protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
Not exact matches
U.S. Health &
Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell last year proposed a
response, calling for a program to change doctors» opioid prescribing practices, to expand the use
of naloxone, a drug used to reverse the effects
of an opioid overdoses, and increase patient access to medication assisted
treatments for opioid use disorders.
In 2011, in
response to growing public concern about the possible environmental and
human health effects
of fracking wastewater, Pennsylvania's Department
of Environmental Protection requested that the discharge
of fracking fluids and other unconventional oil and gas wastewater into surface waters be prohibited from central water -
treatment facilities that release high salinity effluents.
«In addition, our computer - vision system can be applied to detect states in which the
human face may provide important clues as to health, physiology, emotion, or thought, such as drivers» expressions
of sleepiness, students» expressions
of attention and comprehension
of lectures, or
responses to
treatment of affective disorders.»
«The letter, which comes in
response to an aggressive campaign by the animal rights group People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA), claims that for more than 30 years researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute
of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD) have been «removing [macaques] from their mothers at birth and subjecting them to distressful and sometimes painful procedures that measure their anxiety and depression.»»
The resulting «map»
of gene - drug interactions allowed the researchers to accurately predict the
responses of multiple
human cancer cell lines to different chemotherapy agents based on the cell lines» genetic profiles and also revealed new genetic factors that appear to determine the
response of breast and ovarian tumor cells to common classes
of chemotherapy
treatment.
In a paper published in the journal Proceedings
of the National Academy
of Sciences, Sangeeta Bhatia
of MIT and Charles Rice
of Rockefeller University describe using microfabricated cell cultures to sustain hepatitis B virus in
human liver cells, allowing them to study immune
responses and drug
treatments.
The
treatment worked equally well to restore light
responses to the degenerated retinas
of mice and dogs, indicating that it may be feasible to restore some light sensitivity in blind
humans.
The findings, published April 28 in Cell Metabolism, are the first comprehensive lipidomic profile
of human platelets in
response to stimulation and aspirin
treatment.
Loss
of the RING domain predicted poor
treatment responses in both mouse and
human mammary tumors.
The main change, a point mutation in the
human gene for hu14.18, was designed to address
treatment - limiting pain by generating a more tailored
response that avoided triggering part
of the immune
response called the complement cascade.
Now, in a new study published in the journal Cell, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered that a synthetic form
of vitamin D, calcipotriol (a drug already approved by the FDA for the
treatment of psoriasis), deactivates the switch governing the fibrotic
response in mouse liver cells, suggesting a potential new therapy for fibrotic diseases in
humans.
Salk researchers found that a drug already approved by the FDA for the
treatment of psoriasis deactivates the switch governing the fibrotic
response in mouse liver cells, suggesting a potential new therapy for fibrotic diseases in
humans.
Using 80
of the successful tumor xenografts — from the Greek «xenos» meaning «foreign» — he compared how the mouse's tumor responded to a drug or drug combination with the
treatment response of the corresponding
human patient.
But doctors, researchers, and public health officials have raised concerns about the proliferation
of antibiotics in the food supply and in medical settings, as well as the ability
of bacteria to mutate in
response to any
treatment humans throw at them.
She is registred to the National Order
of Biologists in the province
of Palermo; collaboration in research project from 2012 to 2015 at the Department
of Biopathology and Biotechnology, University
of Palermo, focusing the study on the identification
of molecules capable to modulate intracellular metabolic pathways for the prevention and
treatment of infectious, tumor and degenerative disease, in collaboration with Prof. Angela Santoni, University
of Rome; collaboration in research project in 2011 at the hospital «Villa Sofia Cervello»
of Palermo to study methods can cure the genetic defect that causes thalassemia through genetic engineering; she studies different mechanisms
of the differentiation and the activation
of human gammadelta T cells as effector cells
of the immune
response against cancer and infectious diseases; she investigates about the identification and development
of biomarkers
of resistance and susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection; Valentina Orlando has published 13 papers in peer reviewed journals and 3 comunications at national and international congress.
