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New medical imaging equipment provides early detection of skin cancer

New medical imaging equipment provides early detection of skin cancer

Implantable chip could serve as a prosthetic retina for people who suffer from age-related blindness

Implantable chip could serve as a prosthetic retina for people who suffer from age-related blindness

System to treat patients over the internet via webcam

System to treat patients over the internet via webcam

Primitive part of the brain plays a role in processing visual information unconsciously

Primitive part of the brain plays a role in processing visual information unconsciously

Only 23 percent of Americans currently eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day

Only 23 percent of Americans currently eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day

Testing for the SARS coronavirus by using a patients tear drops

Testing for the SARS coronavirus by using a patients tear drops

Alarming rise in the number of patients treated for eye injuries caused by paintballs

Alarming rise in the number of patients treated for eye injuries caused by paintballs

Can a diet avoiding gluten and milk proteins reduce autism?

Can a diet avoiding gluten and milk proteins reduce autism?

Virtual reality appears to dramatically change how the brain physically registers pain

Virtual reality appears to dramatically change how the brain physically registers pain

New eye-tracking device

New eye-tracking device

Antarctic worms may hold the key to future storage of organ transplants

Antarctic worms may hold the key to future storage of organ transplants

SARS, the highly infectious respiratory virus, has been found in tears

SARS, the highly infectious respiratory virus, has been found in tears

Maple Ridge Care Centre fined for abuse of a resident

Maple Ridge Care Centre fined for abuse of a resident

Soil-borne disease called allergic fungal sinusitis is on the rise

Soil-borne disease called allergic fungal sinusitis is on the rise

New material, cellular perfluoroelastomers could revolutionise surgery and save lives

New material, cellular perfluoroelastomers could revolutionise surgery and save lives

Cholesterol lowering medications may reduce risk of glaucoma

Cholesterol lowering medications may reduce risk of glaucoma

Fruit consumption may protect against age-related maculopathy (ARM)

Fruit consumption may protect against age-related maculopathy (ARM)

Eye drops may prevent the onset of glaucoma in African Americans

Eye drops may prevent the onset of glaucoma in African Americans

New insights into the way the brain blends and balances information from different senses

New insights into the way the brain blends and balances information from different senses

Advertising restrcitions on some over the counter medicines likely to be lifted

Advertising restrcitions on some over the counter medicines likely to be lifted