Navigation Links
Drug May Not Help Diabetes-Related Eye Damage
Date:4/16/2009

duced or prevented without reducing retinopathy," they said. "Systemic screening for diabetic retinopathy and preventive laser treatment for those who develop macular edema or proliferative retinopathy reduces the rate of blindness to about 0.5 percent in the diabetic population, regardless of the prevalence of retinopathy."

More information

The U.S. National Eye Institute has more about diabetic eye disease.



-- Robert Preidt



SOURCE: The Lancet, news release, April 16, 2009


'/>"/>
Copyright©2009 ScoutNews,LLC.
All rights reserved  

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage
2. Losing Weight After Diabetes Diagnosis can Prevent Diabetes-Related Disease, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
3. New therapeutic options for diabetes-related tissue injury
4. Transporters may help delay diabetes-related retinal damage
5. Stem Cells Repair Damaged Corneas in Mice
6. Molecule prompts damaged heart cells to repair themselves after a heart attack
7. Study assesses new surgical procedure for regenerating cartilage in damaged knee joints
8. By shutting down inflammation, agent reverses damage from spinal cord injury in preclinical studies
9. Baron & Budd Wins Damages for Six Families of Pennsylvania Asbestos Victims
10. Brain damage found in cognitively normal people with Alzheimers marker
11. Study Links Internal Source of Aging and Skin Damage
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
Related Image:
Drug May Not Help Diabetes-Related Eye Damage
Drug May Not Help Diabetes-Related Eye Damage
(Date:12/14/2009)... Attitudes and Behavior Regarding Pregnancy, Contraception, and Related Issues ... all unmarried young adults ages 18-29 believe pregnancy is ... 86% of women) and say that it is important ... of men and 88% of women), according to new ... and Unplanned Pregnancy. Even so: ,, Only ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... The combination of AQUALIPO™ and NaturalFill™ revolutionary new liposuction and ... wrinkling, and plump lips all in one minimally invasive treatment. ... ... -- The combination of AQUALIPO™ and NaturalFill™ can remove excess ... and lips to help people slim down, reduce facial wrinkling ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... Americold Realty Trust ("Americold") announced today that ... with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") ... common shares. The number of shares to be offered ... yet been determined. The common shares to be sold ... Americold. ,, The joint book-running managers of the ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... COLUMBUS, Ga., Dec. 14 Aflac Incorporated ... (par value) of thirty-year senior notes with a ... at a price of 98.951 to yield 6.984%. ... issuance for debt repayment and general corporate purposes. ... issue, Aflac Incorporated President and Chief Financial Officer ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... Calif., Dec. 14 Tough Enough To Wear ... breast cancer, celebrated its fifth anniversary at the ... the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (Wrangler NFR) in ... with rough-and-tumble rodeo cowboys, the support of the ... the sold-out crowd sported pink shirts, hats, bracelets ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Although Most Unmarried Young Adults Want to Avoid Pregnancy, Many Don't Use Contraception, Know Little About It, and Think It Doesn't Make Much Difference 2Health News:Although Most Unmarried Young Adults Want to Avoid Pregnancy, Many Don't Use Contraception, Know Little About It, and Think It Doesn't Make Much Difference 3Health News: Free Webinar Series at Aqualipo.com Shows How New Combination Liposuction/Fat Transfer Treatment Helps Patients Slim Down and Reduce Facial Wrinkling 2Health News: Free Webinar Series at Aqualipo.com Shows How New Combination Liposuction/Fat Transfer Treatment Helps Patients Slim Down and Reduce Facial Wrinkling 3Health News:Americold Realty Trust Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering 2Health News:Aflac Incorporated Prices $400 Million of 30-Year Senior Notes 2Health News:Aflac Incorporated Prices $400 Million of 30-Year Senior Notes 3Health News:Aflac Incorporated Prices $400 Million of 30-Year Senior Notes 4Health News:Tough Enough To Wear Pink(TM) Celebrates Fifth Anniversary 2Health News:Tough Enough To Wear Pink(TM) Celebrates Fifth Anniversary 3Health News:Tough Enough To Wear Pink(TM) Celebrates Fifth Anniversary 4
... Nov. 9 ,Planet Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ... providing products for allergy and asthma sufferers,today ... of Antigen,Laboratories, Inc. (Antigen), a privately-held FDA ... "As announced in September, the acquisition of ...
... halt the progression of chronic hepatitis C and advanced ... attempts to eradicate the disease, a national study in ... has found. , Patients in the trial who were ... viral levels and liver inflammation, but the trial unequivocally ...
... of sudden death in athletes and young people, is a ... increased thickness in tissue of the left ventricle. FHC ... myosin heavy chain, one of the components of muscle cells ... alignment of muscle cells otherwise known as myocardial disarray. ...
