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Fear of losing sight drives the desperate to Russia – healthzone.ca

November 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

Fear of losing sight drives the desperate to Russiahealthzone.caThat's what Roman Chebotarov has done for four years, after he was diagnosed in his 30s with dry macular degeneration; after he began to lose his night …

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Big Hope for Tiny Particles

November 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

Nanoparticles that deliver two or more drugs simultaneously can significantly shrink pancreatic cancer tumors and also reduce its spread, say researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Picks of the Week: Microsoft, H-P, Goldman, TiVo (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

November 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

Wall Street analysts give their buy, sell, or hold views on various stocks in the news this week

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Older People Urged To Look After Their Mental Health

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As we are in the winter months older people in Ireland are being encouraged to look after their mental health and to seek help and support if they are feeling depressed most of the day, most days. Leading Old Age Psychiatrist Professor Brian Lawlor and advocacy group Age Action urged older people to address the issue of their mental health at the launch of the ‘Mind Yourself – Depression in Later Life’ leaflet today.

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Harvard Chair to be named after researcher – Lexington Minuteman

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Harvard Chair to be named after researcherLexington Minuteman… and Joan W. Miller were both recognized for transforming patient care for one of the leading forms of blindness, age-related macular degeneration (AMD). …

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QLT shares jump assuit with US hospital settled; US $20m Payment – Kelowna.com

November 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

QLT shares jump assuit with US hospital settled; US $20m PaymentKelowna.comIn 2005 Genentech Inc. entered the market segment with Lucentis, a therapy for age-related macular degeneration that shredded Visudyne's market domination. …

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Higher Risk Of Knee Arthritis Linked To Too Much Exercise

November 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

A new study by radiologists found that middle-aged men and women who do lots of exercise, and particularly high impact activities like running and jumping, may be unknowingly causing damage to their knees and putting themselves at greater risk of developing osteoarthritis. By implication, low impact activities like swimming and cycling may protect damaged and healthy joints they said, although further research is needed to confirm this.

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Hazleton Area Public Library news (The Hazleton Standard-Speaker)

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Monday through Thursday 8:30 a,m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Phone: 454-2961 Fax: 454-0630 Web site: www.hazleton.org WELCOME “MOUSE MONK” CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Children of all ages are invited to join us in the Com

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Eat orange foods during flu season

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Around this season you may find that a lot of vegetables are orange or brownish orange or gold in color.

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Man, writing system honored

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When important inventions are discussed, this one rarely gets mentioned – except in a dark world where a person cannot see a sunset or a snowflake.

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