Increasing stiffness of the aging eye may make older adults more susceptible to eye damage following trauma, according to research at Wake Forest-Virginia Tech School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. "The gradual change in lens stiffness duri...
Researchers at Harvard University have found evidence that the retina actively seeks novel features in the visual environment, dynamically adjusting its processing in order to seek the unusual while ignoring the commonplace. The scientists report in...
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) announced today that David R. Williams, PhD, has been selected to receive the Friedenwald Award, which is presented annually for outstanding research in the basic or clinical sciences a...
It was recently reported in the North Shore Women's Journal that "dry eye affects approximately 12% of the US population. That's over 30 million Americans!" North Shore Women's Journal Only one prescription medication is available to treat the ocula...
Most children with infective conjunctivitis (pinkeye) do not need treatment with an antibiotic, suggests a study published online on Wednesday June 22, 2005 by The Lancet. One in eight school children have an episode of conjunctivitis every year. Th...
Studies from the July 2005 issue of Ophthalmology, the clinical journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, are now available. These include: -- In Memoriam of J. Donald M. Gass (1928-2005): He Described It First and Described It Best -- Intra...
A delegation from the AmericanOptometric Association met last Friday with U.S. Surgeon General Richard H.Carmona, M.D., M.P.H, America's chief health educator, to provide a detailedbriefing on InfantSEE(TM), a new public health program aimed at the...
Ethambutol, a vital component of multidrug regimens for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease, can cause ocular toxicity if taken on a daily basis, according to a study in the second issue for July 2005 of the American Thoracic Society's pe...
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) has extended the deadline for abstract submissions to June 16, 2005 for its Ocular Cell and Molecular Biology (OCMB) Conference to be held September 8-10, 2005 at the Colony Beach and T...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, thermography shows grea...
A researcher in the Oregon Health and Science University Cancer Institute and Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center has found a way to identify which men need a second prostate ...
Boys aged 13 and 14 living in rural areas, are the most likely of their age group to access pornography, and parents need to be more aware of how to monitor their children's viewin...
Continuing with more than a decade of research, doctors at the University of Minnesota have discovered a treatment to help patients with advanced cases of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y ...
More US residents "will need government help" with health insurance, as employers shift more of the cost to employees and health care costs continue to increase ...
Four recently published opinion pieces examined health insurance and the various reform proposals being considered in Massachusetts. Summaries appear below. Cha ...
The Maryland General Assembly on Thursday overrode Gov. Robert Ehrlich's (R) veto of a bill that will require employers with more than 10,000 workers in the sta ...
Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining whet...
Large majorities of those who were treated with therapy and with medication satisfied with their care - A national survey of the generaladult population and of ...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, the...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
