Sentences with phrase «smallest effective dose»

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«Try to treat a condition with as small a dose as possible while still being effective,» advises Smith.

The dose these pills contain is too small to be effective against poisoning and you should not give them to your child as a cure.

Fractionated lasers use the same amount of energy as older models, she says, but that energy is broken up into smaller doses, offering safer, more effective treatment.

In small doses ketamine is a remarkably effective antidepressant, psychiatrist Dennis Charney and a team at Yale University reported in 2000.

In small doses, it's what makes smelling salts so effective.

In their in vivo experiment, they found that extremely small doses of siRNA were effective.

With carefully designed Phase I clinical trials, they begin with small, effective doses and gradually increase to determine the correct dosage and to observe the toxicity of new therapies.

Yes, clinically it has been proven to be an effective tranquillizer that has been compared to Xanax (but isn't addictive) and in small doses works on the GABA pathway to provide a light sense of wellbeing, but in large doses it can induce lethargy and drowsiness, which over time, if you really get into the stuff, can result in severe liver damage, even worse if you start mixing it with prescription tranquilizers.

Studies suggest that low doses of caffeine throughout the day are more effective than the traditional übercup first thing in the a.m. Researchers found that shift workers, medical residents, truck drivers, and others who work odd hours not only got a better boost from caffeine when they drank it in small portions, but they also performed better on cognitive tests.

Newer inhaled steroids are more effective than the older counterparts, and as a result, doctors can use smaller doses.

Start small and gradually work up to the effective dose.

«XOS is seen to be a highly desirable prebiotic due to the small effective dosage required, which minimizes gastrointestinal side effects and allows it to be easily incorporated into both functional foods and dietary supplements at a competitive cost per dose for the formulator» (source).

And, studies show smaller, more frequent doses may be more effective than one big dose in a spread or pill — which makes total sense, right, given the trash - picker analogy?

For this reason, glucomannan can be an effective bulking fiber in small doses.

While other experts believe they can be effective in small oral doses if they are taken with other compounds (that work in synergy and as catalysts).

Doses as small as half the standard prescribed amount were found to be just as effective as a full dose, and without the common side effects.

Taking smaller doses several times a day seems to be more effective than taking large doses once or twice a day.

Consequently, small amounts of ellagitannins derived from natural sources may be more effective in the human diet than large doses of purified ellagic acid.

Many of these users feel that small amounts of colloidal silver are not effective, and sustain larger doses for extended periods of time, ingesting up to a liter of colloidal silver daily.

Whether it's a rug, a couple of vases, or a few pillows, blue and white is effective even in small doses.

I find Goggins, best known for «Justified» and «The Hateful Eight,» to be effective in small doses.

For core vaccines such as parvovirus and distemper, it's thought that the dose of the vaccines can be reduced by half for dogs weighing 12 lbs or less and still be effective at protecting small dogs from these diseases.

One small dose of Metacam provides effective pain relief to help restore a dog's mobility all day long.

Aside from a small amount of manganese, there are no other, perhaps more folksy, treatments included — just a high dose of the compounds reportedly effective in combating cartilage loss.

Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinol) may also reduce headaches, usually by about 30 percent; studies have shown that 100 mg three times daily is the effective dose; kids need smaller doses.