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  • Community briefs (Jan. 9) Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 12:17AMRod Erickson, renowned yodeler, singer and storyteller, will entertain at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine St. Admission is $6. For more information, call DPAT at (575) 546-1184 or (575) 545-8872.
  • Cripple Creek Council discusses fire safety Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 11:54PM“Old Yellow,” the Cripple Creek Fire Department ladder truck that, because of a transmission problem, went over a cliff last year while fighting a chimney fire in Victor, is now repaired and on loan to Divide Fire.
  • Eye surgery is Old Guard topic Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 10:09PMBreakthroughs in cataract lens technology for active seniors will be subject of the presentation by Jill L. Lerner at the Tuesday, Jan. 20 meeting of the Summit Old Guard. Lerner is the director of the Refractive Surgery Program at The Eye Care and Surgery Center in Warren.
  • Stem cells: FAQs Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 10:54AMScientists have been all abuzz in the last few years over stem cells - cellular magicians that promise to dazzle and amaze. In December 1999, the editors of Science, the journal devoted to scientific and medical matters, called stem cell research the "Breakthrough of the Year." Since then, there has been a flurry of announcements about developments in stem cell research and hints of promising ...
  • Jardine: Brand loyalty earns personal letter from beer titan Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 8:02AMFrom the e-mails and voice mails:
  • Health Events Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:03PMTODAY
  • FDA recalls chemical agent used in eye surgery after dozens of negative reactions reported Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 9:48AMFederal regulators are calling on physicians to return a chemical agent made by Advanced Medical Optics Inc., saying it has been linked to dozens
  • FDA recalls chemical agent used in eye surgery Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 9:02AM(AP:WASHINGTON) Federal regulators are calling on physicians to return a chemical agent made by Advanced Medical Optics Inc., saying it has been linked to dozens of eye problems.
  • Alcon receives cataract lens approval Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 9:56AMAlcon Inc., based in Fort Worth and the world’s largest eye care company, announced Dec. 23 it has secured approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new lens that can be used for cataract surgery in patients with presbyopia, or the progressive inability to focus on nearby objects with age.
  • Business Briefs: Alcon gets OK on artificial lens Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 11:07PMFORT WORTH — Alcon has won U.S. government approval to sell its latest artificial lens for cataract sufferers, the Fort Worth-based eye care company announced Tuesday.
  • Lions Club helps people statewide with eye problems Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 4:09PMSince 2001 more than 300 people living with diabetes in northwest Wyoming have been served through the Lions Club’s Diabetes Eye Care Project.
  • South Asia News in brief: 11–24 December Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 9:00AMSatellite rainfall estimation in the Himalayas Countries in the Hindu Kush region of the Himalayas will work with US and Japanese scientists to estimate rainfall from satellite data and thus improve flood forecasting.
  • Affordable health care for those in need Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 5:48AMDear Savvy Senior
  • There really is affordable health care Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:06PMDear Savvy Senior: Where can a person turn to for low-cost medical, dental and eye care? I’m 62 years old, recently uninsured and living on a tight budget. — Can’t Wait for Medicare
  • Azhagiri takes on election campaign duty Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 5:13PMMK Azhagiri, son of Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi, announced that he would take on the responsibility in deference to the request of his brother, MK Stalin, and the party high command.
  • Gift exchange tradition continues for more than 70 years Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 1:07PM Two brothers are stretching the phrase “gift exchange” to the limit. Weldon and Wells Beebe have been wrapping and exchanging a set of salt and pepper shakers as Christmas gifts for more than 70 years.
  • Nigeria: Kano to Treat 1,350 Hernia Patients Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 5:41AMAs part of its plans to improve the health and general well being of the people, Kano State government has concluded arrangements to flag off mass hernia outreach campaign targeted at1,350 patients.
  • Transit talks fail to end strike Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 5:00AM Two days of talks over the weekend between city officials and union leaders representing OC Transpo’s 2,300 striking drivers, mechanics and dispatchers failed to produce a settlement, but talks are expected to continue Monday morning.
