Low Vision & Blindness News Headlines

• Spring Is Time For Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• India to beat blindness elimination target by 2015: Health Minister
  The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:44 EST
  
• Highmark Inc. Grant Supports Blindness Prevention For Children
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• 'Bionic' eye successfully restores partial vision
  The Earth Times - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:02 EST
  
• Health Tip: Causes of Blindness
  MedicineNet - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Assumption Of 'Down-Low' Lifestyle Can Distort HIV/AIDS Research; Researchers Should Look At Other Reasons For Disparity, Commentary Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Low-fat dairy infertility warning
  BBC - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:05 EST
  
• Culturally Specific Diabetes Management Helps Low-Income Patients
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Blindness From Smoking Terrifies Teens, But Few Realize The Two Are Linked
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Access To Dental Care Remains Challenging For Low-Income People
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Low-fat dairy food may hurt fertility
  Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:11 EST
  
• Low-fat dairy food may hurt fertility
  Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:11 EST
  
• New low-cost anti-malarial drug launched
  The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:10 EST
  
• Eating Ice Cream May Help Women To Conceive, But Low-fat Dairy Foods May Increase Infertility Risk
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Eating Ice Cream May Help Women To Conceive, But Low-fat Dairy Foods May Increase Infertility Risk
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Vision Following Extended Congenital Blindness: New Study Challenges 'Critical Period' In ...
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Low-carb diet beats rivals in weight-loss trial
  MSNBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:26 EST
  
• Newborn Brains Grow Vision And Movement Regions First
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Reduced Fertility In Women Linked To Low Fat Dairy Food
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Newborn Brains Grow Vision And Movement Regions First
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
  
• Teens not aware of smoking, blindness link
  The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:49 EST
  
• Device improves vision in stroke patients
  Reuters - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:45 EST
  
• JRRD Releases Single-Topic Issue Focused On Vision Rehabilitation
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Low-fat dairy enhances weight loss in diabetics
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:04 EST
  
• Purdue To Show Low-cost AIDS-testing Technology To African Officials
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Surgery Can Improve Vision For People With Drooping Eyelids
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Limelight On "Down Low" Lifestyle May Hinder HIV Prevention
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Stroke patients can train brain to repair vision
  MSNBC - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:13 EST
  
• Teens, adults unaware smoking raises blindness risk
  Reuters - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:14 EST
  
• Teens, adults unaware smoking raises blindness risk
  Reuters - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:14 EST
  
• Diabetes vision loss can be averted
  The Earth Times - Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:24 EST
  
• Myasthenia Gravis A Treatable Muscle Disorder
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Study backs worth of Atkins diet
  BBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:04 EST
  
• Blindness From Smoking Terrifies Teens, But Few Realize The Two Are Linked
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
  
• Action Video Games May Boost Vision
  WebMD - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:34 EST
  
• Emergency care key for high pressure in brain
  Reuters - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:05 EST
  
• Action Video Games Sharpen Vision 20 Percent
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Key To Body's Ability To Detect Subtle Temperature Changes Discovered By UC Davis Researchers
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Growing Number Of Physicians Are Using Technology To Develop Low-Overhead Primary Care 'Micropractices'
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Persistent Anticoagulant Activity In Patients Stopping Low-Molecular Weight Heparin Therapy Before Surgery
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Multiple Low-energy Plasma Skin Treatments May Help Diminish Facial Wrinkles
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Diet, exercise help overall cholesterol
  The Earth Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:14 EST
  
• Low-Energy Plasma Zaps Wrinkles
  WebMD - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• High-fat, Low-carbohydrate Diet Significantly Slows Tumor Growth And Enhances Health In Mice
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Low Birth Weight Possible Reason for Teenage Depression
  The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:53 EST
  
• Action video games may help improve vision
  The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:53 EST
  
• Low testosterone in men may be diabetes risk factor
  Reuters - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:48 EST
  
