Sentences with phrase «several effective drugs»

Not exact matches

A review of US programmes by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy shows several interventions, including drug treatment programmes, intensive supervision of parolees, and various behaviour management courses can work — and that wraparound services tailored to individuals» needs are most effective of all, when done well.

Once diffused into the vagina, both drugs should remain effective for several hours, which means the ring can be removed temporarily.

But in the last several years, more effective drugs, called direct - acting antivirals, have been approved for use.

But some of these drugs are only effective after several months, and their use is «based on very weak evidence,» Niklas Långström, a psychiatric epidemiologist at KI, said at the press conference.

«Our research also shows that existing drugs can be repurposed to treat other diseases and once several potential drugs are found, we can redesign them to be more effective in combating their targeted diseases while reducing the side effects.»

In an attempt to discover more effective drug targets for influenza, scientists have recently identified several genes and molecules that are crucial for influenza virus replication.

«However, while Bex is very effective at creating brown fat cells, it is not a very specific drug, and there are several potential side effects that may arise from taking it.

Instead of a six - month regimen, these drug - resistant strains can take 18 months to several years to treat, with antibiotics that are more toxic and less effective.

Several drugs, some used clinically today, have been found to be effective in regulating the growth of neural stem cells, including cancer cells

The researchers tested the drug on mice with H. pylori infections from several different cell lines, and found that the drug was effective against the H. pylori while maintaining populations of healthy gut bacteria.

Even once a drug makes it to late - phase clinical trials, patients must be followed for several years, or even a decade or more, to determine whether the new treatment is more effective than current treatments.

But the drug must still go through several years of clinical trials to determine whether is is safe and effective for patients with spinal muscular atrophy, Dr. Fischbeck said.

«Natural products can be a source of effective cancer drugs, and several are being used for treating a variety of cancers,» said Robertson.

Several targeted drugs (e.g., imatinib [Gleevec ®], dasatinib [Sprycel ®]-RRB- are effective for treating CML because they attack cells with the Philadelphia chromosome, the genetic abnormality that is the hallmark of this type of leukemia.

While too late to help those whose lives were blighted by the drug during pregnancy, this finding could help rehabilitate thalidomide, which is effective against several serious conditions, including multiple myeloma, a form of cancer.

Several other studies on the Mediterranean diet have also shown it to be effective in reducing metabolic syndrome, helping glycemic control, and even delaying or reducing the need for drug therapy in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

Additionally, migraines have several pathological features in common with epilepsy, and multiple anti-epileptic drugs are effective for migraine (12).

«In some people, drugs are effective for many months or even up to several years.

Several very safe and effective drugs are available to kill roundworms in the intestine.

There are several drugs that are very effective against whipworms.

Williams cited several lapses, which included naming an over-the-counter drug that he said was an effective feral - cat poison, and failing to clarify that he was not suggesting the public take matters into its own hands.

There are several very effective drugs that will kill hookworms.

Several groups are working to bring these drugs into the clinic, but the process is slow because testing must be done in a careful, deliberate way to ensure the compounds are safe and effective.

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E. cuniculi is being experimentally treated with any one of several related drugs (albendazole, fenbendazole, oxibendazole, etc.), and although some individuals have reported improvement in the condition after using these drugs, there are still no studies to show conclusively that such treatments are effective.

The drug, which is the only effective treatment for serious infections in cancer patients and a reliable lifesaver against several other nearly invincible infections, would not be needed «but for the stressful conditions under which U.S. cattle are raised, including high - density living spaces and routine shipment on crowded trains for hundreds or thousands of miles.»

The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) believes the marijuana legislation recently introduced in Canada would establish stiff new penalties for drug - impaired driving, but that several issues still need to be dealt with to make the new regime effective.

The physical and mental injuries he suffered were treated with conventional drugs for several years, but this ultimately was not effective and caused unpleasant side effects.