  • Designers invited to rug showroom Sunday, December 21, 2008 @ 11:17PMBarry Gorn, president and owner of Resource Partners LLC has opened a new showroom at 422 Central Ave., in the Rosemary District, Sarasota.
  • Examine the World Intraocular Lenses Market Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 3:25AM NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue.
  • Doctor should have been fired: N.B. pathology inquiry Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 11:39AMA public inquiry into the work of a New Brunswick pathologist says there were major problems with his work and it should have been apparent as early as 2005 that he should have been fired
  • Living With Glaucoma: Its All in the Family Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 9:30AM SAN FRANCISO----With today’s improved treatments, glaucoma patients no longer face inevitable blindness, but preserving vision depends on seeing an Eye M.D. at the right time and carefully following a prescribed plan.
  • Local news Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 5:55AMCaring for one another is the essence of the "Share the Green" initiative, according to Paul Green, president of Green Financial.
  • Three Chennai-based institutes ink pact for buccal epithelial cell therapy for cornea Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 7:37PMThree Chennai-based research institutes have inked a tripartite pact to make available the revolutionary buccal mucosal epithelial cell based solutions, based on a Japanese technology, for severe corneal surface disease. This tripartite MoU is the first time in India for cell therapy for cornea.
  • Port, city resolve water issues at Bellingham airport Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 7:19PM
  • People With Blindness From Cataract Are Poorer Than Those With Normal Sight Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 6:15AMA new study conducted in three developing countries - Kenya, the Philippines, and Bangladesh - finds that people with cataract-induced visual impairment are more likely to live in poverty than those with normal sight. The study is published in the open access international health journal PLoS Medicine.
  • People with cataract-induced blindness are poorer than those with normal sight Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 6:58AMWashington, Dec 16 : People who have lost their eyesight because of cataract are more likely to live in poverty than those with normal sight, according to a new study.
  • Program steers seniors toward safer driving Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 10:04PM Colonie Senior Service Centers recently unveiled its Driver Fitness Center to help drivers stay on the road and retain their independence longer, which is a challenge for seniors everywhere. "All too often there is a knee-jerk reaction to remove an older driver from the road once he or she shows signs of deteriorating motor skills," senior center Executive Director Ed Neary said. Certified ...
  • People with blindness from cataract are poorer than those with normal sight Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 6:23PMA new study conducted in three developing countries -- Kenya, the Philippines, and Bangladesh -- finds that people with cataract-induced visual impairment are more likely to live in poverty than those with normal sight.
  • President Yadav undergoes successful cataract surgery Sunday, December 14, 2008 @ 12:55AMPresident Dr Ram Baran Yadav underwent a cataract surgery on his left eye at B.P Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Sunday morning.
  • President of North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists to Attend AANA Fall Assembly of States Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 4:47PMJulie Lowery Participates in National Leadership Conference for Nurse Anesthetists [PR.com - November 04, 2006]
  • Feeling blindsided Saturday, December 13, 2008 @ 7:20AMBill St. Jean is blind in one eye. So is Janice Gilners, and so is Lloyd Graham. And Mike Szozda, Donna Crockett, Dan Sartor, Chris Emery, Andrew Ridley, Royal Miette, Jim Russell and Reta Manary -- they, too, are all blind in one eye.
  • New Clinical Trial For Drug Delivery Device In AMD - PSivida Corp Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 8:17AMDrug delivery company pSivida Corp (NASDAQ:PSDV)(ASX:PVA) today announced that a clinical trial has begun using its MedidurTM delivery technology to treat a form of dry-Age related Macular Degeneration (dry-AMD). Medidur is a tiny intravitreal insert designed to be administered by an eye care professional, using a proprietary 25-gauge inserter in a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure.
  • Etheridge gains power, will push for schools Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 12:43AMU.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge has been appointed to a powerful House committee.
  • Cataract surgeries move done deal? Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 9:41AMMarkham Stouffville Hospital is still trying to hammer out details of a deal that would see its cataract surgeries moved to two out-of-town locations.
