Sentences with phrase «standard of medical research»

There are now over 23 randomized clinical trials (the gold standard of medical research) demonstrating the benefits of EFT.

However, he added that this hasn't been proven in a randomized controlled study, the gold standard of medical research.

And despite the thousands of research papers published on turmeric, the reviewers were unable to find any double - blind, placebo - controlled clinical trials (the gold - standard of medical research) to support its myriad health claims.

Though seen as the gold standard of medical research, such studies — even ones involving thousands of participants — may be too small to ferret out rare risk factors or side effects.

This is the basic outline of a randomized control clinical trial — the gold standard of medical research and the basis of most of the medical facts we hear from doctors and read in magazines like this one.

It certainly is ironic that, while the gold standard of medical research is the randomized controlled trial, which generally looks at the risks and benefits of an intervention on a population level, it is individual women who have to make the decisions — and individual women may not always find these kind of data helpful.

It met the highest standards of medical research: neither physicians nor their patients knew who was placed in which treatment group, and patients had an equal chance of being assigned to any of the groups.

Not exact matches

The proportion of people aged 18 years and over who consumed more than two standard drinks per day on average, exceeding the National Health and Medical Research Council lifetime risk guidelines, decreased to 19.5 % in 2011 - 12 from 20.9 % in 2007 - 08.

He points to research by a Stanford University researcher, Allan K. Mishra, who has studied PRP for years, whose in his most recent published research includes a large multicenter study [8] involving a host of well - respected orthopedic surgeons around the country who followed 230 patients in a double - blind randomized control study [the gold standard for medical research].

To that end we have worked with the Medical Research Council and our own expert panel to develop a set of simpler food standards, which we believe will be easier to implement and enforce.

It would be interesting to research what proportion of people would choose a hospital birth in the first instance if it were covered under standard medical insurance.

In two separate peer - reviewed research studies, which were published in the medical journals Neurosurgery and Journal of Neurosurgery, respectively, the researchers found an 83 percent reduction in the number of torn fibers in a standard concussion model when the band was utilized.

The MANAstats registry contains high - quality data that uses the gold standard — the medical record — instead of birth certificate data, which research shows is unreliable for studying intended place of birth and newborn outcomes.

Half of India's facilities could be shut down if held to the same standards, says microbiologist Nirmal Kumar Ganguly, director - general of the Indian Council of Medical Research.

«The stringent application of medical device standards to our laboratory research means that these sensors will be qualified at the highest level for human use and translatable between sports science and medicine.

Another problem is that modeling studies, like this one, are inherently less powerful than other kinds of medical research: randomized clinical trials, the gold standard in medical research, in which patients are randomly assigned different treatments or no treatment; case - control studies, which compare patients who have a condition with those who do not; or cohort studies, which determine the risk of contracting a disease by studying a group of people with similar demographics.

The standard of care is surgical resection, but even with surgical resection, most patients fail to regain their normal range of motion and often suffer from chronic pain and joint contractures,» explained Thomas A. Davis, PhD, Vice Deputy Chair of Research, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Bethesda, MD), and the Naval Medical Research Center (Silver Spring, MD).

What began in 1964 with three programs has now grown to 41 MSTP programs across the U.S., funded through the National Research Service Act.2 Traditional MSTP programs are organized in a standard format: 2 years of medical school followed by several years of study and research toward the PhD degree, then the completion of the last 2 years of medicalResearch Service Act.2 Traditional MSTP programs are organized in a standard format: 2 years of medical school followed by several years of study and research toward the PhD degree, then the completion of the last 2 years of medicalresearch toward the PhD degree, then the completion of the last 2 years of medical school.

But a much cited study, published in 1984 in the journal Science by environmental psychologist Roger Ulrich, now at Texas A&M University, was the first to use the standards of modern medical research — strict experimental controls and quantified health outcomes — to demonstrate that gazing at a garden can sometimes speed healing from surgery, infections and other ailments.

