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Loyola scientists study blindness in Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Three years ago, Brianna Thompson, then 9 years old, suffered a widespread rash and bloodshot eyes after she took 11/2 teaspoons of Tylenol. To treat these ailments, she was given steroids, Benadryl and more Tylenol. But that caused her lips and tongue...
Tags: Dermatologists, Science and Technology, Steroids, Medical Specialization, Ophthalmology
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As Middle East burns, Obama fiddles
Political consultants often use the term "optics" to describe how consequential events are perceived by the general public. With regard to the present Middle East crisis, the president's optics are way off course. There was the Las Vegas fundraiser...
Tags: Terrorism, Applied Physics, Benjamin Netanyahu, Arab Spring, Politics
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Review: Ungainly yet powerful charge of the 'Rhinoceros'
Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota's smart, sleek production of Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros" at Royce Hall was a sight for sore eyes over the weekend. Not that this offering from Théâtre de la Ville-Paris convinced me that the play is entirely deserving of its status...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Arts and Culture
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Remarkable weekend ahead for Ravens defender Arthur Jones and his athletic family
The Baltimore SunArthur Jones III could easily take his answer in a somber direction. The Ravens defensive end has just been asked to imagine how his mother, blind from diabetes the last three years, will experience Sunday's game against the New England Patriots....Tags: Heart Surgery, Wrestling, Mother's Day, Bill Belichick, Arthur Jones
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Blind Wichita man wakes up, discovers home burglarized
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWichita police are looking for suspects after a south Wichita home was burglarlized overnight. It happened in the 300 block of E. Marion Court. Police tell us the 33-year-old man, who is blind, woke up around four o'clock Tuesday morning because he felt...Tags: Apple iPhone
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Sisters in arms found their way to war
timr@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: Tim Rowland is a Herald-Mail columnist and the author of “Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War.” A wounded Dutchman lay writhing in a makeshift Washington, D.C., hospital following the Battle of Bull Run, a...Tags: Breads, Lifestyle and Leisure, Wars and Interventions, Battle of Antietam, Health and Medical Professionals
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Sighted guide question
Question: My husband has lost most of his vision from a combination of diabetes and an infection. When we're going shopping, or just for a walk how can I help him? Answer: This is a problem encountered by many families when someone in the family has lost...Tags: Religion and Belief, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Christianity, Diabetes
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Obama makes his case for a second term
Los Angeles TimesPresident Obama accepted his party’s nomination for a second term and called on Americans to rally around his economic vision in a prime-time address marked by soaring oratory as well as specific goals, promises and benchmarks to win over anxious...Tags: Paul Ryan, Religion and Belief, Science and Technology, Mitt Romney, Politics
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Medical bills question
Question: I don't have insurance and need help with paying for eye surgery. I'm on Social Security Disability, but I'm still in the 2 year waiting period for Medicare. I'm diabetic and have some bleeding in my eyes. The eye doctor says this just can't...Tags: Health Insurance, Economy, Business and Finance, Government Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Religion and Belief
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Dr. Tiffany L. Chan seeing patients at Wilmer Eye Institute in Bel Air
Tiffany L. Chan, O.D., an instructor of ophthalmology at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, is seeing patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Bel Air (formerly Parris-Castoro Eye Care Center). Chan specializes in visual function and...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Northport, University of California, Davis
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OUR HEALTH: They call them "strokes". I'm not sure why.
Darrell Laurant, the Lynchburg News & Advance columnist, writer, and author, suffered a stroke on June 8. This is his story, written especially for Our Health. In its most common usage, the word "stroke" conjures images that are smooth and gentle --...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, Warfarin (drug), Brain, Stroke, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Roles Of Attraction
LARRY Gina, I spend quite a bit of time researching sex stuff for this column (the subject boosts readership almost as much as publishing my photo) in really boring academic journals. Those professors could crank out a research paper on...Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Sociology
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