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- More homeopathy on NHS as health cash is squeezed Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 7:25PMThe British Medical Association has branded it ‘witchcraft’ but homeopathy spending on the NHS could now rise despite the Health Service facing drastic cuts.
- The science of eye health ingredients Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 4:27PMThe health condition garnering most of the attention in the eye health segment is age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. As the name suggests, this is a degenerative retinal disease that causes central vision loss and leaves only peripheral vision.
- Eyes can be harmed from exposure to the sun Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 1:01AMMany people know about cataracts, but mare unaware what they are and what they can do to reduce their risk from developing cataracts.
- Sun-sensitizing medications, sun exposure linked to cataract Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 4:21AMA new study has revealed that the use of medications that increase sensitivity to the sun, combined with exposure to sunlight, is associated with the risk of age-related cataract.
- Sun-sensitizing medications, sun exposure linked to cataract Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 3:25AMWashington, June 15 : A new study has revealed that the use of medications that increase sensitivity to the sun, combined with exposure to sunlight, is associated with the risk of age-related cataract.
- Natural Remedies for Erectile Dysfunction Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 12:21PMWebMD examines common remedies men use to cure their erectile dysfunction including Ginseng, acupuncture, pomegranate juice, and DHEA.
- Girl, 14, dies of ‘old age illness’ Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 6:57AMSAN LEONARDO, Nueva Ecija – A 14-year-old girl from a poor family here succumbed to “old age illness” here over the weekend. Rowena Longalong, a widow, said she took a hard time accepting the fate of her only daughter, Angeline, whose body was laid to rest in a public cemetery here Tuesday.
- Penn State study: Young girls who drink soda have less healthy diets through adolescence Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 1:17AMYoung girls who drink soda have less healthy diets through adolescence than their peers who do not drink soda, according to a Penn State study. The ten-year study showed that girls who drank soda at age five had diets that were less likely to meet nutritional standards for the duration of the study, which ended at age 15. Girls who did not drink soda at age five did not meet certain nutritional ...
- Quebec backtracks on health-care deductible Friday, May 14, 2010 @ 7:55PMThe Quebec government appears to be backing away from a proposal to charge a deductible for visits to the doctor.
- Dr. Donohue Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 10:09PMDEAR DR. DONOHUE: Will you explain C. diff? Is there a cure? I am told high doses of antibiotics cause it. How can it be prevented?—ANON. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I work in a nursing home where two residents were diagnosed with C. diff. I had taken care of them for one month before being told to wear gloves and a gown. What is C. diff? Is it true that it never goes away? Is it possible I have it and ...
- SOCIETY IN BRIEF 9/5 Saturday, May 8, 2010 @ 10:28PMOnly 4 per cent of victims in accidents nationwide are taken to hospital by ambulance, according to a survey by the Ministry of Health’s Department of Preventative Medicine and Environment.
- Erections: Use It or Lose It? Saturday, April 17, 2010 @ 7:37PMExperts discuss whether sex and masturbation help prevent erectile dysfunction (ED).
- Minnesota Optometric Association Advises That Some Common Remedies Could Make Eye Allergies Worse Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 7:26AMThe Minnesota Optometric Association (MOA) offers advice for the thousands around the state who suffer from the itchy, watery eye symptoms associated with seasonal Spring allergens. The culprits exist indoors and out: pollen, mold, dust mites and pet dander. Shorten contact lens wear and avoid antihistamines: Eye allergies, also known as allergic conjunctivitis, can actually be exacerbated by ...
- Avodart May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk Wednesday, March 31, 2010 @ 5:11PMAvodart, a widely prescribed drug used to shrink enlarged prostates, appears to reduce the incidence of prostate cancer in men with an increased risk for the disease.
- Health train takes epilepsy treatment to villages Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 9:01PMWhen the health train chugged to a halt at Sasaram station in Bihar, there was a doctor on board to treat a condition that villagers had given up hope of ever finding a cure for - epilepsy, a neurological disorder that affects 10 million people in India.
- Herald Scotland Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 4:23AMa psychologist is claiming today is the most depressing day of the year.
- AMA Optics Announces New Brightness Acuity Meter -- Documents Disabling Glare from Cataract Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 12:00AMLight scattering abnormal conditions of the eye, most commonly cataract, causes annoying glare that impairs vision and can limit the quality of life, in particular, night driving. The New Brightness Acuity Meter (BAM™, AMA Optics, Inc) assists in diagnosing and evaluating the severity of glare on visual function.
