Sentences with phrase «study these drugs as»

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A small 2006 study found ginkgo was as effective as the drug donepezil for boosting attention and memory in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's.

Colorado and Washington have now begun to offer real - world case studies of how to legalize pot — and whether to treat it as a drug, a crop or a vice.

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.

In a new study based on mice, scientists at Lancaster University found that a drug that goes after three diabetes - related targets «significantly reversed the memory deficit» in mice who got the drug, as measured by their performance in a maze test when compared to mice who didn't get the drug.

Phase I funding — which allows up to $ 250,000 for an academic idea, such as decoding the genetic sequence of a protein or studying targeted drug delivery by using magnetic nanoparticles — is available from federal funding and foundations.

But according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which did a study in 2013 on the drug shortage, other reasons include a lack of materials to make the drugs, as well as delays in getting government approval for new and experimental drugs.

Those on the payroll of a drug company as clinical advisers may be seen as conflicted, especially (but not only) if that company is funding the study.

The results, which mirror those of similar, small - scale studies of the illegal drug in recent years, come as MDMA is about to enter larger, Phase 3 trials this summer.

And Onyx could receive milestone payments and royalties from palbociclib, a drug that Pfizer Inc. is studying as a breast cancer treatment.

That may come as a surprise amid hand - wringing about the spiraling cost of health care, but two new studies, one from research company IMS Health and one from pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, show that the amount of money Americans spend on prescription drugs went down in 2012 for the first time in decades.

The startup describes itself as a deep data platform for the study of exosomes, which are small lipid vesicles — air - or fluid - filled cavities — that are excreted from cells and which deliver information that Mantra plans to use to come up with new drug therapies.

Utah also leads the nation in the use of narcotic painkillers such as codeine and morphine - based drugs, the study found.

Augros, a professor of philosophy at the Center for Higher Studies in Thornwood, New York, pointed to scientific studies that suggested the active drug in Plan B — levonorgestrel — could function not only as a contraceptive, but as an abortifStudies in Thornwood, New York, pointed to scientific studies that suggested the active drug in Plan B — levonorgestrel — could function not only as a contraceptive, but as an abortifstudies that suggested the active drug in Plan B — levonorgestrel — could function not only as a contraceptive, but as an abortifacient.

The study, published in the January edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry, says spiritual but not religious people, as opposed to people who are religious, agnostic or atheist, were more likely to develop a «mental disorder,» «be dependent on drugs» and «have abnormal eating attitudes,» like bulimia and anorexia.

The authors of the study suggest, however, that more still needs to be done, as currently only about 60 % of the population has access to the free drugs...

«If the right levels of the drug are not taken, as in they are too low or not regularly maintained, the virus can overcome the drug and become resistant,» Dr Ravi Gupta, lead author of the study, told the BBC.

Listed as a Class A drug is marijuana and yet there have been numerous studies done that show where marijuana shouldn't be in that group.

Trauma is what most don't understand, In fact studies point to «childhood trauma» as responsible for over 80 % of all chaos in society; drug addition, alcoholism, lawlessness...

One animal study even found it worked as well as the anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin in treating arthritis, but without the side effects.8

One animal study found that the anti-inflammatory effects of pumpkin seed oil worked as well as the drug indomethacin in treating arthritis.

The lavender pills have been studied to be more effective than pharmaceutical anti-anxiety drugs and as a bonus they help you sleep!

As recently as February researchers with the US Food and Drug Administration ran a study that mimicked the small doses of BPA that people may come into contact witAs recently as February researchers with the US Food and Drug Administration ran a study that mimicked the small doses of BPA that people may come into contact witas February researchers with the US Food and Drug Administration ran a study that mimicked the small doses of BPA that people may come into contact with.

A 2005 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that consuming almonds as part of a heart - healthy diet can be just as effective at lowering LDL «bad» cholesterol levels as first generation statin drugs.

While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not require approval of cryotherapy because it is a non-invasive procedure, the company believes that additional studies can help business with the added confirmation and explanation of benefits, as well as increase exposure of cryotherapy to the mainstream.

The researchers also found that many of the studies showed that children who had restrictive parents were less likely to get involved in negative behaviors such as cyberbullying, drug use, vandalism, and theft, and were less likely to have poor body image — factors the study authors called «negative consumer socialization outcomes.»

In fact, 21 percent named alcohol or drug abuse as a reason they split in a 2004 AARP study of midlife divorce.

scientific study has learneed that the benzodiazepine drug treatments, the actual Valiums along with Xanaxes, perform how they do by interesting any natural chemical called «gamma - aminobutyric acid, or even Gamma aminobutyric acid, therefore selling a relaxing impact in only exactly the same as the highly habit forming opioids.

In response to reports that women may be using this unapproved drug, to increase milk production (lactation), the WHO and FDA are warning breastfeeding women of safety concerns as «there have been several published reports and case studies of cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest and sudden death in patients receiving an intravenous form of domperidone that has been withdrawn from the market in a number of countries.»

