The phrase "a preventative for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing measures or substances that help to prevent a particular issue or condition.
Example: "The new vaccine is considered a preventative for the spread of the virus."
Alternatives: "a prevention method for" or "a safeguard against".
The new hardware has been rushed into service as a preventative for the kind of chaos that prevailed in Miami, Palm Beach and other areas of Florida after the Gore-Bush election.
Re "Bugged" (Soapbox, Jan . 16: Having been a nurse and teacher in the public schools for 34 years and a camp nurse for 12 seasons, I can share with you a preventative for head lice that I learned empirically: a hair drier used five or six minutes twice a day, consistently.
Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of Sepragel sinus, a hylan B gel (cross-linked hyaluronic acid molecule), when used as a postoperative dressing after endoscopic sinus surgery as a facilitator of healing and a preventative for scarring and stenosis.
But tiny GTx, a company that has dedicated itself to men's health, is trying its SERM, Acapodene, as a preventative for prostate cancers.
In 13 patients, a preventative for the comorbid headache (6 topiramate, 2 amitriptyline, 2 beta-blockers and 2 indomethacin) was prescribed; 30% of them presented a complete remission and 70% a partial response.
The trial, known as STELLAR, asks a specific question: Does letrozole, a drug in the new aromatase inhibitor (AI) class, work better as a preventative for postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer than an older drug, raloxifene?
Angelina Jolie candidly revealed her choice to undergo a bilateral mastectomy over a year ago as a preventative measure for breast cancer.
Further analysis using chi square to analyse differences between groups (never recommending, for general health, as a preventative and for a specific condition) highlighted those who recommended glucosamine for a specific condition were less likely to know of the interaction between glucosamine and warfarin than those who were recommending it as a preventative.
People are seeking it as a preventative medicine for their health and for wellness," says Dr. Leena Guptha, president-elect of the AMTA.
"Blocking is often more a preventative tool for people who are looking for adult pornography but accidentally find underage content".
Many people complain about the lack of cures for cancer but when a preventative vaccine for a type of cancer is within our reach, too few reach out for it.