- Cataract Surgery Does Not Appear to Make Age-Related Macular Degeneration Worse Monday, November 9, 2009 @ 4:41PMNov. 9, 2009 - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness among senior citizens, does not appear to progress at a higher rate among individuals who have had surgery to treat cataract, the leading cause of blindness worldwide among all ages.
- Aspirin May Prevent Prostate Cancer Recurrence Friday, November 6, 2009 @ 1:11PMThe use of anti-clotting drugs, including aspirin, appears to lower the odds that cancer will recur in men undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer, researchers report.
- âEye-dentifyingâ common vision problems in diabetics Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:49PMDiabetes is the leading cause of blindness in adults aged 20 to 74–a scary fact for those living with the disease. High blood sugar in the body increases the risk of vision problems, causing the lens of the eye to swell and changing the ability to see.
- An ‘Obruni’ in a strange land Friday, September 25, 2009 @ 6:46AMRunning through the market in the early morning, villagers would yell “Obruni” as he ran past. It isn’t a derogatory term, 20-year-old Kenneth Wong said — it just means “foreigner,” and a foreigner he was in Ghana, West Africa.
- An ‘Obruni’ in a strange land Saturday, September 19, 2009 @ 8:37PMRunning through the market in the early morning, villagers would yell “Obruni” as he ran past. It isn’t a derogatory term, 20-year-old Kenneth Wong said — it just means “foreigner,” and a foreigner he was in Ghana, West Africa.
- An ‘Obruni’ in a strange land Wednesday, September 9, 2009 @ 12:48PMRunning through the market in the early morning, villagers would yell “Obruni” as he ran past. It isn’t a derogatory term, 20-year-old Kenneth Wong said — it just means “foreigner,” and a foreigner he was in Ghana, West Africa.
- 1.4 million Nigerians over the age of 40 will become blind by 2020: Study Wednesday, September 9, 2009 @ 2:49AMBy 2020, 1.4 million Nigerians over age 40 will lose their sight, and the vast majority of the causes are either preventable or treatable, according to the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study Group.
- seroquelxr - Psychiatric Times Monday, August 31, 2009 @ 2:26PMThis resource is sponsored by AstraZeneca and contains promotional material.
- An ‘Obruni’ in a strange land Sunday, August 30, 2009 @ 6:05AMRunning through the market in the early morning, villagers would yell “Obruni” as he ran past. It isn’t a derogatory term, 20-year-old Kenneth Wong said — it just means “foreigner,” and a foreigner he was in Ghana, West Africa.
- An ‘Obruni’ in a strange land Thursday, August 20, 2009 @ 8:15AMRunning through the market in the early morning, villagers would yell “Obruni” as he ran past. It isn’t a derogatory term, 20-year-old Kenneth Wong said — it just means “foreigner,” and a foreigner he was in Ghana, West Africa.
- An ‘Obruni’ in a strange land Monday, August 10, 2009 @ 11:32AMRunning through the market in the early morning, villagers would yell “Obruni” as he ran past. It isn’t a derogatory term, 20-year-old Kenneth Wong said — it just means “foreigner,” and a foreigner he was in Ghana, West Africa.
- When Is It Time For Cataract Surgery? Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 6:17AMAlmost everyone who lives a long life will develop cataracts at some point. As more Americans live into their 70s and beyond, we all need to know a few cataract basics: risks and symptoms, tips that may delay onset, and how to decide when it is time for surgery, so good vision can be restored.
- My Pharmiweb.com Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 2:34AMIRVINE, Calif., Jul 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) Allergan, Inc.
- Sorry boss, I need to go home: your excuses to watch Andy Murray Friday, July 3, 2009 @ 5:23AMIt is the biggest sporting event of the year as Andy Murray bids to become the first British man to reach the final of Wimbledon since 1938 , but while the organisers have done British fans a favour by putting Murray on second, there is still a good chance that he will have played a set or two before most people would normally get home to watch him.
- Regular eye exams are ‘best check’for eye disease Monday, June 8, 2009 @ 4:24AMChances are that sometime in your life, you will experience some of the symptoms of several common diseases of the eye. Thanks to huge advancements in technology, remarkable improvement can be experienced for most patients with cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration.
