Mark Anthony Riccobono will go into the books as the first blind person to independently drive a car. For the NFB Blind Driver ChallengeT, a program of the U.S. National Federation of the Blind, a Ford Escape hybrid was packed full with technology whi…
Month: February 2011
MAP Pharmaceuticals, Allergan collaborate for LEVADEX to treat acute migraine in adults
Allergan, and MAP Pharmaceuticals, today announced a collaboration within the United States for LEVADEX, a self-administered, orally inhaled therapy that has completed Phase III clinical development for the treatment of acute migraine in adults.
Loyola inaugurates clinic exclusively to treat children with headaches
Fortunately, in most cases the causes of childhood headaches are usually no cause for alarm, Schnitzler said. Children can get headaches from stress, anxiety, inadequate sleep, vision problems, caffeine or food sensitivities. To help pinpoint the cause…
Blind Man Driving Around Daytona Independently
Mark Anthony Riccobono will go into the books as the first blind person to independently drive a car. For the NFB Blind Driver ChallengeT, a program of the U.S. National Federation of the Blind, a Ford Escape hybrid was packed full with technology which enabled him to successfully navigate 1.5 miles of the road course section at the Daytona Interna (Read more...)
Threats In Health Care Reform Law Drive Agenda For New "Change"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With renewed Congressional fervor surrounding the health care law, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has made repealing the law’s egregious components and protecting Medicare payments as top priorities. The Academy determined its…
Threats In Health Care Reform Law Drive Agenda For New "Change"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With renewed Congressional fervor surrounding the health care law, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has made repealing the law’s egregious components and protecting Medicare payments as top priorities. The Academy determined its…
Threats In Health Care Reform Law Drive Agenda For New "Change"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With renewed Congressional fervor surrounding the health care law, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has made repealing the law’s egregious components and protecting Medicare payments as top priorities. The Academy determined its…
Threats In Health Care Reform Law Drive Agenda For New "Change"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With renewed Congressional fervor surrounding the health care law, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has made repealing the law’s egregious components and protecting Medicare payments as top priorities. The Academy determined its…
Threats In Health Care Reform Law Drive Agenda For New "Change"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With renewed Congressional fervor surrounding the health care law, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has made repealing the law’s egregious components and protecting Medicare payments as top priorities. The Academy determined its…
Judicious Use Of Anti-VEGF Agents Advised As ‘reasonable’
The judicious use of anti-VEGF agents for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration is reasonable, considering the biological and clinical responses, a speaker said here.
Judicious Use Of Anti-VEGF Agents Advised As ‘reasonable’
The judicious use of anti-VEGF agents for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration is reasonable, considering the biological and clinical responses, a speaker said here.
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Threats In Health Care Reform Law Drive Agenda For New "Change"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With renewed Congressional fervor surrounding the health care law, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has made repealing the law’s egregious components and protecting Medicare payments as top priorities. The Academy determined its…
Free Radicals In Cornea May Contribute To Fuchs Dystrophy, Most Common Cause Of Corneal Transplants
Boston, MA-Scientists have found that free radicals (unstable molecules that cause the death of cells as the body ages) may also cause the damage in the eyes of patients with Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a hereditary disease that is one …