As with neurobehavior, effects on breastfeeding are poorly studied, and more recent randomized controlled trials comparing exposure to epidural and opiate drugs are especially misleading because opiates have a well - recognized negative effect on early breastfeeding behavior and success.103 — 107

Also, a recent study found that a newborn baby's smell is as addictive as drugs or food.

less than or equal to lamivudine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Antiretroviral therapy, usually means 1 - 2 drugs, used in early studies Antiretroviral zidovudine (also known as ZDV) Breastfeeding Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Breastfeeding and HIV International Transmission Study Combined antiretroviral therapy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Deoxyribonucleic Acid Exclusive Breastfeeding Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay Food and Agrigulture Organization Fixed dose combination ART, e.g., lamividine, stavudine, and nevirapine Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, 3 or more drugs for more effective treatment used in later studies Human Immunodeficiency virus International Atomic Energy Agency Infant feeding Infant and young child feeding Lopinavir cubic millimetre Mother - to - Child Transmission of HIV Non-governmental organization Nevirapine Polymerase Chain Reaction People Living with HIV Prevention of Mother - to - Child Transmission Replacement Feeding Ritonavir Ribonucleic acid, one of the three major macromolecules (along with DNA and proteins) that are essential for all known forms of life single dose NVP United Nations Agencies Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS United Nations Population Fund United Nations Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Children's Fund U.S. Agency for International Development World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action United Nations World Food Programme World Health Assembly WHO 2010 Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding World Health Organization Zidovudine (same drug as AZT)

We have posted the raw data on our website in the same manner that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does as part of their FDA Total Diet study.

Scores of animal and human studies show that early life stress, such as severe early social deprivation, leads to long - term changes in the brain, cognitive and social problems, and heightened susceptibility to anxiety, depression, and drug abuse in adulthood.

The Food and Drug Administration has long permitted its use, but in recent years concerns about the chemical have grown as studies have indicated low doses of the substance can disrupt hormone systems in laboratory animals and possibly increase the risk of cancer or other serious illness.

And while the science may be disputed, depending on who is funding the study, as to whether commonly used food dyes such as Yellow 5, Red 40 and 6 others made from petroleum pose a «rainbow of risks» that include hyperactivity in children, cancer (in animal studies), and allergic reactions, because of the problem of hyperactivity, the Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of these dyes given that the British government and European Unionhave taken actions that are virtually ending their use of dyes throughout Europe.

Merck Pharmaceuticals (also manufacturers of the Follistim Pen) selected Pacific Fertility Center as one of about 35 study sites located in the United States to participate in this investigational drug trial in the largest multi-center IVF trial ever undertaken.

A 2006 review of five existing studies showed that women who used hypnobirthing techniques were about half as likely to use painkiller drugs, and about one - third as likely to use an epidural.

Two puffed grain rice snacks were tested by the US Food and Drug Administration; the banana flavor had a total As concentration of 109 ng / g (46 ng / g inorganic), and the blueberry flavor was below the limit of quantitation of 3 ng / g.45 In the study by Signes - Pastor et al, 10 As concentrations in 97 rice crackers from 15 different brands ranged from 19 to 246 ng / g, with inorganic As ranging from 19 to 212 ng / g.

And I only used the word «drugs» as a general term in my post, avoiding the reference to marijuana in particular because as many studies have found recently, it may very well have other valid medical uses.

School pupils could be tested for drugs as part of a new government study to determine whether testing can affect youngsters» behaviour, attendance and academic achievements.

In these roles, Ms. Dolan was actively engaged in the study to merge the Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene into a single department as well as the County's efforts to combat the epidemic of prescription drug and opiate abuse.

Studies have shown found traces of drugs, such as antibiotics, hormones, contraceptives and steroids in 80 percent of the rivers and streams tested.

The spokesperson also rejected the idea that the report, known as the International Comparators Study, said there was no link between tough penalties and drug use.

The study comes as the city is grappling with a record 937 fatal drug overdoses in 2015, a 66 percent increase since 2010.

The new research, published recently as two separate studies in ACS Central Science and the Journal of the American Chemical Society, demonstrates that a new class of drugs called small molecule RNA inhibitors can successfully target and kill specific types of cancer.

In their ACS Central Science study, Disney and his colleagues used DNA sequencing to evaluate thousands of small molecules as potential drug candidates.

Key brain regions have been identified by imaging studies, as have key neurochemical pathways bringing about the possibility of using drugs to block the nocebo effect.

Unlike many clinical trials that emphasize relief of symptoms as their primary objective, the ezogabine study's goal is to gauge how well the therapy addresses some of the biological underpinnings of depression — in this case, whether the drug lessens the hyperactivity of the reward circuit that includes VTA neurons.

Two of these enzymes are already being studies as potential drug targets; one against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and another against another type of worm.

Studies to check whether the drugs are safe for use will be needed before they could be tested as a therapy for the virus.