Sentences with phrase «use by human patients»

An essential aspect of the research team's work with these medications is that both are approved by the Food and Drug Administration for their originally intended uses, which means they are considered safe for use by human patients.

Not exact matches

As we read this history, the furor over stem cells was fueled by numerous factors: the near - universal human desire for magic; patients» desperation in the face of illness and their hope for cures; the belief that biology can now do anything; the reluctance of scientists to accept any limits (particularly moral limits) on their research; the impact of big money from biotech stocks, patents, and federal funding; the willingness of America's elite class to use every means possible to discredit religion in general; and the need to protect the unlimited abortion license by accepting no protections of unborn human life.

These organizations are designed to make sure human body fluids, whether breast milk or blood products, are screened and safe before they are used by vulnerable people like newborns and sick patients.

There have been a number of human clinical trials using an alternative gene - editing technique, including one led by June, that have helped patients combat HIV.

That study used the Human Dx service as a neutral platform to compare the diagnostic accuracy of human physicians with third - party «symptom checker» Web sites and apps used by patients for self - diagnHuman Dx service as a neutral platform to compare the diagnostic accuracy of human physicians with third - party «symptom checker» Web sites and apps used by patients for self - diagnhuman physicians with third - party «symptom checker» Web sites and apps used by patients for self - diagnosis.

Attacked by critics who insisted it wasn't ethical to use the drug on young patients who weren't yet psychotic, McGlashan says he supplied «about 200 pounds» of supporting documentation to the federal Office for Human Research Protections before he got a green light to continue.

If replicated in humans, this effect could significantly delay, and potentially prevent, the need for chronic insulin use by Type 1 diabetes patients, and help minimize diabetes - related complications.

However the fact that Ciclopirox is already approved for treatment of patients by the FDA and by its European counterpart, the EMA, and therefore considered safe for human use, may eliminate much of the time and expense ordinarily involved in the drug development process.

It is much like the familiar process used by hospitals to image the insides of patients, but amplified to levels that would be lethal to humans.

Buoyed by these results, Dana - Farber researchers are working to create a derivative of dBET1 that can be used as a drug in human patients — and to extend the conjugate strategy for the treatment of other cancers and other genetically - caused diseases.

ACT announced last November that they had cloned early - stage human embryos in a step toward therapeutic cloning (which seeks to treat diseases by using genetic material from a patient's own cells) but the company believes that reproductive cloning is too risky and unwarranted at this time.

These were seeded into a tissue scaffold, formed into the precise shape of the human jaw bone by using digital images from a patient.

And, while the genetically - modified mice were made somewhat better by deactivating the HD gene in their hypothalamus, this approach isn't useable in human HD patients because their HD genes don't contain the sequences needed to turn them off with virus used by Petersen and colleagues.

and of human ESCs (hESCs) in 1998 by Jamie Thomson, present - day use of hESCs to treat patients with retinal disorders in London (although I shuddered a little when Pete Coffee handled a flask of cells without gloves on!)

This method is commonly used in lab experiments but has not been approved by the FDA for use in human patients.

In humans, because invasive studies are not ethically permissible except in some neurological patients, by far the largest number of EEG studies have been conducted using electrodes glued to the scalp.

We've been able to bridge those findings to human studies, developing ways to both look for those neurons in the retina, see whether or not they're sick using imaging techniques that Alf and Vivek have developed, and clinical tests along with Jeff Goldberg in order to detect whether or not patients are losing an excessive amount of those kinds of neurons by virtue of different types of field testing.

In a substudy, review outcomes were also compared across different types of clinical research, based in large part on the designations and definitions derived from a number of sources, including a report by Nathan, 14 the Institute of Medicine, 20 the NIH Director's Panel on Clinical Research, 9 the Association of American Medical Colleges and American Medical Association, 21 and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.22 All 3599 R01 applications involving human subjects that were submitted to NIH for the October 2002 council were categorized into 1 of the following: (1) patient - oriented studies of mechanisms of human disease (bench to bedside); (2) clinical trials and other clinical interventions; (3) patient - oriented research focusing on development of new technologies; (4) epidemiological studies; (5) behavioral studies (including studies of normal human behavior); (6) health services research; and (7) use of deidentified human tissue.

