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Common children's eye injuries
The active lives that children lead often lead to a few bumps and bruises along the way. While a few bandages and antiseptic creams are par for the course when caring for a child, parents worry about more significant injuries, including eye injuries....
Tags: Bones and Joints, Cataracts, Injuries and Wounds, Eyes and Vision, Parenting
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Retinal detachment risk from cataract surgery falls
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of a person's retina detaching after having a cataract removed is dropping, says a new study. Australian researchers found that the number of people who needed their retina reattached after their cataract was...Tags: Physical Conditions, Cataracts, Mayo Clinic, Science and Technology, Hospitals and Clinics
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New laser technology available for removing cataracts
After learning she needed cataract surgery for her weakening eyesight, Merle Gordon decided to wait a few months until her ophthalmologist could offer laser surgery with more precision. She's glad she did. Gordon received a new type of laser surgery on...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Cataracts, Inflammation, Science and Technology
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Dr. Kimberly Neutze graduates Geisinger Medical Center
Dr. Kimberly Neutze, wife of Christopher Heaney and daughter of Richard and Mary Neutze of Abingdon, graduated May 18, from Geisinger Medical Center's Ophthalmology residency program in Danville, Pa. Neutze has accepted a pediatric ophthalmology...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization
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The Wilmer Eye Institute at Hopkins acquires Parris Castoro Eye Care Center
The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine has acquired Parris Castoro Eye Care Center, an outpatient eye and laser surgical center that has served the Bel Air and Havre de Grace communities for more than 35 years. "As an internationally-renowned...Tags: Health, Harford County, Havre de Grace, Medical Specialization
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How Dangerous is a Flying Cork? Anne Cutler Finds Out!
As revelers ring in 2012, there's bound to be bubbly nearby. Jennifer Pomrenke is the wine manager at Rouse's. She says sales skyrocket this time of year. "Doubles, if not triples in sales. We can barely keep the champagne on the shelves right now."...Tags: Injuries and Wounds
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Man Impaled With Pruning Shears in Freak Gardening Accident
KTLA NewsTUCSON, AZ -- An 86-year-old man who was impaled through the skull with pruning shears in a freak gardening accident was expected to make a full recovery, his doctors said. Leroy Luetscher dropped a pair of pruning shears while working in his yard in...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, KTLA, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Gabrielle Giffords
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Should all African Americans get glaucoma screening?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening middle-aged African Americans for glaucoma may prevent some from losing their vision, but the benefits are modest and costly, suggests a new study. About two percent of Americans over age 40 are affected by glaucoma,...Tags: New York University, Glaucoma, Health, Medical Research, Human Body
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Rare disorder nearly takes Baltimore woman's sight
When Tamika Morgan developed red irritated eyes in the fall of 2010, she wasted no time heading to an optometrist at a local retail store who gave her drops for pink eye.
Her eyes got worse over the next few days so she went to a local hospital to see an...Tags: Health, Insulin Injections, Food and Drug Administration, Cancer, Melanin
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Dr. Howard S. Williams, physician
Dr. Howard S. Williams, a former staff physician at Father Martin's Ashley, a Harford County alcohol and substance abuse treatment center, died May 20 of meningoencephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at Gilchrist Hospice in...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, General Practitioners, Health, Substance Abuse, Internal Medicine
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Vitamins E, C no help against vision disorder
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking vitamins E and C may do nothing to protect aging eyes from macular degeneration — the leading cause of vision loss in older adults, a new clinical trial finds. Researchers had been hoping the vitamins, both...Tags: Health, Harvard Medical School, Science and Technology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Specialization
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Alexion: Profile From The Company's 2012 Annual Report
Overview Alexion is a biopharmaceutical company focused on serving patients with severe and ultra-rare disorders through the innovation, development and commercialization of life-transforming therapeutic products. Our marketed product Soliris®...Tags: Alexion Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Licensing Agreements, Government, Health and Safety at School, Blood Disorders
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