numerous alternative communication devices including programming of the devices.Experience in both a clinical setting and in a less formal school setting dealing with students of all ages.

Integrative medicine combines the treatment and therapies of both conventional care as well as alternative medicine to provide the most comprehensive treatment for her patients.

Integrative medicine combines the treatment and therapies of both conventional care as well as alternative medicine to provide the most comprehensive treatment for her patients.