Unlike most types of gene therapy, a longstanding approach that aims to alter only adult human tissues that die with the patient, the Crispr technique could be used to change human eggs, sperm and early embryos, and such alterations would be inherited by the patient's children.

Like doctors who have been using VR to assist in surgeries and pinpoint ailments — by generating 3D models of real patient tumors from MRI scans, for example — science teachers are saying VR can help deepen understanding of subjects such as biology and anatomy, which require students to grasp the inner workings of cells and organs that are not visible to the human eye.

Vital signs are taken on a regular basis using digital monitoring systems, and patients are closely monitored under anesthesia by a dedicated technician using the same level of patient monitoring equipment that is used during human surgery.

Using the most modern equipment, the patient's vital signs are monitored during all anesthetic procedures in the same way that a human is monitored by an anesthesiologist.

While there have been some published reports of effective treatment of the virus with human anti-retroviral drugs (eg AZT) used in the treatment of HIV and AIDS, any antiviral benefit is outweighed by negative effects on the patient such as anemia.

However, electric toothbrushes are recommended by Dentists for their human patients as being more effective at removing plaque, so it might be worth a try if you already have an electric toothbrush and can use a spare cleaning head to see what your dog thinks.

Job Description: • Represents the Kansas City Pet Project in a professional, polite and enthusiastic manner • Assists the veterinarians on a daily basis with preparing surgery patients, health assessments, and treatments of animals • Assist in medical rounds with Shelter Veterinarians or identifying animals that need to be seen by a Shelter Veterinarian • Administer medications to both cats and dogs in accordance with veterinarian's prescribed doses and ensure all treatment protocols prescribed for sick / injured animals are performed timely, safely, and humanely • Responsible for following best practices for sanitation protocols in all veterinary clinic and isolation areas to reduce / eliminate disease transmission • Input all medical notes, health assessments, vaccinations, surgeries, treatments, etc., into PetPoint • Provides support for other departments, such as Intake, Foster, Placement & Transport, or Adoptions by assisting as needed for vaccinations, deworming, blood draws, etc. • Prepares and sanitizes surgical instruments / packs each day to ensure packs are ready for use the following day • Assists with discharging animals to the public post-surgery or following up with sick pet appointments, explaining any medical issues, medications, after care instructions, etc. • Ensures adequate medical supplies and medications are available and reports any shortages to Vet Clinic Manager • Enforces and maintain KCPP safety and cleanliness, and all health and security rules and procedures • Follows disease prevention procedures and completes cleaning of veterinary clinic areas daily and ongoing throughout the day to decrease biological risks to humans and other animals • Care, feed, and safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons / animals • Properly store and maintain inventory of medical supplies, including Schedule II narcotics • Performs laboratory analysis techniques to assist Shelter Veterinarians • Reads, understand, interpret, and apply department policies and procedures • Prepares reports and other written materials in a logical, concise, and accurate manner • Functions calmly in situations that require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy • Communicates effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds and function calmly in all situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy • Treats employees, representatives of outside agencies, volunteers, and members of the public with courtesy and respect • Provides prompt, efficient and responsive service for all phone calls forwarded to the Vet Clinic.

Veterinarians use the same drugs used by human oncologists, but dogs do not generally suffer the side effects of hair loss and nausea that are experienced by human cancer patients.

Tilapia dressings were first used on human patients last year by doctors in Brazil looking for cost - effective methods of treating burns and California vet Jamie Peyton, of the University of California Davis, had adapted the process for animals.

In field therapy the patients will work together to save their world by using manual labor to desal water and then use human powered pumps provided by the Gates Foundation, LLC, move the desal water to garden patches in the interior of the compound, where they can grow totally organic corps for communal meals.

Core Competencies • Detail oriented • Easily comprehends medical instructions given by the physician and implements them • Proficient with the medical equipments used in treating patients • Compassionate towards patients • Knowledgeable about human anatomy