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New Formula Connects Optical Quality With Visual Acuity With Potential To Provide Automatic Eyeglasses Prescriptions
For the first time, a study combines measurements of abnormalities in the eye with models for assessing how well an individual can see, meaning it may be possible to program a machine to automatically produce prescriptions for corrective lenses.The model for predicting visual clarity - based on measurements
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Teaching Patients To Use Their Penile Prosthesis Requires Compassion
While penile prosthesis devices are the most invasive and least chosen treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED), the devices garner the highest patient satisfaction rates. In the April 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Annette Liechty and Susanne A. Quallich review a teaching process that nurses can use to show
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New York Times Examines Debate Over ‘Dental Therapists’
The New York Times on Monday examined the debate over a program in Alaska that uses “dental therapists” to provide care to Alaska Natives who lack access to dentists.Under the program, after dental therapists receive two years of “intensive training” at the More: continued here
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Healthier Teeth And Gums Signalled By Presence Of Certain Antibodies
Antibodies present in people with good oral health could become the first tool for dental professionals to assess a patient’s probable response to periodontal disease treatments, say researchers at the University of Michigan.The antibody is to a protein called HtpG, the bug that makes it is Porphyromonas
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Erectile Dysfunction After External Beam Radiotherapy For Prostate Cancer
UroToday.com - Currently, the most common curative treatment options for men with localized prostate cancer are radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy and interstitial permanent brachytherapy and radical prostatectomy. Treatment decisions should particularly consider the specific risk and toxicity profile of a treatment method. More: continued here
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Gateshead Firm Fined £10,500 After Worker Is Left Blind In One Eye, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers about the need to properly maintain machinery and provide adequate training after a Gateshead company was fined £10,500 following an incident that left a worker blind in one eye. Weldex UK Ltd pleaded guilty to three breaches of the
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Dixie The Dog Has Sight Restored: First Veterinary Corneal Implant Procedure In U.S.
Sinisa Grozdanic an assistant professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences performed the surgery that restored sight to 7-year-old Dixie, a Mountain Cur breed owned by Brett Williams of Runnells.”We are excited for Dixie,” said Grozdanic. “She was our patient for such a long time and nothing really worked. She
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First Dental Practitioners Association Fellowship Awarded To Brian Lux, UK
The first Fellowship of the Dental Practitioners Association (DPA) was awarded to Brian Lux at the annual President’s Dinner held on 10th May at the Millennium Gloucester hotel in South Kensington. Brian Levy, President of the DPA, awarded the honour on behalf of the DPA Council, in gratitude
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History Of Inherited Cancer Mutation In America
A gene mutation responsible for the most common form of inherited colon cancer is older and more common than formerly believed, according to a recent study.The findings provide a better understanding of the spread and prevalence of the American Founder Mutation, a common cause in North America of
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ADA Opens Online Registration For 149th Annual Dental Meeting In San Antonio
Registration is now open for the American Dental Association’s (ADA) 149th Annual Session and World Marketplace Exhibition in San Antonio, offering unique learning opportunities, cutting-edge technology and a “Distinguished Speaker Series” that attracts history-making leaders from around the world. Register Online This year’s event will be held
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