Smartphone-based kit makes eye tests cheap and portable

Eye donation fortnight starts from today

The Peek team says that 285 million people in the world are visually impaired, with 39 million of these people actually blind. The good news is that 80 percent of blindness is avoidable, although 90 percent of those people live in low-income countries where treatment is not always available. Once a patient is visited by a Peek-using health worker, who can move more freely without bulky gear, data from the eye exam is recorded on the phone and can be shared with experts anywhere in the world, such as Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Google Maps helps in locating the patients, as the phone guides health workers to them. Once the patient is diagnosed, treatment can then be arranged.
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Foam Party Causes Corneal Abrasion And Vision Problems

The fortnight is observed under the National Programme for Control of Blindness. In the city Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, MD Eye Hospital and MLN Medical College would observe the fortnight. Director and Principal of the hospital Dr SP Singh said that the country accounted for approximately 0.12 million patients of corneal blindness and 20,000 new cases are added every year. Majority of such patients were young and their eye sight can be restored only through corneal transplantation. He further said that currently, 45,000 to 50,000 corneas were available at nationalized eye banks, while the requirement was 0.12 million and added that the requirement could be fulfilled only through intensive education and motivation of the society. “The national fortnight aimed at this creating the awareness on the issue,” he said.
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But! If you do go to one of these parties, do not rub your eyes, or you could end up with abrasions on your cornea and lack the ability to open your eyes. A recent foam party in Naples, Florida, resulted in a whopping 56 people checking into the emergency room with eye issues. Some couldn’t open their eyes, some were unable to see properly, some were in extreme pain and discomfort.
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Hormone therapy, calcium may lower fracture risk

For the new study, Jean Wactawski-Wende from the University at Buffalo and her colleagues compared seven years’ worth of fracture data for women in their 50s, 60s and 70s participating in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study. In one arm of the trial, participants were randomly assigned to take either hormone therapy or a drug-free placebo. In another, they took 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 400 IU of vitamin D or placebo tablets each day. About 16,000 women were part of both the hormone and vitamin trials, including 4,000 randomized to both hormone therapy – either estrogen alone or estrogen and progesterone – and calcium and vitamin D. In total, 214 women had a hip fracture during the study. The researchers found that women assigned to both the hormone therapy and vitamin groups were about half as likely to have a fracture as those in the placebo groups. During an average one-year period, they calculated that 11 out of 10,000 women taking both hormones and calcium and vitamin D would suffer a hip fracture, compared to 22 per 10,000 using neither.
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Hormone therapy: Is it right for you?

Systemic estrogen which comes in pill, skin patch, gel, cream or spray form remains the most effective treatment for relief of troublesome menopausal hot flashes and night sweats. Estrogen can also ease vaginal symptoms of menopause, such as dryness, itching, burning and discomfort with intercourse. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) still approves estrogen for the prevention of the bone-thinning disease called osteoporosis, doctors usually recommend medications called bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis. Low-dose vaginal products. Low-dose vaginal preparations of estrogen which come in cream, tablet or ring form can effectively treat vaginal symptoms and some urinary symptoms, while minimizing absorption into the body. Low-dose vaginal preparations do not help with hot flashes, night sweats or protection against osteoporosis.
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Can hormone therapy help protect the brain?

Been using bioidentical hormones for 8 years and am so sold on them have decided to tweak by using a concierge-type, anti-aging doc in a nearby city starting next year. Have no real complaints, except staying in my dress size, but I am too fond of sweets/wine so my bad. Recently had coolsculpting to get rid of old belly fat though and love the results. No, because of that da*n study many of my friends won’t go near hormones when they clearly need them for a variety of reasons. We WERE sold a bill of goods. But timing is key: estrogen complicates pre-existing (bad) heart disease.
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Reasons for hair loss in men

“Hair follicles which are genetically sensitive to DHT begin to shrink and ultimately ‘miniaturisation’ occurs which if continues results in hair loss,” elaborates Dr. Udhay Sidhu. Since DHT is the main cause of hair loss in men, how can you reduce DHT? Before we get the solution, you ought to know that the following advice should be taken into consideration after you consult your personal doctor.
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Hair Loss in Women

Forty percent of women have visible hair loss by the time they are age 40, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Hair loss in women can be absolutely devastating for self image and emotional well-being. Unfortunately, society has forced women to suffer in silence. It is considered far more acceptable for men to go through the same hair loss process. Even more unfortunately, the medical community pays little attention to the issue of women’s hair loss.
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Karolina Kurkova’s Pure, Natural Skin-Care Routine

New Men’s Skin Care Company Takes an Innovative Approach to Customer Transparency, Promotions and Giving

I feel like a lot of facialists these days dont really do that. They just keep putting creams and creams and masks and masks. They dont really clean the pores, like every little one of them. She spends an hour picking every pore. So I like her, and Mary Schook , who works more on the cellular level of my skin: detoxing, working on the neck, the muscles.” kNutek Omega Peel “In the fall, I use this gummy peel to battle dry skin. Because when I travel, I have to get rid of the dead skin.
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Where traditional retailers offer sales, this innovative brand opted not for a discount promotion, but rather a make-it-count promotion. The result is from August 15 through August 31, 2013, AxiomForMen.coms customers will be able to direct a full 25% of each purchase to the nonprofit they choose. We want our customers to know if they buy $100 in product, $25 will go to their chosen charity. Its that simple, Waxman says. Waxman also said they wanted this first promotion to make a statement about the essence of their brand and their faith in their customers. We believe people can be motivated as much by giving as they can be by saving. Its that altruistic nature, which has been key to the success of crowd-sourcing ventures worldwide, that Axiom For Men seeks to tap in to for this promotion. Axiom For Men, a gay-owned company, aims to positively impact the LGBTQ community and its allies financially and empower its customers to participate in how they do that.
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Tomato Skin Care Techniques

