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01/07/2009
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Type 1 diabetes patients who start on renin-angiotensin blockers early may slow development of retinopathy by up to 70%, although the drugs have little effect on nephropathy, a clinical trial revealed. Mas...
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01/07/2009
HOUSTON (MedPage Today) -- Silent cerebral infarcts may promote progressive visual-field loss in patients with normotensive glaucoma, a prospective cohort study suggests. Mas...
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01/07/2009
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Subclinical inflammation in the eyes of patients with herpes simplex virus keratitis may predict the rejection of corneal transplants, a retrospective study showed. Mas...
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19/06/2009
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- The association between omega-3 fatty acids and lower risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appears to be modified by other dietary supplements and disease stage, researchers found. Mas...
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11/06/2009
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- For diabetic retinopathy screening, telemedicine and photographing fewer fields allow for faster detection for more patients, researchers said here. Mas...
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A clinical trial is being launched in three African countries of a drug that could eliminate onchocerciasis, or river blindness, one of the leading infectious causes of blindness across Africa. The drug, moxidectin, is being investigated for its potential to kill or sterilize the adult worms of Onchocerca volvulus, which cause onchocerciasis. Mas...
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A team of researchers from the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) has shown scientifically that human beings can develop echolocation, the system of acoustic signals used by dolphins and bats to explore their surroundings. Producing certain kinds of tongue clicks helps people to identify objects around them without needing to see them, something which would be especially useful for the blind. Mas...
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Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a privately-held, clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel systems to deliver human therapeutics, announces that AGTC has entered into an agreement with the National Neurovision Research Institute (NNRI), the clinical trial support org Mas...
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The General Optical Council (GOC) is today reminding all optical businesses, students and supervisors to ensure their current arrangements for professional supervision of students meet the requirements outlined by the GOC, and examination or assessment bodies. This follows the recent Fitness to Practise (FTP) hearing involving Boots Opticians Ltd (a GOC-registered business); Trevor Burgess, a registered student dispensing optician; and Richard Simmons, a registered dispensing optician. Mas...
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To be properly diagnosed, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), the leading cause of childhood blindness in the United States and worldwide, requires a time intensive process and significant coordination between ophthalmologist and NICU staff. A recent study examining ROP diagnosis speed using indirect ophthalmoscopy versus telemedicine, remote medical consultation, is featured in the July issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, published by Elsevier. Mas...
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02/07/2009
Los fabricantes de la vareniclina (vendido como Champix) y el bupropión (Zyban) deberán incluir en sus envases un recuadro en el que se advierta sobre los posibles peligros que acarrean a la salud. ... Mas...
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02/07/2009
Los enfermos reciben anestesia general y son sometidos a ultrasonidos de alta intensidad, que generan temperaturas de entre 80 y 90 grados centímetros y matan con precisión las células cancerosas. ... Mas...
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01/07/2009
Un estudio hecho por el centro de fertilización in vitro Sydney IVF, de Australia, con 118 hombres, sugiere que la práctica diaria de relaciones sexuales mejora la calidad del esperma.... Mas...
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01/07/2009
Tienen más riesgo que los hombres de sufrir enfermedades cardíacas, según un estudio divulgado por expertos de la Universidad de Warwick y el University College London (UCL). ... Mas...
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01/07/2009
El estudio hecho por científicos del Reino Unido y de Nueva Zelanda, con 61.566 personas durante 12 años, hizo el descubrimiento sobre aquellas personas que siguen una dieta vegetariana.... Mas...
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