]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest Eyesight Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/923446?rsstype=latest&cid=87 Considering eye surgery can be a nerve-wracking experience. LASIK is the #1 elective procedure in the world, yet you still probably find yourself wanting to know as much as possible before you make that final decision. Will it work? Is it safe? How m... Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:17:07 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/923446?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/923052?rsstype=latest&cid=87 Diabetics need to be especially careful about protecting the health of their eyes to minimize the chances for blindness. Too much glucose in their bloodstream for too long of a time period can increase the risk for eye problems.In order to minimize y... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:36:08 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/923052?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/limes-lycopene/922968?rsstype=latest&cid=87 A while ago a reader asked me the question: which nutrients are absolutely essential and which ones are optional extras? Her concern was, she didn t like most of the lycopene containing fruit and veg. Was her diet and health missing out? I also a... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:38:11 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/limes-lycopene/922968?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923185?rsstype=latest&cid=87 November 10, 2008 (Newswise) - If a good night s sleep helps the brain and body perform better, it s a good guess that sleep problems can cause more than just fatigue. Numerous studies have shown a connection between sleep disorders and medical c... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:09:19 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923185?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923526?rsstype=latest&cid=87 November 10, 2008 (Newswise) - If a good night???s sleep helps the brain and body perform better, it???s a good guess that sleep problems can cause more than just fatigue. Numerous studies have shown a connection between sleep disorders and medical c... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:09:19 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923526?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922685?rsstype=latest&cid=87 Our products for shingles, will eliminate your shingles virus rash, outbreaks and PHN (Neuralgia) effectively.Medical studies prove the effectiveness of the anti-viral ingredients of Heal Shingles to inactivate the herpes zoster virus and provide an ... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:24:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922685?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922686?rsstype=latest&cid=87 Heart disease is actually any condition or disorder in which the ability of the heart to perform is adversely affected. There are many forms of heart disease including alcoholic cardiomyopathy, aortic regurgitation, aortic stenosis, arrhythmias, carc... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:16:17 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922686?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922687?rsstype=latest&cid=87 Thanksgiving in Canada can be traced back to Martin Frobisher in 1578. He came from England in search of a way to get to the Orient by going north. While he never found the passage, he did establish what later became Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:14:24 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922687?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922688?rsstype=latest&cid=87 It is probably no surprise that long-term stress can cause disease, but have you ever wondered exactly how that can happen? Can it be that individuals who know how to manage stress avoid becoming as ill or ill as often as those who do not cope well w... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:13:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922688?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/allergy-moms/922545?rsstype=latest&cid=87 Erin Richards did a good job on this article especially when she highlighted the fact that food and emotions are linked. Of course we want our kids to be safe but we also want them to be included. And it is hard to acknowledge that your child is diff... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:55:50 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/allergy-moms/922545?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/922398?rsstype=latest&cid=87 LiveMint, Wall Street Journal's Indian business website, is reporting that California's Doheny Eye Institute is teaming up with a hospital in Bangalore to conduct the second phase of trial of the bionic vision device from Second Sight Medical of Sylm... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:14:20 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/922398?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/922177?rsstype=latest&cid=87 A recent visitor to our WebMD Vision & Eye Disorder message board posted an inquiry about his mother who had just recently had cataract surgery. I could immediately sense the worry in his posting.During the post-op clinic visit the woman could see ve... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:43:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/922177?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/921899?rsstype=latest&cid=87 If you live in Michigan and feel strongly about allowing the use of medicinal marijuana for people who have AIDS, cancer, or even glaucoma, among other conditions that respond to marijuana, you d better get out and vote on Tuesday, November 4. The ... Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:41:51 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/921899?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/irv-arons-journal/921798?rsstype=latest&cid=87 In an interview with Cataract & Refractive Surgery (October 2008 Issue), Frieder Loesel, General Manager of 20/10 Perfect Vision, following the announcement that his company had formed a joint venture with Bausch & Lomb focused solely on the laser re... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:39:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/irv-arons-journal/921798?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/921751?rsstype=latest&cid=87 Michiganders will vote next week on two hot-button health-care topics: medical marijuana and stem cell research. Here s a link to the text of both ballot initiatives.The medical marijuana measure would allow marijuana use, when approved by a physic... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:43:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/921751?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/921083?rsstype=latest&cid=87 Fruits and vegetables have long been touted as a necessary staple in your diet because it is chockfull of vitamins, minerals and other good stuff. The last few decades have turned up plenty of evidence that that good stuff is full of dise... Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:30:18 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/921083?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/920787?rsstype=latest&cid=87 Many of you rely on your contact lenses in order to help you see, but your lenses could end up taking away your vision. What an ugly irony. The problem starts with a simple single cell microorganism acanthamoeba.Acanthamoeba is one of the most co... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/920787?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-john-briffas-blog/920477?rsstype=latest&cid=87 Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of loss of vision in adults. Recently, I wrote about this condition, and offered some suggestions regarding the sort of supplements that appear to have promise in the management of this ... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:39:03 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-john-briffas-blog/920477?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/920017?rsstype=latest&cid=87 I am a fan of Brocolli. I thought of making broccoli the star of today s post and thought of what ways can this veggie benefit us all.A recent study done in University of Warwick published in the Journal Diabetes showed some interesting findings... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:32:18 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/920017?rsstype=latest&cid=87 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/919664?rsstype=latest&cid=87 Antibiotics don't work for colds. Instead of recalling children's cold medications, this ED physician thinks the FDA should outlaw inappropriate antibiotic use and ban amoxicillin.**What happens when an ophthalmology resident gets pink eye? Well, he'... 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