Sentences with phrase «replaced by drug»

This suggests that in patients, drug - resistant tumor cells might be replaced by drug - sensitive tumor cells during the drug holiday.

The age of the billion - dollar blockbuster drug is most likely passing, to be replaced by drugs with genetically targeted markets.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The maker of the much - debated painkiller Zohydro is seeking approval of a harder - to - abuse version of the drug which, if approved, could replace the currently marketed version of the pill by next spring.

He found one drug to replace another, yet this one has the added benefit of giving him a sense of inflated self - importance and a vehicle by which to promote his hatred and bigotry.

Recreational «drug» use such as is currently allowed by law here in the U.S. puts upon the general populace many social discords that have tendencies to demoralize the individual welfares thereby lowering the nation's social wellbeing... Synthetically made pharmaceutical drugs can not replace naturally occurring drugs and such synthetics are apt to be more harmful and way more addictive than the naturally occurring ones.

It has been used, for several years, in small infants who spit up and lose weight, but it has recently been replaced for this reason by a newer drug called cisapride (Prepulsid ™).

Although drugs are available to replace thyroid function, with this new discovery, «we can now envision that thyroid function could be restored by transplanting patients» own thyroid cells,» said Hollenberg and Kotton.

To find out if their guess was right, Levin, Schrag, and Perrot made some of the drug - resistant bugs susceptible again by replacing their resistance gene with a gene that conferred sensitivity.

Those firms are based on the premise that while AI robots won't replace scientists and clinicians, they should save time and money by finding drug leads several times faster than conventional processes.

A preclinical study in mice published by Cell Press January 16th in the journal Cell reveals that drugs known as histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) can enhance the brain's ability to permanently replace old traumatic memories with new memories, opening promising avenues for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other anxiety disorders.

While officials around the world have made headlines by shutting down darknet drug - selling sites like Silk Road and AlphaBay, Duxbury noted that new sites pop up nearly immediately to replace them.

To improve the effectiveness, the researchers modified the drug by replacing the sulfur in a compound they studied earlier with selenium, as well as varying the length of the alkyl chain to create isoselenocynate.

Rats that have access to addictive substances such as cocaine, however, will continually press a lever to get more of the drug, even when it has been replaced by saline.

3) The infusion time of MTX was reduced from 24 h to 3 h as a higher drug penetration has been achieved by a shorter infusion time.9 4) Importantly, given the cited literature, the treatment was age - adjusted with patients aged over 65 years having cyclophosphamide of the second and fifth and ifosfamide of the fourth chemotherapy cycle replaced by the less toxic agent temozolomide (TZM).

The next step will be to try to cure the SMA in the dish by replacing defective genes or screening for an effective drug.

For those patients, there is a lot of intensive research being done supported by the National Institutes of Health and foundations to try to develop new drugs to slow the growth of that atrophy — stop it or replace cells that have died, potentially with stem cells.

These constructs simulate three - dimensional models of organs and could be used to discover and develop new drugs, model diseases, and, ultimately, directly repair, restore, and replace organs damaged by injury or disease — all vital aspects of regenerative medicine.

Replace: replace digestive enzymes, hydrochloric acid and bile acids whose secretion may have been compromised by diet, drugs, diseases,Replace: replace digestive enzymes, hydrochloric acid and bile acids whose secretion may have been compromised by diet, drugs, diseases,replace digestive enzymes, hydrochloric acid and bile acids whose secretion may have been compromised by diet, drugs, diseases, aging.

It has been used, for several years, in small infants who spit up and lose weight, but it has recently been replaced for this reason by a newer drug called cisapride (Prepulsid ™).

Once I immersed myself in research, became my own health advocate, self - experimented, and adopted healing strategies in the realms of integrative medicine and nutritional therapy, I began to experience tangible improvements and eventually tapered from my pharmaceutical drugs, replacing the deleterious pill - for - every - ill, symptom suppressive approach that predominates in biomedicine with the bio-individualized, therapeutic partnership and root - cause resolution paradigm embraced by functional medicine.

Many drugs available today will be replaced by more effective natural substances that have fewer adverse effects.

19 Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was James Woods, 66, replaces his 26 - year - old girlfriend with drug bust arrestee Kristen Baugness... and she's only 20!

While no specific drug is available that will kill the virus in infected dogs, treatment consists primarily of efforts to combat dehydration by replacing electrolyte and fluid losses, controlling vomiting and diarrhea, and preventing secondary infections until the dog's immune system is able to fight the virus.

During an episode of esophagitis, it may be a good idea to replace any oral (by mouth) medications with available injectable drugs.

This schedule is relatively inconvenient for most pet owners and probably accounts for this drug falling from favor, replaced by products that can be used twice or even once a day.

Laser therapy is a drug - free treatment modality that can often replace or enhance other treatment plans recommended by your veterinarian.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

Articles published in the journal have argued that the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are unconstitutional, that «humanists» have conspired to replace the «creation religion of Jehovah» with evolution, that HIV does not cause AIDS, and that the «gay male lifestyle» shortens life expectancy by 20 years.

Procured alternative medical drugs to replace the former drugs and decreased company's expenses by 20 %