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Both eye and vision care should be insured
Marylanders are extremely fortunate to have some of the nation's finest health care resources readily available within our borders. As Vincent DeMarco points out in his recent commentary ("Health exchanges benefit Md. families," Feb. 16), we also lead the...Tags: Glaucoma, Human Body, Eyes and Vision, Cataracts
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Ruth L. Thomas, philanthropist
Ruth L. Thomas, whose philanthropic interests ranged from medical and educational institutions to helping newly arrived immigrants, died Wednesday of complications from a stroke at Springhouse Assisted-Living in Pikesville.
Mrs. Thomas would have...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Leonard Bernstein, Colleges and Universities, Theodore Roosevelt, Television
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Seeing more than just blurred vision in your eye exam
When people come to the Reisterstown office of Drs. Eickhoff & Rowe for eye exams, the optometrists do more than simply ask which line of letters they can read on the eye chart.
Like other eye doctors, James Eickhoff starts with a "complete case history,...Tags: Symptoms, Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Companies and Corporations, Health and Medical Professionals
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Navy veteran recalled his World War II experiences
Whenever David R. Owen answered the phone, it was always with a crisp and enthusiastic "Bridge," no doubt a holdover from his World War II days when he was an executive officer and navigator serving aboard the destroyer USS Ordronaux. Owen, who died last...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, World War II (1939-1945)
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Verizon strike slows phone line repairs
It's been five days since 85-year-old Odra Pickeral has had phone service in her residence. Macular degeneration makes seeing a keypad tough, and her home's phone is programmed for frequently dialed numbers. Pickeral is one of more than 100 residents...Tags: Unions, Physical Conditions, Retirement, Ellicott City, Randallstown
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Alice C. Jones, watercolorist, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterAlice C. Jones, a noted watercolorist and former Hampton resident, died Aug. 19 from heart failure at her home in Delray Beach, Fla. She was 95. The daughter of a farmer and an educator, the former Alice Fulton was born in West Lebanon, Pa., and...Tags: Delray Beach, Heart Failure, Physical Conditions, Colleges and Universities, Credit and Debt
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Some nutrients can stave off vision loss and eye disease that occurs as we age
Even if you are reading this without glasses, it's not too early to start taking your eye vitamins. Some nutrients can stave off the burdensome vision loss and eye disease that occur as we age, mounting research suggests. But claims by supplement...
Tags: Blindness, Cataracts, Vitamin C, Dietary Supplements, Omega-3 Fatty Acid
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QLT says not in talks with dissident shareholder
Reuters* Eye-drug maker postponed AGM due to proxy campaign * Dissident shareholder has 15.2 percent stake * QLT's top shareholder has not made its views known * Shares up 2.6 percent at C$7.64 May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian eye drug developer QLT Inc has not...Tags: QLT Incorporated, Companies and Corporations, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Elections, Shareholders
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Father Ted turns 95 today
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh will spend today, his 95th birthday, as he spends every birthday -- fishing for bass, walleye and northern pike in northern Wisconsin. "The years are tough and they get tougher. But at the end of the year, you...Tags: University of Notre Dame, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Fishing
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Una I. King, 89
Una Imogene King, 89, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Broadmore Senior Living of Hagerstown where she had been a resident since April 2011. Born Feb. 9, 1923, at Garfield, Md., she was the daughter of Claude Countee and Annie Hays Lewis. Imogene was...
Tags: Methodist, American Legion, Frederick County (Maryland), Christianity, John Clark
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Mom's Summer Survival Guide: Fun in the sun ... safely
Temperatures are getting hotter, the days longer and school is almost out for summer. WSBT is continuing its series "Mom's Summer Survival Guide," by taking a look at protecting your child's skin and eyes this summer. There are three things no one...
Tags: Sunburn, Hospitals and Clinics, Eyes and Vision, Skin Conditions, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure
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Glasses Help "Legally Blind" Blacksburg Woman See
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterColette Johnson was born with cataracts and declared blind. She underwent surgery as a child which helped slightly, but Johnson was still considered legally blind. "Reading has always been a struggle," Johnson said. Johnson sought out help more than...Tags: Glaucoma, Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Conditions, Diabetes, Blindness
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