  • N.B. pathologist should have been fired in 2005: Inquiry Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 11:12AMA public inquiry into the work of a New Brunswick pathologist says there were major problems with his work and it should have been apparent as early as 2005 that he should have been fired.
  • Association to hold Walk-A-Payung event to raise money for lupus fund Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 4:16PMPERSATUAN Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Malaysia (PSLEM) will be holding its annual Walk-A-Payung event on Sunday at Sunway Pyramid in Subang Jaya to raise RM500,000 for its Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Fund.
  • Robert Tolmach: Invitation to Create a New Social Norm Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 4:11PMGiven the tough economic climate, it is no surprise that so many people are looking for meaning in their lives and ways to make a...
  • Occurrence Of Major Eye Disease Projected To Increase Among Patients With Diabetes Tuesday, December 9, 2008 @ 6:18AMBased on projected increases in the prevalence of diabetes, the number of people with diabetes-related retinal disease, with glaucoma and with cataracts is estimated to increase significantly by 2050, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
  • Ista reports positive Phase III results for ocular inflammation drug Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 3:51AMIsta Pharmaceuticals, an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, has announced positive results from the companys recently completed Phase III clinical program of Xibrom once daily.
  • OPENING FOR BUSINESS Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 12:08AMThe online retailer of pregnancy, infant, juvenile and toddler products, headquartered in the Hanover Industrial Estates, Hanover Township, has opened an outlet store. The store will feature a mix of closeouts, end-of-season items, customer returns and floor samples. Car seats, strollers, baby gear, furniture and toys will be available and merchandise will be updated weekly. Cash, checks and ...
  • Council pushes back talks on special tax district Saturday, December 6, 2008 @ 11:44PMDenton city leaders are postponing talk of creating a downtown tax district until next year. Officials removed a possible vote from Tuesday’s City Council agenda, and it could be months before it comes up again.
  • Not the same as she left it Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 11:55PMFORT HOOD - The guns have nearly stopped, and the improvised explosive devices that seemed to maim, or kill, soldiers and civilians on an almost daily basis are becoming less common these days, and that is just the way Capt. Rosanna Vasquez-Brown likes it. “I probably saw more trauma in that year than an emergency room doctor would see in a big city,” she said.
  • Visual Field Loss After Stroke Friday, December 5, 2008 @ 8:17AMThe National Library for Health Eyes & Vision Specialist Library presents a short article on Visual field loss after stroke written by Dr Fiona Rowe, Senior Lecturer, Directorate of Orthoptics and Vision Science at the University of Liverpool.
  • Bimbo sides with Baltimore in Battle of the Beltways Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 10:21PMGuests 9, Bimbo 7, Ties 3 Bimbo is going to start attending Fox Sports Radio board meetings because she absolutely owns the company’s hosts.
  • Separation sparked cat fight Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 9:52AMQ. Two years ago, we adopted two brother cats at age 9 months. Both were neutered and are now indoor cats. They used to eat, sleep and play together. Recently, they only eat together but do not sleep or play together. Why?
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 3:07PMAsia is less likely to be hit hard by the global economic downturn because governments in the region took action to correct their financial systems in response to the crippling 1997-98 crisis, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said Wednesday at a meeting to promote his charitable foundation.
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 3:07PMAsia is less likely to be hit hard by the global economic downturn because governments in the region took action to correct their financial systems in response to the crippling 1997-98 crisis, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said Wednesday at a meeting to promote his charitable foundation.
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 3:07PMAsia is less likely to be hit hard by the global economic downturn because governments in the region took action to correct their financial systems in response to the crippling 1997-98 crisis, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said Wednesday at a meeting to promote his charitable foundation.
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 3:07PMAsia is less likely to be hit hard by the global economic downturn because governments in the region took action to correct their financial systems in response to the crippling 1997-98 crisis, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said Wednesday at a meeting to promote his charitable foundation.