Clinical Trials Research and Billing First in
Human / Early Phase PET in Oncology Case - Based Dose Reduction in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine: Practical and Necessary Radioiodine Therapy for Hyperthyroidism: The State
of the Art Spondylodiscitis: Role
of Imaging for Diagnosis and Monitoring
Treatment Response Current Status and Future Prospects: PET and SPECT Instrumentation Alternative Payment Models and Value - Based Health Care: Nuts and Bolts Maximal Tolerated Activity
of Radioactive Iodine for Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Teaching Old Radiopharmaceuticals New Tricks Intraoperative Detection Devices and Probes Molecular Imaging
of Lung Inflammation Standardization
of Advanced PET / SPECT Data Acquisition and Analysis Thyroid Cancer Management: Novel Therapeutics and Management Options Targeting Radionuclide Therapy in Various Non-Malignant Arthritic Conditions Using Radiosynoviorthesis (RSO) Are You Prepared for a Radiation Accident?
With all stages
of clinical Lyme disease having previously been described in nonhuman primates, this animal model was selected in order to most closely mimic
human infection and
response to
treatment.
Farokhzad and colleagues have considerable expertise with bench - to - bedside translation
of nanotechnologies for medical applications, and foundational work done in part by his team has led to the development and first in
human testing
of a targeted nanoparticle capable
of controlling drug release for
treatment of cancers, and the first in
human testing
of a targeted nanoparticle vaccine capable
of orchestrating an immune
response to facilitate smoking cessation and relapse prevention.
Expression profiling
of microRNA and other short or long non-coding RNAs in
human tumors has identified signatures associated with diagnosis, staging, progression, prognosis and
response to
treatment.
For example, the
treatment of canine lymphoma has been predictive
of the
human response to that
treatment.
The project «Preprogrammed versus stochastic clonal evolution
of relapsing Acute Myeloid Leukaemia: Impact on disease development and therapeutic
responses» will dissect why the subpopulations
of primary
human blood cancer cells that drive leukaemic relapse resist relevant clinical
treatments in vivo.
Inadequate
treatment of hypothyroidism (under active thyroid gland) may prevent optimal
response to
Human Growth Hormone.
«Balls
of light», ancient monuments, UFO's, alien - beings, interdimensional portals, sacred geometry, earth energy and the power
of human consciousness are all given Zen Rabbit's no - nonsense
treatment in
response to «The Seeker's» quest for truth.
Unfortunately, there are no guarantees in
human or veterinary medicine with any medical or surgical
treatment because the ultimate outcome
of any medical or surgical therapy depends on the
response of the patient receiving
treatment.
«We have partnered with American Humane Association to gain a better understanding
of the
human - animal bond, explore the interface between animals and
humans in the
treatment of disease and overall health, and improve emergency and disaster relief
response in times
of need,» said Michael McFarland, DVM, DABVP, Group Director
of U.S. Veterinary Operations for Companion Animals for Pfizer Animal Health.
The pathogenesis, disease course, and
treatment response of cOSA closely parallels that
of human pediatric OSA (hOSA), and it has thus been proposed as a spontaneous animal model
of the disease.
The spontaneous appearance, frequency, and
treatment response of canine tumors often parallel
human neoplasms (14 - 16) much better than, for instance, induced tumors in rodents.
«Flesh and Bone» will explore themes such as the
treatment of the
human figure, and the artists»
responses to the violence
of the twentieth century.
Through a partnership between the Department
of Human Services (DHS), Administrative Office
of the Courts (AOC), and the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC), the IDP (1) administers the state's post-conviction DUI offenses system, (2) approves and coordinates a network
of county - based and regional Intoxicated Driving Resource Centers (IDRCs) that detain, educate, and screen consumers to determine the need for additional addictions
treatment interventions, (3) recommends appropriate license action (suspensions and / or restorations) to the Motor Vehicle Commission, and (4) manages various other issues regarding documentation, general information and
response to public inquiry.
This educational web conference will provide a concise overview
of the field
of sex therapy, including current models
of human sexual
response, as well as tools for assessment, case formulation, and
treatment planning through a biopsychosocial lens.