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• News From The American Journal Of Pathology, December 2009

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  New Molecule Implicated in Diabetes-Associated Blindness A group led by Dr. Jian-xing Ma at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK has demonstrated that the Wnt signaling pathway plays a role in diabetic retinopathy. Their report can be found in the December 2009 issue of The American ...
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• Earlier Diagnosis Of Ocular Pathologies Such As Keratitis And Macular Degeneration

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  Researchers from the University of Granada have provided an early diagnosis of certain ocular diseases that are very common today, such as age-related macular degeneration and keratitis, by applying an existing optical technique that had never before been used for this purpose.
  21 hours ago

• River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Reduced By Nearly One Third In At Risk Populations In Six Countries

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  A regional initiative launched in the 1990s to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) in the Americas has substantially reduced the prevalence of the disease in recent years, as evidenced by a 31% decrease in the number of individuals requiring mass drug administration in six endemic countries.
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• Vitamin A deficiency

  
  Natural Health News — Authority: 133
  "What our research shows is that many women are simply not getting enough of this vital nutrient because their bodies are not able to convert the beta-carotene." These researchers are proving that what we have said for years and years is factual.  To be able to realize the full benefits of vitamin A you must beable ...
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• Keep Eye Safety In Mind When Choosing Toys This Holiday

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  Imagine a BB gun pellet striking your childs eye with enough force to knock him to the ground. Sadly, some popular childrens gifts around the holidays can cause serious eye injuries.
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• How to Wear Make Up and Still Look Natural (Part 1)

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 464
  There are some who wouldn’t be caught dead in public without make up and then there are some who refuse to wear make up at all and prefer the natural look.Some people have told me they like to let their skin breathe. Well don’t worry about it! There’s plenty of skin on your body, let [...]
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• International Sports Star Undergoes Surgery, Regains Sight At UAB After Training Disaster

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  Baljit Singh was looking forward to 2010. The premier event in professional field hockey, the World Cup, is to be hosted in his native India next year. And Singh, 28, was the goalie on the Indian National Team. He was considered the best goalie in Asia, ranked fourth in the world. Until a practice incident on July 17 ...
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• Advanced Cell Technology Files IND With FDA For First Human Clinical Trial Using Embryonic Stem Cells To Treat Eye Disease

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:ACTC) announced 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 Stargardts Macular Dystrophy (SMD).
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• The American Optometric Association And Digital Healthcare, Inc. Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  The American Optometric Association (AOA) and Digital Healthcare, Inc. (DH) have joined together to assist optometrists in providing better care for patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases, and in promoting public health. Both parties recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
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• Patients Win With Immediate Avastin Payment Reversal

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  Following efforts by the American Academy of Ophthalmology with the help of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Macula Society, the Retina Society and Congressional allies, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that it will retract an Oct. 1 payment policy for small doses of Avastin.
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• Structural Changes In Brain May Help Offset Loss Of Vision And Strengthen Other Senses

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  Visually impaired people appear to be fearless, navigating busy sidewalks and crosswalks, safely finding their way using nothing more than a cane as a guide. The reason they can do this, researchers suggest, is that in at least some circumstances, blindness can heighten other senses, helping individuals adapt.
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• Color Contact Lenses – Change Your Eye Color in the Blink of an Eye

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 464
  Did you ever wish that you had a different eye color? Or maybe you just want to do something a bit crazy and have different color eyes for each party? Color contacts can do wonders for your appearance, but only if you select the right type and color. Learn how to get the best out [...]
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• Finding A Protective Mechanism For Retinal Cells Could Save Sight

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  Determining what triggers the death of retinal cells, called photoreceptors, could hold the key to stopping blinding disorders caused by a wide range of eye diseases, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the November journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. Several blinding disorders are ...
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• Survey Shows That Americans Lack Significant Knowledge Of Age-Related Vision Problems

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  Its a fact of life that eyes change with age, and baby boomers - Americans born between 1946 and 1964 - are at the stage when many are affected by vision problems.
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• Medical Groups Applaud CMS Adoption Of Long-Awaited Practice Expense Update

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  A coalition of medical specialties today congratulated the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its careful and reasoned implementation of up-to-date practice expense rates into its physician payments.
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• Are Supplements Right for You?

  
  Colon Cleansing and Detoxification — Authority: 122
  Health, fitness and supplements are important topics in the world these days. This is evidenced by all the magazines, Web sites and TV and radio programs focused on health everywhere you turn. Health information has become more common because it’s hard to stay healthy in our modern world and people are asking for ...
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• Do Health Supplements Help People Garner Lifelong Health?

  
  Natural Remedy for Yeast Infection — Authority: 139
  Staying healthy is a big topic in the world today. You can tell by all the health-related magazines, TV and radio programs and Web sites you see everywhere. I think all that health information has become more commonplace because people are trying to stay healthy in our fast-food society and they need good information ...
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• Carl Zeiss Meditec Introduces New Applications For The ATLAS Corneal Topographer At AAO-Opto

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  AAO-Opto Booth # 605 -- New software advances for the ATLAS® Corneal Topography System were released today by Carl Zeiss Meditec during the American Academy of Optometry meeting in Orlando, Florida.
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• Eye Health for Preschoolers

  
  Today from The OBE Community — Authority: 429
  Editor’s Note: Happy Saturday. This morning we have local Optometrist Dr. Elaine Kerr on site educating us about the importance of preventative eye care. Here she is:Imagine you are about five... This is a summary of the daily post at Ourbigearth.com. Click on the headline to read the whole story.
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• Many People With Hemianopia Have Difficulty Detecting Pedestrians While Driving, Study Advocates For Individual Testing

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 709
  Schepens Eye Research Institute scientists have found that--when tested in a driving simulator--patients with hemianopia (blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes) have significantly more difficulty detecting pedestrians (on their blind side) than normally sighted people.
  2 weeks ago

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