Citing the number of great successes medical research has brought us — lifesaving drugs from penicillin to insulin, along with invaluable treatments and medical devices — he adds, «It's one more reason why we have to be appropriately skeptical, unafraid to speak out about misleading claims, and insistent upon holding clinical research to the standards of science.»

The standard way to make induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells for medical research is to scrape skin cells and mix up their internal clocks, coaxing them back into pluripotency over a matter of weeks.

As the preeminent Medical and Life Sciences facility in the region, the Research Centre provides a scientific environment of the highest standard that each day advances the clinical practice of tomorrow.

The Iranian laureates honored today for their outstanding contribution to scientific progress are Hossein Zamrshidi (architecture), Babak Karimi (fundamental research, chemical technologies), Ahya Yavari (applied research, electricity and computer), Gholamhossein Tahmasbi (applied research, agriculture and natural resources), Mohammadreza Shafiei (applied research, agriculture and natural resources), Lotfollah Beigi (development plans, electricity and computer), Morteza Nezamabadi (development plans, mechanics), Alireza Naseri Hosseini, (development plans, mechanics), Samira Ansari (development plans, biotechnology and basic medical sciences), as well as Mohammad Hemmati and Reza Adibi for their research on commercialization of filtration system and hydraulic circuit control based on avation standards.

Clinical trials are a standard part of medical research.

Howard Safran, MD, Interim Division Director, Division of Hematology / Oncology and professor of medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Denise Luppe, oncology research nurse supervisor, told Christine that they'd just started a Phase 2 clinical trial with a less toxic combination of drugs than the standard chemo protocol.

Lead author Professor Ledermann, professor of medical oncology at the UCL Cancer Institute and a Cancer Research UK grantee, said: «A well - tolerated anti-tumour agent that could be used for months or perhaps years as maintenance therapy after standard chemotherapy could be a big step forward and ultimately extend survival.

Without clear national standards, the problem may worsen as the nation's 75 million baby boomers continue to age, according to medical ethics research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

His personal characteristics and professional standards as a medical research scientist make him a great role model for young scientists, physicians, and research workers in all the disciplines of science.

Pairing memantine with a cholinesterase inhibitor, a type of drug that prevents the breakdown of neurotransmitters involved in memory, has become a standard treatment for mild Alzheimer's disease, but this study «clearly flies in the face» of that approach, says William Thies, PhD, the chief medical and scientific officer of the Alzheimer's Association, a research and advocacy organization based in Chicago.

In the United States, the naturopathic medical profession's infrastructure includes accredited educational institutions, professional licensing, national standards of practice, peer review, and a commitment to state - of - the - art scientific research.

Dr. Feinman is also a critic of the current state of nutrition and medical research which is plagued by a decline in standards.

I take pride in empowering psoriasis sufferers just like you across the world to take control of their own health instead of relying on a failing medical system that continues to do nothing to improve treatment standards and ignores the very research that holds the keys to the psoriasis puzzle.

This information is based on a professional level monograph edited and peer - reviewed by contributors to the Natural Standard Research Collaboration (www.naturalstandard.com): William Collinge, PhD, MPH (Collinge & Associates); Nicole Giese, MS (Natural Standard Research Collaboration); Michael Goble, BS, PharmD (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy); David Lee, PharmD (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy - Worcester); John Markowitz, PharmD (Medical University of South Carolina); Catherine Ulbricht, PharmD (Massachusetts General Hospital); Wendy Weissner, BA (Natural Standard Research Collaboration); Jen Woods, BS (Natural Standard Research Collaboration).

In Canada, the naturopathic medical profession's infrastructure includes accredited educational institutions, professional licensing, national standards of practice, participation in many federal health committee initiatives, and a commitment to state - of - the - art scientific research.

The Institute for Functional Medicine sets the gold standard for Functional Medicine education and training, synthesizing the latest medical research with a personalized, effective model of care.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): A division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services dedicated to research Selected Scientific Studies: Color Therapy Natural Standard has reviewed all of the currently available medical literature to prepare the professional monograph from which this version was created.

