Macular Degeneration

Swedish troops in Afghanistan have been attacked again by persons of Taliban background. Closer to home, a Finnish ship was hijacked in Swedish waters. In other news, the Uighur rebel leader Rebiya Kadeer has arrived in Japan, evoking a protest from China, which says that the incident may damage bilateral relations. Thanks to C. Cantoni, Diana West , heroyalwhyness, Insubria, JD, REP, Sean O’Brian , TB, Vlad Tepes , and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are be

Eggs are not bad for heart health, say experts. US egg expert Dr Don McNamara insists that their bad reputation is no longer warranted and even Heart Foundation has lifted its recommended intake to six eggs a week. “Seniors have been afraid to eat eggs because for 40 years they have been worried about the dietary cholesterol,”” the Herald Sun quoted nutritional biochemist McNamara as saying. “But, over the years, the research has clearly shown that cholesterol in our food doesn”t impact o

The Burrill Report submits: Positive clinical trial results, strong venture capital investments and a billion-dollar buyout boosted biotech companies this past week. Although venture capitalists are having trouble raising money and have cut back on investing, biotechnology and medical device companies accounted for $1.5 billion of a total $3.7 billion invested in start-up companies in the second quarter of 2009, the highest percentage of total VC investment ever, according to the National Ven

Sydney, July 22 (IANS) A powerful new technique, developed by scientists, can quantify damage caused by serious eye diseases affecting tens of millions worldwide. Known as multifocal pupillography, the method involves monitoring minute responses of the eye’s pupil to light signals in different parts of the patient’s visual field. ARC Vision Centre and Australian National University [...]

Tiny Telescopes Help the Blind to See Doctors have reported that they are now able to implant tiny telescopes in to human eyes. This process allows those suffering from macular degeneration to be able to have some sight restored. An interesting part of this process is that you have the operation done as an outpatient making it very brief with results from the op being performed in the morning being seen by the evening. Tests have been done over the last few years on 200 patients who have