Sentences with phrase «secondary effects of the treatment»

After his first diagnosis, he had been told the chances of relapse were small and had therefore opted to forego radiotherapy, fearing the secondary effects of the treatment; he eventually regretted that decision.

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Therefore we believe that anti-VEGF treatment is a logical target for new drug treatments that could help enhance the effect of better lens design and placement, to prevent secondary cataract.»

The study is investigator led and has therefore focused on clinical need, targeting patients with progressive multiple sclerosis in whom most disability is incurred... The study also reports a predominant effect on neurodegenerative rather than inflammatory outcomes, suggesting a novel mechanism of action that might be suitable as combination treatment with immunomodulatory treatments... Further phase 3 studies to measure the effect of simvastatin on sustained disability, particularly in patients with non-relapsing secondary progressive and primary progressive multiple sclerosis, are clearly needed, but this trial represents a promising point from which to develop trials of progressive disease.»

Restricting the movement of the drug also reduces potentially harmful secondary effects on other parts of the body — for instance, the hair loss that can result from toxic cancer treatments, or the loss of so - called good bacteria due to antibiotic use.

«Basically,» explained MDI President, Kevin Strange, Ph.D., «the current standard of treatment for a heart attack, assuming you survive it, is you in effect spend the rest of your life being treated with drugs and other sorts of approaches to try and prevent a secondary heart attack and to try and prevent heart failure.

At Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center, the 2 - PREVENT (Secondary PREvention through SurVEillance and iNTervention) aims to address one of the greatest challenges in breast cancer treatment: The high rate of relapse and late treatment effects among breast cancer survivors.

He also developed the first treatment protocol for MS involving the transplantation of stem cells in the U.S. Along with his peers, Dr. Kraft identified the importance of treating the secondary effects of MS, known as hidden disabilities, including cognitive impairments, pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and depression.

Of the top 50 drugs found, 43 are known diabetes treatments, but they found seven drugs that either raise or lower blood glucose as a secondary, off - label effect.

Cortisone is a very powerful anti-inflammatory medication, and does have secondary effects that limit its usefulness in the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Specifically, he will work with the PI and core project staff to develop an analysis plan, direct the evaluation of the efficacy of the Core Knowledge Language Arts Listening and Learning Read Aloud Program, articulate the fully specified multi-level models used to estimate treatment impacts on child - level vocabulary, listening comprehension and domain knowledge outcomes, and guide the secondary analyses that examine whether the quality of read alouds mediate treatment effects on child outcomes and the baseline, child - level moderators of treatment effects.

Routine usage of anti-biotics for secondary bacterial infections in case of Parvo Dogs infection is highly prohibited; as severe pulmonary and cardiac side effects are associated with this mode of treatment.

Although there is no specific treatment for FIV, your cat's health and well - being can be prolonged by easing the secondary effects of the disease.

Therefore, treatment focuses mainly on extending the asymptomatic period or, if symptoms have set in, on easing the secondary effects of the virus.

As a side - effect, the Grand Chamber's point of view also strengthens the impression that EU institutions can expect a somewhat more favourable treatment when EU secondary legislation is reviewed by the Court.

However, to determine the effects of MF - PEP on those who participated in a substantial proportion of the intervention, a secondary analysis was completed by testing the same LME model described earlier with treatment completers, defined as those participants who attended 6 or more MF - PEP sessions.

There was a moderate effect of treatment on physical violence victimization in the expected direction at all four follow - up waves regardless of conditions at baseline, indicating both primary and secondary prevention effects.

Treatment effects were the same for those who did and did not report using those forms of violence before the intervention, indicating primary and secondary prevention effects.

Design: The present study is a secondary analysis of 93 adults in outpatient treatment for substance abuse, assessing effects of between - session mindfulness practice and therapeutic alliance on levels of mindfulness after an 8 - week Mindfulness - Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) program.

Interventions aimed at reducing the adverse effects of ADHD might profitably target prevention or treatment of temporally secondary co-morbid disorders.