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• Best Review about Diabetes Mellitus

  
  Diabetes Advisory — Authority: 128
  The number of citizens around the world suffering from diabetes has skyrocketed inside the last two decades, from 30 million to 230 million, claiming millions of lives and severely taxing the ability of health care systemsto deal with the epidemic, according to data released Saturday by the Global Diabetes Federation. ...
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• Girl with impaired vision is ‘Miracle Worker’ understudy

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 434
  From the New York Times:Producers have cast a 10-year-old with a vision impairment as the understudy for the role of Helen Keller in the upcoming production of “The Miracle Worker” on Broadway. The production had drawn criticism last month for casting a non-disabled star actress, Abigail Breslin, in the role.In ...
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• Umbilical stem cells could help recover lost vision in people with corneal disease

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): Umbilical stem cells could help in the recovery of lost vision for patients with corneal scarring, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).Dr. Winston Whei-Yang Kao, professor of ophthalmology, and colleagues found that transplanting human umbilical mesenchymal stem ...
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• Vision-Impaired Girl Gets Helen Keller Understudy Role

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  A vision-impaired girl has been cast as the understudy for the role of Helen Keller in coming Broadway revival of “The Miracle Worker,” to the delight of advocates for disabled actors.
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• Amazon announces plans to modify Kindle

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 434
  From the Associated Press/MSNBC:Amazon.com Inc. has announced that it will add two features to the Kindle that are intended to make the e-book reader more accessible to users who are blind or have limited vision.The company has come under fire from disability advocacy groups for allowing publishers to opt out of a ...
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• Changing patterns of global childhood blindness should be reassessed: Experts

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): A team of eye specialists from India, Malawi, and Tanzania have revealed that patterns of childhood blindness have been changing and there is a need to reassess the strategies for recognition and treatment of the disease in developing countries.According to Paul Courtright (Kilimanjaro Centre ...
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• The Changing Pattern Of Childhood Blindness In Developing Countries

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 714
  Changing patterns of global childhood blindness suggest a reassessment of research, training, and programmatic needs, says a team of eye specialists from India, Malawi, and Tanzania. There have been major reductions in nutritional and infectious causes of childhood blindness in developing countries, largely as a ...
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• Serious long-term complications include cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure, retinal forfeit, which can lead to blindness, several types of nerve afflict, and microvascular forfeit, which may cause erectile dysfunction and poor wound healing. Ty

  
  Diabetes — Authority: 131
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• Boy Loses Sight Due to Cancerous Tumors in His Eyes – USC Trojan Football Players Honored His Last Wish To Practice and Work Out With the Team and More…

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 548
  This is a heart breaker and nice he was able to make his last wish before being blind come true.  He had tumors behind his eyes and at a young age lost one eye and after fighting cancer many times with the other eye, the last effort failed and he had to have the surgery to remove the cancer which leaves him blind. ...
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• A Sunday Conversation with John Frazier

  
  The Ripple Effect — Authority: 128
  Incorporating violins, narrative-like vocals, and off time beats, John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds debut album, Boogieman, tore the mesh off of my speakers within a handful of listens. What makes music so compelling? Is it the unorthodox to rock n roll instrumentation? Or, is there something else lurking in the depths ...
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• Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Rescue Visual Function In Rats

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 714
  An international team of scientists has rescued visual function in laboratory rats with eye disease by using cells similar to stem cells. The research shows the potential for stem cell-based therapies to treat age-related macular degeneration in humans. A team led by Dennis Clegg, of UC Santa Barbara, and Pete Coffey, ...
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• People with guide dogs have been denied flights and a hamburger

  
  Gadling — Authority: 703
  Filed under: Business , Blogs , Stories , United States , Australia , Airlines , News , Travel Health Guide dogs are nothing new. Most commonly known for helping people who are blind navigate the world around them, they are gaining use in helping people with other types of disabilities. Also called service ...
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• Review: Land of Falling Stars by Keta Diablo

  
  Love Romance Passion — Authority: 477
  I recently finished the audio book version of the Land of Falling Stars. This Civil War erotica loosely brings to mind Gone with the Wind with Rhett, Ashley, and Scarlett… only this time played out by Gavin, Jesse, and Sophia. Gavin and Ricochet were my two favorite characters. So scrumptious! (Gavin not the ...
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• TOP 7 DIABETIC PROBLEMS 2009

  
  A Girl And A Gun — Authority: 152
  Below, the top seven diabetic problems are listed.   THE TOP 7 1. EYE PROBLEMS & BLINDNESS: Each year, 12,000-24,000 people become blind because of diabetic eye disease. 2. KIDNEY PROBLEMS: Kidney problems. About 38,000 individuals suffering from diabetes also develop kidney failure every year, and ...
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• Diabetic Retinopathy

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 144
       It’s estimated that 40 to 45 percent of Americans diagnosed with diabetes have some stage of Diabetic Retinopathy.  Diabetic Retinopathy is caused by damage to the retina.  It is the leading cause of blindness in adults in the US.  With Diabetic Retinopathy, blood vessels may leak or new blood ...
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• WARNING: Staring At The Sun Can Damage Your Eyes!

  
  AnAtheist.Net — Authority: 128
  That’s not a reminder that I intended to post when I got up today, but – judging from the following story – it’s a reminder that some people really need to hear…. Eye Fears Over Holy Shrine “Visions” (The BBC; Dec 2) An Irish eye surgeon has said an “unprecedented” rise in the number ...
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• Novel Scleral Lens Proves Clinically Beneficial In Patients Who Have Failed Conventional Therapies

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 714
  Joseph Balboni loves sports. An avid tennis player and golfer, as well as baseball fan, the 46-year-old insurance agent became increasingly frustrated over time as his eyesight dimmed due to keratoconus, a degenerative eye disorder. Unable to return the tennis ball or see the pitch at Red Sox games, he faced the ...
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• Risk Of Vision Loss In Aging Adults Is Greater Than Risk Of Breast Or Prostate Cancer

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 714
  Adults are more likely to lose their vision than be diagnosed with cancer. For adults 65 and over, the odds of losing vision are one in three, whereas the odds of a man developing prostate cancer are one in six and odds of a woman developing breast cancer are one in nine. Vision loss threatens the overall health of ...
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• José Saramago :: First Reaction to Blindness

  
  ::the open end:: — Authority: 135
  Not that long ago I shared my opinion on Blindness , both the novel and the film. Now here’s Saramago’s: Related TOE posts: Blindness :: José Saramago Herocious Reads Against All Odds – Postal Service
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• Doing Good One Search Or One Purchase At A Time - Glaucoma Research Foundation

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 714
  What if even a fraction of the billions of dollars generated by search engine advertisers and online shopping was directed towards glaucoma research and education? That is the concept behind GoodSearch.com a new search engine powered by Yahoo! GoodSearch donates 50% of its revenue, approximately a penny per search, ...
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