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Advice for Seniors with Vision Loss
Treating macular degeneration -- America’s number one cause of age-related blindness.
Nanoparticles Explored for Preventing Cell Damage
Engineers investigate using nanoparticles both as a preventative and a treatment for disease.
July 17, 2009
- Science
Embryonic Stem Cells—and Other Stem Cells—Promise to Advance Treatments
Adult stem cells may reach patients first, and induced pluripotent stem cells have greatest potential.
Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire: Gene Therapy to Reverse Near-Blindness
Bennett bred a virus to carry the gene. Maguire injected it into a patient's eye. And there was light.
Health Buzz: Men on Flomax Face Eye Risks and Other Health News
Including 6 ways to relieve vaginal dryness, and how to tell eczema from seborrheic dermatitis.
May 20, 2009
- Health
Vitamins and Supplements: Do They Work?
The picture is mixed, but thumbs up for vitamin D and fish oil.
Facing the Facts of Life
It's sad that Bernadine Healy's caring and relevant column "Let's Teach Our Children Well," about sexually transmitted...
October 16, 2008
- Letters to the Editor
Blind to the Need for Eye Testing
Routine eye screening can prevent vision loss, but many people don't realize its importance.
About Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is a progressive eye disease that affects your sharp central vision.
October 25, 2006
- Eye & Vision
Treating Macular Degeneration
There is no cure for AMD, but there are treatments that can slow the progression of the disease.
October 25, 2006
- Eye & Vision
