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• Blind baby boomers: Will you be one?

  
  blog.boomer411.com — Authority: 110
  By Rita R. Robison, Consumer Specialist, Blogging at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide Most baby boomers aren’t aware that their vision could be severely damaged or they could lose their vision due to age-related eye diseases and conditions. Only 18 percent of Americans know that macular degeneration is the ...
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• The Benefits Of Lasers In Cosmetic Eye Surgery

  
  Health Resources — Authority: 148
  Lasers can be used to perform cosmetic eye laser surgery on both the upper and lower eyelids. It is all too common as we age to pick up those unwonted bags of skin around the eyes as well as in some cases those dreaded areas of accumulated skin. Additionally there may be small bags under the eyes where fat collects. ...
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• After Scouring The World – The Best Effective Herbs Have Been Combined To Make A 90%+ Successful Constipation Formula! Top 7 Problems!

  
  Health Resources — Authority: 148
  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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• Trial of Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy for Eye Disease Planned

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 543
  U.S. scientists have asked the federal government to approve human trials of embryonic stem cell therapy to treat a common form of juvenile blindness. read more
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• RPE stem cells. “… twelve patients will be enrolled into the study at three clinical sites …”

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 130
  Advanced Cell Technology Inc has reported: “… that it filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) Application with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a Phase I/II multicenter study using embryonic stem cell derived retinal cells to treat patients with Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy (SMD).” ...
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• Rituximab effective for eye complications of Graves’ disease

  
  iHealthBulletin News — Authority: 135
  Med.UMich.edu - A small group of patients with severe Graves’ eye disease experienced rapid improvement of their symptoms - and improved vision - following treatment with the drug rituximab.Inflammation around their eyes and damage to the optic nerve were significantly reduced. The same patients had not previously ...
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• Baby Gabriella Gil Beats Her 15% Chance of Survival

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 491
  Gabriella Gil weighed just over a single pound when she was born four months early.  At eight months and 12 pounds, she’s beating the odds and has already faced many life challenges. Maruja Gil developed problems during her pregnancy and was forced to deliver at only 23 weeks.  Doctors gave her tiny newborn ...
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• Arthritis drug may help treat inflammation in Graves’ eye disease patients

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been found effective in reducing inflammation in patients with Graves’ eye disease after steroids failed.Graves’ eye disease is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and fatty deposits in the eye muscles and connective tissue ...
  3 weeks ago

• Autoimmune disease. Fatty deposits in the eye muscles. “… drug works by depleting B cells–the body’s normal antibody-producing cells– “

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 130
  Rituximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody that has been used against the protein CD20. Raymond S Douglas MD PhD, from the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center has said: “Treatment of the inflammatory component of Graves’ eye disease has not advanced appreciably over several decades …” More from ...
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• Fish Oil For Children – How to Select The Safest and Most Effective Supplement

  
  Health 2 u — Authority: 132
  There is no doubt that fish oil for children can improve their development significantly and hence they have been nicknamed “smart pills” by the press. To get the maximum benefits for your kids, you need to know what to look for in an oil to make sure it’s safe and as natural as possible. They have been shown ...
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• New targets to prevent diabetic eye disease identified

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  London, Nov 2 (ANI): Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have found a new, independent pathway that can offer targets for preventing and treating diabetic eye disease. In diabetes patients, high blood glucose levels can end up killing certain cells in the eyes and kidneys, which is why diabetes is the leading cause ...
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