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University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System to open new Mile Square Health Center

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System will open the doors to a new Mile Square Health Center Jan. 6.

5 Jan 2014

RegeneRx's Tβ4 gets FDA Orphan Drug designation for treatment of Neurotrophic Keratopathy

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it has received Orphan Drug designation from U.S. FDA's Office of Orphan Products Development for its drug candidate, Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4), for the treatment of Neurotrophic Keratopathy, a serious degenerative disease of the corneal epithelium (the outside layer of the eye).

5 Jan 2014

Study explores safety and efficacy of scoop and run approach in Philadelphia

A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found no significant difference in adjusted overall survival rates between gunshot and stabbing (so-called penetrating trauma injuries) victims in Philadelphia whether they were transported to the emergency department by the police department or the emergency medical services division of the fire department.

3 Jan 2014

Chief Financial Officer of Modernizing Medicine selected as finalist for South Florida CFO Awards

Modernizing Medicine, Inc. announced today that the South Florida Business Journal selected its Chief Financial Officer Karen O'Byrne as a finalist in this year's CFO Awards.

3 Jan 2014

Apple Valley Medical Clinic Sleep Center moves to 14843 Energy Way in Apple Valley

The Apple Valley Medical Clinic's Sleep Center has moved to 14843 Energy Way in Apple Valley. The center, which opened in 2010 under the medical direction of Scott Benson, M.D., a family medicine physician with the Apple Valley Medical Clinic, offers preventive care, diagnosis and referral for treatment of sleep disorders.

3 Jan 2014

New tool may help predict retinal detachment after open globe injuries

Ocular trauma causing open globe injury, or a breach in the wall of the eye, remains an important cause of vision loss, with more than 200,000 open globe injuries occurring worldwide each year. In many cases, retinal detachment follows the traumatic injury, causing significant vision loss or blindness.

2 Jan 2014

Binge drinking during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome

Recent data shows that more than 500,000 women in the U.S. report drinking during pregnancy, with about 20 percent of this population admitting to binge drinking.

31 Dec 2013

Study finds way to boost corneal transplant acceptance rate

For the estimated 10 percent of patients whose bodies reject a corneal transplant, the odds of a second transplant succeeding are poor. All that could change, however, based on a UT Southwestern Medical Center study that has found a way to boost the corneal transplant acceptance rate.

31 Dec 2013

CF101 drug fails to meet primary efficacy endpoint in phase III study for Dry Eye Syndrome

Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd., a biotechnology company with a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address inflammatory and cancer diseases, announced today that its subsidiary OphthaliX Inc. released results from a 24 week, placebo-controlled phase III study involving 237 patients with moderate-to-severe Dry Eye Syndrome who were treated with its licensed drug CF101, an A3 adenosine receptor agonist.

30 Dec 2013

Survey shows 75% of individuals committed to improving overall fitness in new year

As holiday festivities come to an end with full stomachs and fear of the scale, attention turns to the start of 2014 and another year of making resolutions that typically fail.

26 Dec 2013

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School's David Perlin explains how fungal infections can become deadly

Ask someone what the term 'fungus' brings to mind, and chances are it will be an image of something that smells or looks disgusting. Ask David Perlin, executive director of the Public Health Research Institute at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and the response will be far more somber - because he knows how deadly fungi can be.

24 Dec 2013

Researchers identify potential therapy for meibomian gland dysfunction

Meibomian gland dysfunction is the leading cause of dry eye disease, which affects tens of millions of Americans. However, there is no FDA-approved treatment for MGD. Researchers from the Schepens Eye Research Institute/Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School have just identified a potential therapy.

24 Dec 2013

Insurers unnerved by rule changes for consumers with canceled policies

The Obama administration's announcement last week that consumers whose policies had been canceled could buy catastrophic health plans and were also exempt from the law's mandate in the first year spurred handwringing in some quarters.

24 Dec 2013

Melanocyte-secreted fibromodulin promotes angiogenic microenvironment

The decreased vision loss that accompanies age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is associated with abnormal blood vessel growth in the eye. Frequencies of AMD development are different among racial backgrounds, with occurrence of AMD highest among individuals of mixed European decent.

22 Dec 2013

Small molecule nonsense suppression strategy for aniridia-associated defects

Congenital aniridia is a progressive disease that is associated with improper development of eye structures as well as abnormalities in the brain and pancreas. A variety of nonsense mutations in the PAX6 gene are linked with aniridia; however, despite understanding the genetic basis of the disease, few treatment and prevention strategies are available.

22 Dec 2013

Scientists develop new potential cure for rare eye disease

University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health scientists have developed a potential cure for a rare eye disease, showing for the first time that a drug can repair a birth defect.

22 Dec 2013

New optical device puts the power to detect retinal disease in the palm of a hand

A new optical device puts the power to detect eye disease in the palm of a hand. The tool-about the size of a hand-held video camera-scans a patient's entire retina in seconds and could aid primary care physicians in the early detection of a host of retinal diseases including diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration.

22 Dec 2013

People with diabetes at risk of developing diabetic macular edema during their lifetime

Despite recent advances in prevention and treatment of most vision loss attributed to diabetes, a new study shows that fewer than half of Americans with damage to their eyes from diabetes are aware of the link between the disease and visual impairment, and only six in 10 had their eyes fully examined in the year leading up to the study.

20 Dec 2013

Obama talks health care technology at meeting with executives

President Barack Obama met privately with executives from several technology companies to discuss the difficulties the administration has had with healthcare.gov.

19 Dec 2013

Computer-controlled, rotating table could deliver high doses of radiotherapy to tumors, spare vulnerable organs

Swivelling patients around on a computer-controlled, rotating table could deliver high doses of radiotherapy to tumours more quickly than current methods, while sparing vulnerable organs such as the heart, brain, eyes and bowel.

19 Dec 2013

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Latest Eye Health News and Research

University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System to open new Mile Square Health Center

RegeneRx's Tβ4 gets FDA Orphan Drug designation for treatment of Neurotrophic Keratopathy

Study explores safety and efficacy of scoop and run approach in Philadelphia

Chief Financial Officer of Modernizing Medicine selected as finalist for South Florida CFO Awards

Apple Valley Medical Clinic Sleep Center moves to 14843 Energy Way in Apple Valley

New tool may help predict retinal detachment after open globe injuries

Binge drinking during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome

Study finds way to boost corneal transplant acceptance rate

CF101 drug fails to meet primary efficacy endpoint in phase III study for Dry Eye Syndrome

Survey shows 75% of individuals committed to improving overall fitness in new year

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School's David Perlin explains how fungal infections can become deadly

Researchers identify potential therapy for meibomian gland dysfunction

Insurers unnerved by rule changes for consumers with canceled policies

Melanocyte-secreted fibromodulin promotes angiogenic microenvironment

Small molecule nonsense suppression strategy for aniridia-associated defects

Scientists develop new potential cure for rare eye disease

New optical device puts the power to detect retinal disease in the palm of a hand

People with diabetes at risk of developing diabetic macular edema during their lifetime

Obama talks health care technology at meeting with executives

Computer-controlled, rotating table could deliver high doses of radiotherapy to tumors, spare vulnerable organs

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