Articles, tagged with "leading cause of blindness", page 4
20th May 2008
Behcet's syndrome is a multisystem autoimmune disease that involves inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body. It is characterized by recurring, painful mouth sores, skin blisters, genital sores and swollen joints. This disease affects men twice a...
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peterhutch
08th May 2008
Diabetic retinopathy is an eye disease that's associated with long-standing diabetes. It's a major cause of poor vision in the UK.
Retinopathy can occur with all types of diabetes. If left untreated, diabetic retinopathy can lead to blindness.
Diabe...
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Author:
peterhutch
20th April 2008
Many people realize that dieting just doesn't work if you are trying to lose weight permanently. Constant dieting, where you take off weight and eventually put it back on again, results in body energy loss and it becomes difficult to lose weight. As your ...
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Author:
Bob Gill
25th March 2008
You probably picked up this book because you want to lose weight as a way of looking better. But the simple fact is, your weight is more than a matter of taste or aesthetics. It's a matter of health. I encourage you to read this chapter because it is, qui...
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Author:
Alien
11th March 2008
Low vision devices include eyeglasses, but there are many more low vision products available today that can assist patients in living with macular degeneration symptoms. While laser surgery can be used to treat the "wet" variety of age-related macular deg...
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Author:
Susan Slobac
18th June 2007
Nobody wants to be overweight. Almost 50% of women and 25% of men are trying to lose weight at any given time. However, most are not successful in fighting fat. In the past 25 years, obesity has increased 6%, with 61% of American adults being overweight. ...
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Author:
Robert Palmer
16th June 2007
Welcome to our monthly edition of "Eye News You Can Use", featuring the latest in eye care and ocular health.
There is an old adage that if you live long enough you will get cataracts.
In my eight years of experience in Las Vegas, I find that to b...
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Author:
Thomas Berten
27th May 2007
Eating oily fish on a regular basis can dramatically reduce the risk of developing AMD (age related macular degeneration) according to two separate research studies, one conducted by Sydney University, Australia, and one by Harvard Medical School in the U...
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21st May 2007
More than 90% of type 2 diabetes cases are preventable - with some fairly simple changes in lifestyle. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, non-traumatic limb amputation, and nerve damage. Diabetes increases the likelihood of stroke...
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Author:
Jack Krohn
08th May 2007
Diabetes is one of the common metabolic diseases that occur due to defects in the carbohydrate metabolism in the body. It affects approximately 17 million people (about 8% of the population) in the United States. In addition, an estimated additional 12 mi...
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Author:
Nick Mutt
30th January 2007
Dr. Yesnick will be providing FREE Diabetes eye consultations during the month of March to increase awareness in Las Vegas! Call (702) 966 2020 or visit DiabetesEyeDoctor.com
The Facts About Diabetes:
March is Diabetes Awareness Month to Educate the...
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Author:
Thomas Berten
15th November 2006
The problem has not been reversing diabetes. Since 1999, with the breakthrough 'Edmonton Protocol,' reversal of diabetes has been clinically proven to work. More than 80 percent of diabetics undergoing this transplant surgery were 'insulin free,' after th...
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Author:
James Finch
09th November 2006
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects as many as 16 million Americans, with diabetes being on such a dramatic increase in the United States, it's helpful to understand what diabetes is, and what to look for. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness...
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Author:
Arturo Ronzon
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