- Precursors to Corneal Transplant Failure; Patients Who Skip Glaucoma Treatment; Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs and LASIK Monday, June 1, 2009 @ 9:30AMThe June issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes new insights on why some corneal transplants fail, why some patients skip their glaucoma medications, and why preventing infections after LASIK is a growing concern.
- Learn about healthy living at Expo Monday, May 25, 2009 @ 8:58AMPeople hoping to improve their health and well-being may want to attend the free 2009 Healthy Living Expo this Saturday (May 30).
- It could be flu Thursday, April 30, 2009 @ 9:03PMNAMES pulled from hat by doctors to decide who gets intensive care during pandemic
- Leading Refractive Eye Surgery Experts from Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory Educate Peers at ASCRS Annual Meeting Thursday, April 30, 2009 @ 1:01AMSeveral leading LASIK and refractive eye surgery experts listed in the Trusted LASIK Surgeons directory presented research and participated in educating their peers at the recently concluded American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting (ASCRS) in San Francisco, California. Dr.
- Leading Refractive Eye Surgery Experts from Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory Educate Peers at ASCRS Annual Meeting Monday, April 27, 2009 @ 1:01AMSeveral leading LASIK and refractive eye surgery experts listed in the Trusted LASIK Surgeons directory presented research and participated in educating their peers at the recently concluded American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting (ASCRS) in San Francisco, California. Dr.
- Scientists multiply blood stem cells Thursday, April 16, 2009 @ 2:54PMBone marrow transplants that are delayed because of a lack of blood cells could benefit from a new way of multiplying the cells, scientists in Montreal say.
- Complaints against doctors jump in Saskatchewan Thursday, April 16, 2009 @ 2:24PMComplaints against doctors in Saskatchewan jumped more than 84 per cent last year, the College of Physicians and Surgeons reported Thursday.
- FDA Advisory Committee Recommendation on SEROQUEL XR Supplemental New Drug Applications Wednesday, April 8, 2009 @ 5:14PMToday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee conducted a review of the safety and efficacy of supplemental new drug applications for SEROQUEL XR extended-release tablets proposed for the treatment of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder .
- FDA Advisory Committee Documents for SEROQUEL XR Available on AstraZeneca Web Site Friday, April 3, 2009 @ 12:15PMAstraZeneca is aware that earlier today, the US Food and Drug Administration posted to its web site -- and subsequently removed -- briefing documents for the April 8, 2009 Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee meeting.
- Inspire Announces Presentations at 2009 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting Friday, April 3, 2009 @ 6:00AMDURHAM, N.C.----Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Inspire scientists and collaborators are presenting information from the Phase 4 program with AzaSite® 1% in two electronic poster presentations at the 2009 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting April 3 - 8, 2009 in San Francisco, CA.
- Sirion Therapeutics sNDA for Durezol to treat uveitis accepted for FDA review Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 10:44PMSirion Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking market approval of Durezol(TM) (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion) 0.05% to treat endogenous anterior uveitis has been accepted for review.
- Community calendar Monday, February 9, 2009 @ 1:37PMWe want your listings! Listings for the community calendar are free, but not guaranteed. We encourage you send us your listings of upcoming events and we will do our best to include them.
- Health Events Tuesday, January 27, 2009 @ 12:02AMwednesday
- New Approaches Make Retinal Detachment Highly Treatable Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 1:40PMIn a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading ophthalmologist writes that a high probability of reattachment and visual improvement is possible by using one of three currently available surgical techniques.
- Eye exams should be part of regular medical checks Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:31PMHas your vision become blurry and cloudy? It could possibly be cataracts.
- Deer Hunter Finds Wolf Dead In Western Wisconsin Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:29PMSPARTA, Wis. -- Authorities are trying to determine who shot a female gray wolf that was found dead near Fort McCoy in Monroe County on opening weekend of the Wisconsin gun deer season.
- Itchy, Uncomfortable Eyes? It Could be 'Dry Eye' Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 12:18AM(ARA) - Do your eyes feel itchy, gritty or like you have something in them? You may have dry eye and don't know it. Dry eye is one of the most common reasons patients visit an ophthalmologist. It's estimated that as many as 25 million Americans suffer from it.
- What Is Turmeric Used for Today? Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 3:48AMTurmeric's antioxidant abilities make it a good food preservative, provided that the food is already yellow in color, and it is widely used for this purpose.