• Attitudes And Beliefs About HPV Explored By Study
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Atkins Diet Tops Others in Study
  Washington Post - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:26 EST
  
• Young people unaware that smoking causes blindness
  The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:05 EST
  
• Breaking Study: Masimo Blue Sensor Shown To Be Most Accurate In Monitoring Cyanotic Infants
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Women from poor backgrounds have lower breast cancer survival rate
  The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:32 EST
  
• Researchers Discover Key To Body's Ability To Detect Subtle Temperature Changes
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• RAND Study Finds Mental Health Courts Have The Potential To Save Taxpayers Money
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Low Birth Weight May Predict Depression In Teen Girls
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Indiana House Rejects Cigarette Tax Increase To Fund Health Care Coverage
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Action Video Games May Boost Vision
  MedicineNet - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Mom's gum disease ups risk of premature birth
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:36 EST
  
• Large Study Confirms Carotid Stenting Safe, Effective
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Taken As Prescribed, Addiction Risk Is Low
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Exercise, Diet, Supplements Play Role In Lowering Cholesterol Without Drugs
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Brain 'can beat early blindness'
  BBC - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:33 EST
  
• Researchers Reduce Malaria Incidence In HIV-Positive Children By Providing Antibiotic, ITNs, Study Says
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
  
• Low-Energy Plasma Zaps Wrinkles
  MedicineNet - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Antibiotic Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• New malaria drug targets children
  BBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:06 EST
  
• Women Need Expanded Musculoskeletal Care During Pregnancy, Study Finds
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Green Tea And COX-2 Inhibitors Combine To Slow Growth Of Prostate Cancer
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Low vitamin D common in pregnancy
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:25 EST
  
• Natural Milk Protein Could Lead To Super Nutritious Foods
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Can Ice Cream Boost Fertility?
  WebMD - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Can Ice Cream Boost Fertility?
  WebMD - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Multiple Low-Energy Plasma Skin Treatments May Help Diminish Facial Wrinkles
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• "Down low" myth distorts HIV research, prevention
  Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:23 EST
  
• "Down low" myth distorts HIV research, prevention
  Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:23 EST
  
• Milk, ice cream may influence conception
  The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:34 EST
  
• Vision Loss Costing Medicare Billions
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Survival rates for tiniest babies holding steady
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:43 EST
  
• High Fat Dairy Foods Could Help you Conceive
  The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:16 EST
  
• Low levels of air pollution can raise stroke risk
  Reuters - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:03 EST
  
• Low levels of air pollution can raise stroke risk
  Reuters - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:03 EST
  
• Low levels of air pollution can raise stroke risk
  Reuters - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:03 EST
  
• Favourable Outcomes From 'mild' In-vitro Fertilisation
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Waiting Lists And Cancelled Ops Fall Whilst Number Of Critical Beds At All Time High, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Green Tea And COX-2 Inhibitors Combine To Slow Growth Of Prostate Cancer
  ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• ARVO Annual Meeting 2007 Draws Spotlight On Aging Eye
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Garlic Does Not Appear To Lower Cholesterol Levels
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• As Many As 700,000 Americans Annually Suffer Vertebral Compression Fractures
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Face blindness disorder is more than skin deep
  CNN - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:30 EST
  
• Beauty Product Oil Can Lead To Antibiotic Resistance
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• New Study Finds Antibiotic Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count
  ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Reduce your BMI, pay less for insurance
  MSNBC - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:57 EST
  
• Predictor Of Mortality In Cardiac Patients Found By Researchers
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Green Tea And COX-2 Inhibitors Combine To Slow Growth Of Prostate Cancer
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Adenosine Teaches The Lungs To Cope With Low Levels Of Oxygen
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Low-Cost Diagnostic Test For Parkinson's Disease
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• More American Girls And Women Have HPV Than First Thought
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
  
• In Kidney Disease Patients, Low Blood Pressure Increases Stroke Risk
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Tests Begin On Next Generation Of Retinal Implant
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:00 EST