In fact, the very thing that makes a medical treatment "alternative" rather than "conventional" is that (a) it has never been tested for effectiveness, or (b) it has been tested, and proven not effective above placebo level (e.g., Reiki, acupuncture, homeopathy, etc.).
A systemic pesticide, imidacloprid, commonly used on sucking insects like aphids and fleas, is being tested for effectiveness by the Agriculture Department.
Nonetheless, a vaccine made of an envelope protein called gp 120, developed by VaxGen, is being tested for effectiveness in thousands of people in the United States and Thailand, with results expected in 2002.
An evaluation experiment comprising of 45 participants was conducted in which different architectures for hybridizing the two systems were tested for effectiveness.
A number of antivirals have been tested for effectiveness in the common cold; however as of 2009 none have been both found effective and licensed for use.
However, before implementing any of these techniques, they should be tested for effectiveness.
There are several new devices for endotracheal intubation that were tested for effectiveness during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The purinergic receptor antagonist, suramin, was tested for effectiveness in blocking the response to apical UTP.
In our experiments, five shRNA sequences were tested for effectiveness in silencing MMP2 in rat AF cells.
Several of these interventions have been tested for effectiveness, but few studies have explored patient perspectives of such interventions.
Evidence informed clinical preventive advice and interventions that have known efficacy needed to be tested for effectiveness, affordability and acceptance within primary dental care.
