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Advances in Treatment of Cataracts

Cataracts occur when the eye's lens becomes cloudy and obstructs the passage of light to the retina. These obstructions can lead to vision loss. //Cataract is a major cause of blindness in India. Modern corrective surgery requires implantation of artificial lenses, however these implants often leave ...

Hazards of sunlight

... cataracts, scientists have found. A cataract is a cloudy or opaque area in the normally transparent lens of the eye.As the opacity thickens, it prevents light rays from passing through the lens and focusing on the retina, the light sensitive tissue lining the back of the eye. It is the leading cause of bli...

Artificial lenses- Boon to cataract patients

...nserted into the lens capsule fo the eye after the cloudy lens has been removed.“It would be almost the same procedure,” Shen says.Flexible springs connect each lents to the edge of the lens capsule. When the rim of the device is squeezed by the relaxing eye muscles, the degree of overlap between the lenses...

Dangers of sunlight

... cataracts, scientists have found. A cataract is a cloudy or opaque area in the normally transparent lens of the eye.As the opacity thickens, it prevents light rays from passing through the lens and focusing on the retina, //the light sensitive tissue lining the back of the eye. It is the leading cause of b...

How to Save Your Skin From Sunburn

...sunburn -- it's also possible to get a bad burn on cloudy days, experts say. A sunburn is even possible in winter, and those participating in snow sports are particularly at risk. The reason: Snow reflects up to 80 percent of the sun's rays and higher altitudes only increase that UV exposure. Sunburns can...

Eye Disorders, A Predictor Of A Shorter Lifespan

.... A cataract involves the lens of the eye becoming cloudy and can cause partial blindness. In a study of 4,753 people aged 55 to 81, people with macular degeneration, a progressive condition that causes gradual vision loss, had a 41-percent higher risk of death during the 6.5-year follow up than people wit...

Improving Lighting Could Bring About A Change In Alzheimer's Patients

...e cheapest way to get more light because even on a cloudy day, natural sunlight is three-times brighter than internal room lighting ....

Stem Cell Pioneer Is A Fraud, Claims Colleague

...icitated around the world. The stem cell story got cloudy last month when Gerald Schatten of the University of Pittsburgh resigned from the research team on ethical grounds. It emerged that the eggs for research were donated by junior female researchers from Hwang's own team. This is expressly forbidden in ...

Delhi Faces Flu Threat Due To Change In Weather

... that the national capital will continue to have a cloudy sky for the next 48 hours, which means a further r... temperature. ‘The national capital will have a cloudy sky and the minimum temperature will hover around 11 degrees Celsius over the next two days,’ said a...

High-Tech Scans For Early Detection Of Breast Cancer

...eater than 20% over 10 years, or 12% in those with cloudy mammograms,to be eligible for the scan. So far the high risk women have been given annual mammograms from the age of 40, which only caught 40% of the cases. So several women opt to have their breasts removed as a drastic but precautionary measure w...

Drinking Plenty of Water may Prevent Kidney Stones

...t and painful urination, blood in the urine and/or cloudy urine, urinary tract infections, secondary to kidney stones, accompanied by fever. They are now becoming a fairly common condition among children, reported Newswise wire quoting paediatricians at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. "The trend is ...

Kidney Stones Occurring More Often in Children

... and painful urination ? Blood in the urine and/or cloudy urine ? Urinary tract infections, secondary to kidney stones, accompanied by fever The pediatric kidney stone clinic at the Children’s Center is a one-stop shop that consolidates under one roof imaging technology, treatment, management and nutrition...

Increasing Trend of Kidney Stones Among U.S Kids

...lar and painful urination, and blood in the urine, cloudy urine, and urinary tract infections coupled with fever....

Emboldened Warriors-Cancer Fighting Foods

...orado Health Sciences Center in Denver. Drinking cloudy apple juice daily may help prevent colon cancer — ... Germany say that drinking two to three glasses of cloudy apple juice (unfiltered) per day may help keep colon cancer at bay. In a ten-week study using a mous...

Delhi Sees the Sun but Turns Cloudy Again

...MD) had good news to offer. "The skies will remain cloudy for the better part of the day and there are chances of rain and thundershowers accompanied by a squall by evening," an official told IANS. The maximum temperature would not go beyond 35 degrees Celsius, he said. IMD also predicted that the rains...

After Bringing Cheer Rains Choke Delhi's Roads

...e course of the day. "The skies will remain partly cloudy throughout the day with rain or thundershowers late afternoon. The maximum temperature will hover around 32 degree Celsius," said an IMD official. The minimum temperature was six degrees below normal at 22 degrees. The officials have forecast pleas...

Strategies for the Summer

...ld of a car). Remember to protect yourself even in cloudy or overcast weather since the suns rays can penetrate through clouds. According to the Canadian Dermatology Association, it is estimated over 75,000 Canadians develop skin cancer annually, and the majority of skin cancers are related to sun exposur...