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  • Retinal Detachment Prognosis
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Retinal detachment refers to the process in which the neurosensory layer of the eye called the retina, which is responsible for receiving and transmitting light signals to the brain and enabling...
  • What is Leber Congenital Amaurosis?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a very severe form of congenital blindness due to hereditary retinal dystrophy. It was first identified by Theodore Leber in 1869, and is diagnosed early in infancy...
  • What is Macular Degeneration?
    Health - 25 Jan 2019
    This is also called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), as the major risk factor for this is aging. It is an eye disorder characterized by a number of conditions negatively affecting the macula.
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) Versus Parkinson's Disease
    Health - 28 Oct 2018
    Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease, caused by the accumulation of tau proteins in the brain. The formation of clumps of tau proteins is thought to result in damage to...
  • When is Optical Coherence Tomography Used?
    Health - 14 Oct 2018
    Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a method of optical imaging. It can be used in clinical situations to aid with the diagnosis of diseases in many organs such as the retina, cardiovascular system,...
  • Looking After Your Eyes During Old Age
    Health - 24 Sep 2018
    Just like other physiological functions of the body, eyesight also starts declining as a person ages. It is a natural phenomenon, and a common problem with aging, which gets amplified due to unhealthy...
  • Is there such a thing as normal aging?
    News - 11 Apr 2018
    For 93-year-old Joseph Brown, the clearest sign of aging was his inability the other day to remember he had to have his pants unzipped to pull them on.
  • Never too late to operate? Surgery near end of life is common, costly
    News - 28 Feb 2018
    At 87, Maxine Stanich cared more about improving the quality of her life than prolonging it. She suffered from a long list of health problems, including heart failure and chronic lung disease that...
  • Takeda announces accelerated approval from FDA for new lung cancer treatment
    News - 28 Apr 2017
    Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that ALUNBRIG (brigatinib) has received Accelerated Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients...
  • Centene reports strong financial results for Q2 2015
    News - 28 Jul 2015
    Centene Corporation today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The following discussions, with the exception of cash flow information, are in the context of continuing...

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