There is a great amount of interest in bringing sublingual immunotherapy to the United States. Sublingual immunotherapy has been proven safe and effective in Europe. However, there are still questions regarding safety in high-risk groups, effective dosing and treatment schedules. Greer's clinical research and educational summits such as this will help answer many of those questions.
Quotes about high-risk (16 Quotes)
If you have a child, whether they're considered high-risk or not, you should go ahead and have them vaccinated, ... It's a good idea to get everyone vaccinated.
To say that Citibank has had more than its share of problems would be an understatement. In May, for instance, the bank agreed on a 2.65 billion settlement with investors who bought stock and bonds in WorldCom before it filed for bankruptcy. Later that month, the Federal Reserve fined the bank 70 million for abuses in personal and mortgage loans to low-income and high-risk borrowers. In June, Citigroup suspended two executives in China, citing them for presenting false financial information to Chinese regulators and to the bank itself. In August, British regulators began an investigation of a 13.5 billion bond trade that was executed by Citigroup. Then, in September, Japan ordered Citigroup to close its private banking unit there for, among other things, failing to guard against money laundering. That was apparently the last straw for CEO Charles Prince. After a very public apology to the Japanese people, Prince set about on a daunting task -- changing the corporate culture of the financial giant. Is it possible Yes, ... But it's not probable. There's very little meaningful change that can go on in an organization because of past investments, taken-for-granted assumptions, vested interests in the status quo, inertia and other deeply rooted factors.
This is one of the most high-risk times of the year for young people as they approach both prom and graduation. Unfortunately, the perception that it is a rite of passage and even expected for young people to drink and that adults provide alcohol to them is a very dangerous proposition.
Because they (NASA) had abandoned the military style of command and gone to a corporate style, they lost the ability to have clear communication. It (Challenger disaster) is a great lesson in organizational structure and how to achieve high-risk goals.
I'm a high-risk taker on the court in the sense of trying to squeeze things in there.
I describe the current farm bill as perhaps the most high-risk approach we could take for our nation's farmers and ranchers in the future, ... Some have expressed concern about giving up what is considered to be the current safety net. I ask you to contemplate the purpose of a safety net, and whether current farm programs truly fulfill that purpose for American agriculture.
Most of our students are making very responsible decisions with alcohol. We certainly do have students who are making high-risk choices. . . . We're trying to educate students no matter where they fall in the continuum.
Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work thirteen times an hour, she can hurt you.
I believe it is essential that we close the security gaps that put our nation at risk, and I will continue to fight for the funding that will secure high-risk targets, such as our ports and borders.
I would never minimize the actual issue that we have here. Any individual making a high-risk choice with substances or alcohol is a concern for our community.
No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.
We must also increase the USDA surveillance program, which is testing just one percent of all animals slaughtered in the United States. We think USDA should be testing all animals over 20 months at slaughter. But at a minimum, USDA should test all high-risk cattle, and all cattle from Western Canada, from the Pacific Northwest and from Texas, where cases have been identified.
Alcohol is the number one high-risk behavior. After only five minutes of having one drink, the alcohol reaches the brain and greatly decreases a person's inhibitions.
High-risk insurers come out the worst in the consumer complaint ratios. Whenever you have a really big claim, it's more complicated.... And these companies tend to insure people who get into big accidents.
It's very clear that for the last four years, when we've seen an increase it's primarily been in men and predominantly in men who have sex with men, ... We know that's being fueled by increases in high-risk sexual behavior. We have good data to substantiate that.