Relax with the tomato on your face for an hour. Rinse with tepid water. Use this treatment everyday for at least a week for best results. Tomato and Avocado Cleansing Mask This mask is good for people with combination skin because it combines the astringent, blackhead removing and oil reducing properties of tomato with the antiseptic and hydrating properties of avocado.
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Dry eyes and technology: What you need to know to protect your vision

Eye Care Center to Give Away Backpacks Filled With School Supplies to Children

… When you blink, you put out a little oil with each blink. So if you’re not blinking, you’re not getting the oil, your tears are evaporating and over the hours of a long workday that leads to significant dry eye.” Symptoms of dry eye include grittiness, a sandy feeling, a foreign body sensation, burning, redness, and sometimes tearing, and blurry vision. Star added, “Vision can (also) fluctuate, so if you have clear vision in the morning, blurry vision at the end of the day, it’s often in relation to this.” To reduce dry eye symptoms, Starr recommended the 20/20/20 rule: “Every 20 minutes you’re on the computer, take a break, look away at a distant object that’s 20 feet away or further for 20 seconds or more. You can put a little sticker on your computer or a bottle of artificial tears to remind you to do that periodically.” Watch Starr’s full interview above. 2013 CBS Interactive Inc.
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The ECC is giving away a limited number of backpacks filled with school supplies as an incentive to bring your child in for a comprehensive eye examination. August is Childrens Eye Health and Safety Month. Eighty percent of what we learn comes through our vision, so we need to make sure the information we receive is clear and that our sight is good, said Kristi Jensen, OD, FCOVD, Chief of Vision Therapy Services. When we are getting ready for school and getting our school supplies, we also need to make sure our vision is ready to receive the information thats going to be taught to us. Please call 885-279-0414, a toll-free number, to make an appointment for your child, and use coupon code EYEHEALTHMONTH. Free backpacks are available at the completion of your childs comprehensive eye examination, while supplies last. Patients are seen by appointment only at the Eye Care Center in the Patient Care Center, 795 E.
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Blurred vision? Eye doctor myths exposed – learn how to exercise your eye muscles for restoring healthy vision and eliminating prescription glasses

Your eye lenses are controlled by muscles, and like any muscle in your body, those muscles need to be challenged in order to stay strong and fully functional — and to restore their full, healthy range of motion. We have two styles of pinhole glasses available right now at the Natural News Store: Aviator style pinhole glasses. I find it interesting, by the way, that some people would rather have crutches than restore their normal healthy function. Have you ever seen those people zipping around in electric scooters at the grocery store?
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Advocate South Suburban Hospital Diabetes Education Program Merits ADA Recognition

Type 1 Diabetes Drug Strikingly Effective in Clinical Trial

According to the ADA, there are 25.8 million people in the United States who have diabetes. While an estimated 18.8 million have been diagnosed, unfortunately, 7 million people are not aware that they have the disease. Each day approximately 5,205 people are diagnosed with diabetes. Many will first learn that they have diabetes when they are treated for one of its life-threatening complications heart disease and stroke, kidney disease, blindness, nerve disease, and amputation.
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Development of Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Infant’s Exposure to Solid Foods

He and Bluestone have collaborated on four previous clinical trials of the experimental drug. “We are very excited by the efficacy of the drug,” Herold said. “Some of our patients and families have described a real impact on their diabetes.” The results underscore the importance of diagnosing and treating diabetes in its earliest stages, the researchers said. Current treatment studies include “pre-diabetes” patients who have abnormal blood sugar levels but do not need to take insulin. Formerly referred to as juvenile diabetes because it disproportionately strikes children, type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Even with insulin treatments, the blood glucose levels fluctuate abnormally, and as the disease progresses, diabetes increases the risk of kidney failure, heart disease and other serious disorders. According to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as many as 3 million American have type 1 diabetes, and each year, more than 15,000 children and 15,000 adults are diagnosed with the disease in the United States.
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Incidence of type 1 diabetes was significantly linked to mortality from a variety of infectious diseases and to the local susceptibility of a common bacterium to antibiotics. These data provide support for the notion that the immune system can somehow become disordered and attack the body’s own cells if it is not trained by regular exposure to micro-organisms — the so called hygiene hypothesis. More research is needed to try to identify other environmental factors that may be linked to the continuing conundrum of rising type 1 diabetes rates.” This increase suggests that encounters between the developing immune system in young children and micro-organisms such as bacteria and parasites are part of human evolution and may therefore protect against the development of auto-immunity. Another theory being explored is the infant diet, which has been of particular interest in the origin of the disease, with Brittni Frederiksen, M.P.H., Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, and colleagues examining the associations between prenatal and infant exposures, especially early infant diet, and the development of type 1 diabetes. The Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young, a 10-year project conducted at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver, studied 1,835 children by screening the umbilical cord blood for diabetes susceptibility and the presence of insulin-targeting antibodies and with type 1 diabetes. These childrens progress was then followed from birth, with the focus on when solid foods were introduced, what foods were eaten, and whether the child went on to develop type 1 diabetes.
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