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Early detection is the best key to fight glaucoma
marieg@herald-mail.comAnetta Jackson begins most days as she ends them — reading. Fiction, nonfiction, magazines, newspapers. It doesn't matter. She always has had a love of the written word, the Hagerstown woman said. Now retired, Jackson, 68, has even more time to...Tags: Symptoms, Pharmaceuticals, Human Body, Eyes and Vision, Diseases and Illnesses
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Stem cells show promise correcting poor vision
Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blogTwo patients with vision problems who received injections of retinal cells made from human embryonic stem cells have seen marked improvement in their vision four months later, according to a preliminary study on the safety and efficacy of the pioneering...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Research, Health and Safety at School, Los Angeles Times, Medical Research
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Thelma J. Barron
Thelma J. Barron (nee Fuhrer) died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas F. Barron Sr.; and loving mother of Kathleen B. Laferriere, Thomas F. Barron Jr., Colleen A. Bell and Michael J. Barron. She is survived by nine...Tags: Harford Road
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Stem cell trial's cancellation disappoints paraplegic patient and a Northwestern researcher
Dr. Richard Fessler leaned over his patient's back and sliced through skin, muscle and bone until he exposed the man's spinal cord, crushed just days earlier in a motorcycle crash.
He then inserted a syringe into the cable of nerves and injected about...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Emergency Health Procedures, Medical Procedures and Tests, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
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Soroptimists celebrate another year of service
Members of Soroptimist International of Glendale outdid themselves this year by presenting checks totaling $20,000 to 13 organizations serving women and girls. Their annual luncheon was held on Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Glendale Hilton Hotel.
Soroptimist...Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Christmas, Bars and Clubs, Religious Festivals, Yasmin (drug)
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Billy Graham Released From Hospital After Second Bout With Pneumonia
KTLA NewsASHEVILLE, NC (KTLA) -- Evangelist Billy Graham was released from the hospital after a second bout with pneumonia, a hospital spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Graham, 93, returned to his home in Montreat, N.C., after a six-day stay in the hospital. "I am...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy, Health and Medical Professionals
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Dame Judi Dench: Vision problems, yes; going blind, not so much
Ministry of GossipDame Judi Dench is not going blind, she says. Dame Judi Dench revealed over the weekend that she has age-related macular degeneration.... -
Earning a neck full of medals
It was a gymnastics meet, but not the we love your business and are giving you a bunch of medals for just showing up kind of a day. No, it was a meet where a serious participant could grow up to be an Olympic Champion. The special gymnast that I was there...Tags: Broken Arm, John Belushi, Sprained Ankle, Injuries and Wounds, Awards and Prizes
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Frederick F. Otto
janeth@herald-mail.comEditor's note: Each Sunday, The Herald-Mail runs "A Life Remembered." Each story in this continuing series takes a look back — through the eyes of family, friends, co-workers and others — at a member of the community who died recently. Today's...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Muscular Dystrophy Association, College Sports, Heart Failure, Charity
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Senior Center Open House and Senior Fall Prevention Day set for Sept. 21
More than 1,200 Marylanders die every year because of a fall, according to the National Council on Aging. In fact, falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among people older than 65 and the leading cause of doctor visits, hospitalizations and...Tags: Cataracts, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines, Chemical Industry, Diabetes
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OUR HEALTH: I can see clearly now!
Thanks to iLASIK, I can see clearly now!
After years of consideration, Mark Cox of Lynchburg finally made the decision to have LASIK eye surgery. His only regret is that he didn’t get it done sooner.
According to the Vision Council of...Tags: File Sharing, Cataracts, Eyes and Vision, Human Body, Diabetes
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