Sentences with phrase «treatment efforts on»

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The team behind the announcement is not the first to attempt something of this nature, and previous efforts by other companies have been criticized for having too little research behind them or focusing too much on detection rather than treatment.

That information — augmented by advocacy efforts from such Addyi supporters as the National Organization for Women and National Consumers League — turned the tide, and the FDA's joint meeting of the Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 18 to 6 to support approval for HSDD treatment, contingent on Sprout consenting to risk - mitigation measures like warnings and restrictions to prevent misuse.

That was our initial effort, and that led to the development to a first generation treatment that our kids have been on for more than a decade.

The draft also suggested efforts to «level the playing field» on tax treatment.

Here is a practical plan by which a church can exert its maximum influence on a community's efforts to provide better treatment for the mentally ill.

When the State Kills is the model for such an approach, with fascinating and accessible chapters on such topics as the never - ending quest for «painless» executions, the role of and pressures on the jury in capital cases, the portrayal of executions in contemporary films, and the increasingly desperate efforts of death - penalty lawyers to ensure that those who are condemned to die have received something approximating fair treatment under the law.

When it was revealed that rehabilitation efforts were also stopped with the decision to end the tube feedings and that even antibiotics were now considered «life support,» an editorial in the St. Louis Review (the archdiocesan newspaper) pointed out that «In a situation where the health of the patient depends not only upon food and water, but on other forms of care and treatment, the purpose of providing food and water should not be undermined by a neglect of the other forms of care.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

David Rusa, I appreciate the point you are trying to make but you are naive if you think any supposed unfair treatment (there is none IMO) would be halted by our concerted effort on this website.

Opioid addiction has been an issue seized on by Senate Republicans, who have emphasized efforts to help and find treatment for those addicted — a stance that some have felt stands in stark contrast to the rhetoric surrounding drug epidemics in the 1980s.

A package of 14 measures to address the heroin and opioid epidemic, expected to pass the Senate yesterday and today, focuses on law enforcement efforts, following several years of legislation aimed more at prevention and treatment.

Speaking Monday at a City Hall press conference, Malliotakis outlined a twelve point plan, available on her campaign website, which includes extensive legal efforts at locating and mandating treatment of mentally ill persons, building 30,000 units of supportive housing and expanding the psychiatric bed capacity in City hospitals.

ALBANY — State efforts to combat heroin and opioid addiction got a boost Wednesday with the opening of a $ 25.6 million residential treatment center on Wards Island.

In the ongoing effort to combat the growing use of heroin across Long Island, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on Monday announced a new strategy aimed at making a special drug more accessible to addicts at treatment centers and county facilities — though experts warn it's no panacea.

Now she is comparing that to Louise Mensch's efforts to highlight her treatment on Twitter, which is pretty despicable.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday is hammering away again at the effort on the federal level to replace the Affordable Care Act, slamming the bill in the U.S. Senate for proposed funding cuts to heroin and opioid treatment programs.

On the state level, efforts by lawmakers have resulted in New heroin and opioid treatment spending, which Cuomo has backed.

The purpose of the visit was to urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to double - down on efforts to fully implement new laws, passed by Congress last year, that Schumer's office says will significantly increase research, vaccine development and treatment.

Share information on ongoing efforts to characterize risks from PFAS and develop monitoring and treatment / cleanup techniques;

Efforts on the largest piece of that project — a $ 45 million sewage treatment facility at a massive discharge pipe called «Big C» just north of the Port of Albany, which is the major source of Albany's spills — will be ramped up in 2018.

The Department of Environment and Planning leads the County's economic development efforts, oversees environmental compliance, collaborates on local and regional planning, provides digital mapping services, and provides wastewaster treatment services in seven sewer districts across the county.

«As a member of the Legislature, Senator Flanagan has been a champion and important partner with us on bipartisan efforts to enact comprehensive legislation around substance use prevention, treatment and recovery,» said Baker.

ALBANY - A package of 14 measures to address the heroin and opioid epidemic, expected to pass the Senate Tuesday and Wednesday, focuses on law enforcement efforts, following several years of legislation aimed more at prevention and treatment.

The SAMSHA grant, totaling $ 971,736 over a three - year period, will also support personnel, training and other needs related to the development of a peer mentor initiative to help military veterans enrolled in the County's drug treatment court programs re-adjust to civilian life and get back on track, as well as efforts to increase participation rates in court - mandated treatment programs among justice - involved veterans.

Among the proposals given tentative approval Tuesday is the creation of a $ 100 million surcharge on opioid manufacturers and distributors that would go to a dedicated fund for treatment and prevention efforts to address the prescription drug addiction problem.

