Sentences with phrase «rather than medication»

Feliway ® spray is a spray for the area being marked rather than a medication administered to the cat.

Pheromone Sprays and Diffusers Feliway ® spray is a spray for the area being marked rather than a medication administered to the cat.

For patients with mild cognitive impairment, don't be surprised if your health care provider prescribes exercise rather than medication.

«If it isn't possible to allow patients to choose, prolonged exposure therapy rather than the medication is a cost - effective treatment option,» Zoellner said.

The use of therapy rather than medication reduces the infant's exposure to medication that may be transmitted through the milk.

The new study investigated the effect of antihypertensive medications on cognitive impairment and dementia, determining that it is blood pressure reduction rather than the medications that lower risk of dementia.

«Rather than medications, which can induce sleep quickly, exercise may be a healthier way to improve sleep because it could address the underlying problem.»

«The public health community needs to give greater attention to targeted environmental and behavioral treatments rather than medications.»

However, this only applies if you are using diet rather than medications.

The difference, in this case, is that it can affect your insurability and perhaps, your premium rather than your medications or treatments.

Not exact matches

Valeant has been at the center of a political firestorm over prescription medication costs and pharmaceutical companies, which depend more on acquiring or licensing existing therapies (and then raising their prices) rather than fueling R&D into new drugs.

It is important to remember that cayenne is not a miracle cure and should be used in addition to, rather than instead of, conventional medication.

Rather than relying upon regular cold and flu medication, which can weaken your immune system's ability to respond naturally to illness, try leaning towards natural ways to boost immunity and fight of colds and flu.

I'd much rather be taking a medication and able to take care of my kids, than be stuck in bed or afraid to leave my house literally frozen with fear, wondering and waiting for the next panic attack to hit.

Take your pain medications regularly to stay ahead of the pain, rather than waiting until you are already uncomfortable.

How many women have been advised to or have even stopped vital medication because «breast is best», rather than the reality of «breast might be a little better in an ideal situation but certainly is not always best»?

I want to go back on my medications immediately after birth and I'd rather my baby have formula than be exposed to five different medications, one of which is bad for supply anyway.

Properly trained midwives work to keep their moms healthy and maintain low - risk pregnancies by ensuring they're getting enough nutrients and getting to the root of problems (more often than not, it's caused by diet and lifestyle), rather than masking them with medication (but again, recognizing when medication is needed).

I don't believe there's any one cure - all, but I would definitely advise parents to seek help that focuses on relationships, and on the needs behind their child's behaviors, rather than on diagnoses and medication.

Unfortunately, lots of doctors are not up - to - date about breastfeeding and simply choose to give medication that is not compatible with breastfeeding and tell the mother not to breastfeed rather than do the research to find one that is compatible.

If you are sick, discuss alternatives to medications such as clearing sinuses with steam treatments or a netty pot rather than resorting to medication.

The problem I see is that direct entry midwives in the United States will often attend home births that do not fit these criteria; while insisting that home birth is at least as safe as hospital birth, many will attend twin births, breech births, births after 41 weeks, births of women who have pre-existing or pregnancy - induced disease, births after two or more previous caesarean sections, and births of women whose labor has been jump - started rather than begun spontaneously (whether by herbs, prolonged nipple stimulation, the breaking of her water, or illicit use of medications).

There are so many ridiculous over prescribed medications in peoples cabinets for daily «health» issues, why make taboo a medication that could be quite useful rather than teach, make legal and use responsibly.

It is nothing short of tragic that people have died believing the false claims made by the pastors and churches they trusted, and choosing to pray to be healed rather than keep taking medication which was keeping them alive.

The same systems don't deny prisoners medications for other medical conditions, however, but the attitude persists that addiction is a moral failure, rather than a disease.

Roughly 15 % of people suffer relentless, long - term itch, often caused by diseases and medications; terminally ill cancer patients, for example, often experience such severe whole - body itch in response to morphine that many choose to live in pain rather than take the medication.

Future medications for brain disorders could be delivered through electrodes rather than pills

Allergists will always use the lowest effective dose of oral corticosteroid, if it is required, and inhaled rather than oral medication whenever possible.

Basing treatment decisions on the metastatic lesions and the cfDNA, rather than the primary tumor, led to medication changes in 32 percent of cases (9 out of 28).

Being able to make particles in a variety of shapes out of any organic material could, for example, allow a person suffering from rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn's disease to get their medication in a single injection rather than via a two - hour intravenous infusion of Remicade.

«Policymakers should also consider more clinically nuanced cost - sharing policies that take medication value into account, rather than subjecting all specialty drugs to high cost sharing.»

Medication decisions were based mainly on «anecdotal experience,» rather than on the limited evidence or guidelines currently available.

In patients with partial responses to methotrexate, additional medications are usually added to rather than substituted for methotrexate to achieve combination therapies.

If you feel painfully undersexed, almost any properly trained therapist can help you work through the issue, though you should probably seek advice from a medical doctor first as your problem could be physical (and likely treatable with medication) rather than psychological.

The risk was also greater among patients who got higher initial doses and long - acting rather than short - acting medications, the findings showed.

My patient Liz's story is a cautionary tale of what can happen when we focus solely on managing pain of endometriosis with medication, rather than getting to the root causes.

So rather than treat that symptom with medication, I look at what my patient's body is trying to tell them.

There are no ways to mitigate these negative effects, which argues for getting to the root of why one is experiencing pain and resolving it through lifestyle change rather than suppressing it with medications that will whack - a-mole their way to new, chronic, and potentially more debilitating symptoms.

Current guidelines for asthma discourage the use of this class of drug by itself, rather than as a supplement to other asthma medications.

Patients «still will need to take something when they get a migraine attack, but this is the first designer medication to prevent migraine rather than treat as needed,» he said.

The type and dose of medication will depend on your individual blood fat levels (rather than total cholesterol) and whether you have heart disease, diabetes, or other risk factors for heart disease.

Some people who have hypothyroidism feel better on naturally occurring thyroid gland medication which comes from the thyroid of a pig (like Armour thyroid or Nature - throid), rather than synthetic thyroid medication like synthroid.

By looking at the root cause of illness rather than just symptoms and promoting health and healing through natural therapies, naturopathic medicine is a successful non-invasive way to prevent acute and chronic illness as well as reduce reliance upon prescription medications (and all of their side effects).

Rather than relying on blood test results and medications, doctors should instead look at what is wrong with the patient's emotional foundations, Dr. Dekel asserts.

It's an attempt to understand what symptoms mean, rather than cover them up with medications.

When you start to used medications that empty the glucose from the body rather than simply moving it around, then you start to see some substantial benefits.

Depending on where you live, there might be a keto / low - carb friendly physician in your area who can help you understand your bloodwork in the the context of this way of eating, rather than reaching for the prescription pad for medications that often have very negative side - effects.

It's really just a matter of trying something different and having a preventative mindset about your health rather than a reactive one that uses medications and conventional treatments.

He teaches one to find the reason for one's ailment, rather than just covering up the symptoms with medications.

The problem is that by labeling carbohydrate intolerance as a problem of carbohydrate toxicity rather than a problem of fat toxicity, most people are driven towards a low - carb diet to stop them from needing more oral medication and insulin over time.