Fiona is a strong proponent of evidence - based natural medicine and peer - reviews for Natural Standard, an international research group affiliated with Harvard Medical School.

In large part because randomized trials are considered the gold standard of research design and are used in medical research, many contend that the only way to truly professionalize education research is to demand the use of randomized trials or «true experiments.»

I was no less enthusiastic than those standing on the podium as this was for me an opportunity to evaluate for the first time a school voucher initiative by means of a randomized field trial, the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of a program, the same design as the pill - placebo design used in medical research to ascertain whether pills are effective.

The best studies of school quality are randomized experiments, the gold standard in both medical and education research.

Random assignment is the «gold standard» of medical and social - science research: It gives investigators confidence that the treatment and control groups are essentially identical in every respect except their access to Head Start.

In the Commonwealth Government's Excellence in Research for Australia 2012 National Report, JCU research received the highest ranking of «well above world standard» (rating 5) in the areas of environmental science and management, ecological applications and medical microbiology.The University also received an «above world standard» ranking for research in the areas of materials engineering, immunology, tourism, biological sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, fisheries sciences, veterinary sciences, inorganic chemistry, earth sciences, geochemistry, and Research for Australia 2012 National Report, JCU research received the highest ranking of «well above world standard» (rating 5) in the areas of environmental science and management, ecological applications and medical microbiology.The University also received an «above world standard» ranking for research in the areas of materials engineering, immunology, tourism, biological sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, fisheries sciences, veterinary sciences, inorganic chemistry, earth sciences, geochemistry, and research received the highest ranking of «well above world standard» (rating 5) in the areas of environmental science and management, ecological applications and medical microbiology.The University also received an «above world standard» ranking for research in the areas of materials engineering, immunology, tourism, biological sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, fisheries sciences, veterinary sciences, inorganic chemistry, earth sciences, geochemistry, and research in the areas of materials engineering, immunology, tourism, biological sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, fisheries sciences, veterinary sciences, inorganic chemistry, earth sciences, geochemistry, and geology.

I follow the medical model of behaviour therapy: diagnosing the behavioural condition and using standard - of - care protocols from scientific research and clinical practice to teach the dog to control his behaviour and emotions better.

Health Risk Assessments Support Veterinary Preventive Care Bob Lavan, MS, DVM, MPVM, DACVPM, associate director Outcomes Research Team, Zoetis, led the study of 563 companion animals (dogs and cats) that compared standard wellness office visits (history, physical exam, and limited laboratory screening) with medical findings and experiences with that same type of office visit but now including the PWR.

Helping Ferrets The goals of the AFA are many: To promote the domestic ferret as a companion animal through public education via shows, newsletters, legislative education, and other venues; to protect the domestic ferret against anti-ferret legislation, mistreatment, unsound breeding practices and overpopulation, needless scientific research, and any practice deemed to lower the health standards or survivability of the animal; and to provide constant and up - to - date information about veterinarians, legislative activities, medical developments, research data, rescue shelters and other information of interest to ferret fanciers everywhere.

These program standards are research - based and represent the highest standards of feline medical care.

In any other arena, like medical research, such disclosures are a standard element of scholarship.

Despite exhaustive research and the consensus of all major medical organizations that no link exists, Trump has often cited a link between vaccines and autism and he advocates changing the standard vaccination protocol to protect against this nonexistent danger.

His model predicted, in different fields of medical research, rates of wrongness roughly corresponding to the observed rates at which findings were later convincingly refuted: 80 percent of non-randomized studies (by far the most common type) turn out to be wrong, as do 25 percent of supposedly gold - standard randomized trials, and as much as 10 percent of the platinum - standard large randomized trials.»

But to my mind, the most impressive of the new offerings is the MedMal Navigator, an interactive medical malpractice «dashboard» that not only draws together a broad array of medical and legal research content, but that actually walks attorneys through a case - evaluation process that helps answer key questions about a case, including its potential value and the appropriate standard of care.