Research efforts in remediation and biotreatment focus on the treatment of heavy metals and recalcitrant organics in industrial effluents and contaminated land.

Along these lines, the Department of Defense and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) plan to launch a $ 30 - million effort to fund studies on concussion and head - impact exposure among college - age athletes with a multisite longitudinal clinical study on concussion risks, treatment and management.

Both groups also discussed various efforts to pool data from patients so researchers and clinicians can learn what treatments work on which patients.

Sieweke's team will next focus their research efforts on the relationships between macrophages, sperm, and testosterone production, which may yield innovative treatments for certain kinds of male infertility.

While there have been advances in early detection and many studies involving the treatment of children with ASD, few efforts to date have focused on interventions for adults.

The researchers now focus their ongoing efforts on the quest for an efficient treatment that could, in the near future, be offered to patients.

As we are now able to focus our efforts on improving the overall patient experience and reducing the risk of relapse, the leading cause of death after transplant, we have greatly improved long - term survival outcomes for patients who before might not have had another treatment option.»

A panel of top science administrators and stem cell scientists met on Friday with Davide Vannoni, the president of an Italian foundation providing highly controversial stem cell treatments, in a first effort to hash out the details of a government - sponsored clinical trial of the therapy.

The Chinese government recently released a report detailing some of those environmental efforts, including new laws focused on water pollution and treatment and plans to enforce them.

«Forming a positive alliance centered on trust, not on shame or blame, between patient and the professional leading the rehabilitation effort, has shown promise in helping trauma patients re-enter their lives more successfully once treatment ends,» Voith said.

New preclinical research on the molecular mechanisms responsible for sickle cell disease could aid efforts to develop much needed treatments for this devastating blood disorder that affects millions worldwide.

Three months after the Chinese health ministry ramped up its efforts to enforce a ban on the clinical use of unapproved stem - cell treatments, a Nature investigation reveals that businesses around the country are still charging patients thousands of dollars for these unproven therapies.

«We need dedicated approaches to PAD awareness efforts, research endeavors, and treatment strategies that focus on those individuals of low socioeconomic strata who may be most likely to be affected by PAD,» Pande said.

Bilbo says her next plans involve tweaking the rat experiment in an effort to zero in on how the worms convey cognitive benefits and how they could be applied in potential human treatments.

«Our studies highlight the need for college prevention and treatment programs to focus efforts on sexual, gender, racial and ethnic minority groups.»

Improved diagnostic tests are on the horizon, but we need huge efforts to increase their accuracy, use them for active case finding in the community, and eventually make them available in low income countries so as to inform treatment decisions and preserve the efficacy of any new antibiotic drugs for TB,» says lead author of the Commission Professor Keertan Dheda, University of Cape Town.

A new global report on the HIV / AIDS epidemic spotlights success in both prevention and treatment efforts, but also stresses that countries must dramatically ramp up both if the world hopes to meet the ambitious goals agreed upon last year at a special session of the United Nations.

Although a small number of repurposed and new drugs have recently become available to treat drug - resistant TB (including bedaquiline, delamanid, and linezolid), the authors warn that without accurate diagnostic tests to deliver individually targeted treatments, clear prescription guidelines on appropriate use and improved control efforts to prevent transmission, optimal dosing and administration, and well - functioning health care systems, the effectiveness of the drugs could be rapidly lost.

In addition to luck, these include the amount of money society is willing to invest in antiaging research and the amount of time and effort that individuals are willing to spend on treatments that result from the research.

The identification of diagnostic tests or biomarkers that predict progression to active TB disease would greatly enhance TB control efforts in the United States and globally and allow physicians and public health officials to focus efforts on treatment of latent TB infection of those at greatest risk of progression to active, transmissible and potentially fatal disease.

Albert said that collaboration is an important part of researchers» efforts, and emphasized the urgency to develop treatments that can slow the effect of aging on the human brain.

For her research efforts, Dietrich has registered a number of firsts with journal papers reflecting her work on such diverse topics as: improving cancer therapy through odor and taste intervention; prevention and treatment of obesity by drinking more water; health effects of iron and copper in drinking water; and risks to people over 50 for unhealthy over-exposure to iron in water.

NIMH Scientist Dr. Wayne Fenton reported on the MATRICS initiative, a collaborative effort between the NIMH, UCLA, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to move forward treatments targeted at the cognitive aspects of schizophrenia.

These centers focus the efforts of collaborative groups of researchers on defined areas of inquiry, to accelerate progress toward the development of new treatments and vaccines to prevent and cure type 1 diabetes, cancer and infectious disease.