... children , FRIDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Certain ... according to studies presented this week at the American ... study found that abatacept, used to treat adults with ... treatment for children and adolescents with severe, treatment-resistant juvenile ...
... And women,s risk gets even smaller 10 years after ... (HealthDay News) -- Women taking oral contraceptives are at ... a decade after stopping the pill even this very ... However, that finding doesn,t change the recommendation for women ...
... 2007) New research published in the November issue of ... urban colorectal and lung cancer patients present at later stages ... contrary to the common assumption that rural patients with cancer ... urban patients. , The proportion of urban patients presenting with ...
Other Medicine News:Health News:Planet Technologies Announces Completion of Antigen Laboratories Acquisition 2Health News:Planet Technologies Announces Completion of Antigen Laboratories Acquisition 3Health News:Interferon does not slow or stop hepatitis C from worsening, study finds 2Health News:Drugs Can Ease Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis 2Health News:Pill Poses Little Cervical Cancer Risk 2Health News:Pill Poses Little Cervical Cancer Risk 3Health News:Study reveals differences in cancer stage presentation between rural and urban patients 2
(Date:12/14/2009)... -- In response to an FDA notice ... the Agency recommended that healthcare facilities discontinue use ... system, hospitals throughout the U.S. are faced with ... product. According to the FDA, STERIS made changes ... affect the safety or the effectiveness of the ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... Following is a statement by Linda ... Products Association (CHPA), regarding today,s release of the ... Future survey: ,, "Findings released today on this ... need for continued efforts to educate and empower ... to their teens about medicine abuse. The Consumer ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... -- The board of directors of Eli Lilly and ... dividend for the first quarter of 2010 of $0.49 ... The dividend is payable March 10, 2010 to shareholders ... ,, February 12, 2010. ,, Lilly, a leading innovation-driven ... by applying the latest research from its own worldwide ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:ECRI Institute Issues Steris System 1 High Priority Alert and Recommendations: Free Guidance to Help Hospitals Map out Transition to Alternative Reprocessing Methods 2ECRI Institute Issues Steris System 1 High Priority Alert and Recommendations: Free Guidance to Help Hospitals Map out Transition to Alternative Reprocessing Methods 3Statement From the Consumer Healthcare Products Association(CHPA) on Annual Monitoring the Future Survey on Drug Abuse 2Statement From the Consumer Healthcare Products Association(CHPA) on Annual Monitoring the Future Survey on Drug Abuse 3Advancement Made in Automatic Autism Screen Increases Accuracy to 91 25 Scheduled for Release This Month 13802 1Advancement Made in Automatic Autism Screen Increases Accuracy to 91 25 Scheduled for Release This Month 13802 2Advancement Made in Automatic Autism Screen Increases Accuracy to 91 25 Scheduled for Release This Month 13802 3The Next 100 Days 3A Some Final Hurdles to Health Reform 56011 1The Next 100 Days 3A Some Final Hurdles to Health Reform 56011 2Hospital infections cost 241 billion in lost bed days 56007 1Hospital infections cost 241 billion in lost bed days 56007 2
... International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL ), a ... it has opened an office in Lima, Peru ... With the addition of the Peru office, PAREXEL ... in Latin America, which also include Argentina, Brazil, ...
... critical enzyme,s regulation may hold key to understanding how to better ... MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 19 Scientists at St. Jude ... of the body,s enzyme workhorses called calpains. , ... in many cellular processes, including the movement of cells in tissues, ...
Other Medicine Technology:PAREXEL Strengthens Leading Presence in Latin America With a New Location in Peru 2PAREXEL Strengthens Leading Presence in Latin America With a New Location in Peru 3PAREXEL Strengthens Leading Presence in Latin America With a New Location in Peru 4New Insight Into the Controls on a Go-To Enzyme 2New Insight Into the Controls on a Go-To Enzyme 3
... water-cooled secondary condenser to trap residual solvent ... a powerful PTFE membrane vacuum pump designed ... Ideally suited for use with ... Laboratory vacuum source for instruments including vacuum ...
... water-cooled secondary condenser to trap residual solvent ... membrane vacuum pump designed to handle most ... suited for use with up to two ... for instruments including vacuum ovens, concentrators, gel ...
... is a multi-tasking vacuum source and solvent ... vapor trap and a maintenance-free, oil-free vacuum ... easy-to-use, wide-mouth glass condensation flask collects all ... easy disposal. The UVS400A provides an ideal ...
Universal vacuum pump (capacity 34 L/min, 8 mbar vacuum abs.)...
Medicine Products: