21. November 2009 03:46
Singh and the team were practicing in Bundi, in northwestern India. It was a common drill, the coach hitting a golf ball at Singh, trying to keep the ball low. A field hockey ball is about the size of a baseball, and by trying to stop the much smaller and faster moving golf ball, it was thought a goalie could improve his reflexes and timing. Only this time the coach hit the ball too high.
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19. November 2009 10:45
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. announced today 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). Among the most common causes of untreatable blindness in the world are degenerative diseases of the retina.
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19. November 2009 06:55
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d3e55b/pediatric_board_re) has announced the addition of the "Pediatric Board Review" report to their offering.
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Posted in: Child Health News
Tags: Allergy, Autism, Biochemistry, Cardiology, Dermatology, Education, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Hematology, Hospital, Immunology, Learning Disability, Metabolism, Nephrology, Neurology, Nutrition, Obstetrics, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiology, Rheumatology, Sports Medicine
18. November 2009 01:46
MD Alliance International strongly urges all smokers to participate in the Great American Smokeout on November 19 to save their eyes and protect their vision from the debilitating effects of macular degeneration.
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16. November 2009 23:01
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.
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16. November 2009 02:29
Columbia University Medical Center will present the 2009 Naomi Berrie Awards to a nationally recognized diabetes researcher, and a promising young investigator, for their outstanding achievements in diabetes research.
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Posted in: Medical Condition News
Tags: Blindness, Cancer, Carbohydrate, Cell, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Education, Genetics, Glucose Metabolism, Hospital, Hypoglycemia, Insulin, Kidney Disease, Metabolism, Nursing, Obesity, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, Physiology, Stem Cell, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
13. November 2009 11:14
Doctors must not only face the fading image of primary care providers, but also physician shortage issues. Meanwhile, some experts suggest patients consider saying "no" to their doctor to control health care costs.
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13. November 2009 06:43
The incidence of diabetes continues to increase, particularly among adolescents and young adults. The CDC projects the number of diabetic retinopathy cases will double by 2050. On World Diabetes Day, November 14, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy), through its EyeSmart™ campaign, is reminding the public that an annual dilated eye exam can help prevent vision loss in people with diabetes.
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13. November 2009 05:52
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. These results, published in the November 2009 issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, fly in the face of some recent on-road studies that have found most people with hemianopia safe to drive.
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12. November 2009 08:51
arGentis Pharmaceuticals, LLC today announced that it will collaborate with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Memphis (VAMC) to initiate the first human clinical evaluation of an oral altered peptide ligand (APL), ARG301, in a Phase I study of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients.
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11. November 2009 00:28
Microbix Biosystems Inc. today announced that KINLYTIC (urokinase for injection) has been approved in Canada for marketing and export. Health Canada's issuance of a Drug Identification Number for KINLYTIC gives Microbix the opportunity to market the product in Canada and export the clot-busting therapy to markets worldwide.
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11. November 2009 00:17
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Ophthalmology and Optometry Macular Degeneration
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10. November 2009 03:09
Three Singapore biomedical institutions have launched a major, long-term study of pregnant mothers and their fetuses as well as infant children to determine just how profoundly environmental factors early in life influence the onset of diseases such as obesity and diabetes in later years.
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Posted in: Medical Condition News | Women's Health News
Tags: Cancer, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Dentistry, Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Education, Exercise, Gastroenterology, Gynaecology, Hepatology, Hospital, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Medical Tourism, Metabolism, Nursing, Nutrition, Obesity, Obstetrics, Occupational Health, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Pregnancy, Type 2 Diabetes, Womb
9. November 2009 08:09
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.
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Posted in: Business / Finance
Tags: Biopsy, Catheter, Dialysis, Exercise, Hysterectomy, Implants, Investment, Ophthalmology, Paclitaxel, Pulmonary Embolism, Radiology, Stent, Thrombosis, Uterine Fibroid
7. November 2009 00:58
With the number of premature births and medically fragile infants now increasing in the U.S., a basic eye exam, including a red reflex test, should be given to all children shortly after birth, reports Angela Buffenn, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the Orbit and Eye Movement Institute at The Vision Center of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
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