Single dose of antibiotic found to cut blindness risk
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British researchers working in an East African village say that a single dose of an antibiotic appears to stop infections that cause trachoma, the world&#39;s leading preventable cause of blindness.
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The death rate of children infected with HIV in Africa could be cut in half if they were put on an inexpensive antibiotic, according to a study published in The Lancet.
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There's a new option for people who suffer from extreme nearsightedness, whose world loses its crisp edge just a few inches from their noses. The first implantable lens for nearsightedness was approved Monday by the Food and Drug Administration.
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When a person suffers from eye ailments today, nine times out of ten, he will be prescribed eye drops to treat his illness or relieve his discomfort.
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A cheap and widely available antibiotic could be used to cut Aids-related death in African children by more than 40 per cent, Government-backed scientists have said.
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Two new trials have shown that a drug injected into the eye can effectively treat a potentially blinding form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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A cheap drug has been discovered which could cut Aids-related deaths in African children by almost half. Tests on the new antibiotic drug in Zambia were so successful that the trial was halted early to make the drug available more quickly.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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A new study suggests the reason for the association may be that antibiotics destroy not only disease-causing microbes, but also those that are helpful to the developing immune system.
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Scientists in Aberdeen say a breakthrough could help improve the vision of thousands of stroke victims.
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Corrects paragraph 1, to add that antibody can help prevent vision loss from "wet" age-related macular degeneration.
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UK scientists are attempting to restore vision in people with a leading cause of blindness using stem cells.
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Two nutrients found in eggs, spinach and other leafy green vegetables offer some protection against the most common cause of blindness among the elderly, researchers said on Monday.
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yetech Pharmaceuticals&#39; drug to treat the leading cause of blindness in the elderly appeared to move closer to a broad government approval yesterday after an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration spoke favorably about it.
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Stem cells taken from the eye could help restore normal vision in people with sight problems, researchers say.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The antibiotic doxycycline is proving an effective treatment for a lymphoma of the eye linked to chlamydia infection, Italian researchers report.
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Thanks to a group of nano-engineers in Singapore who have created contact lenses that release controlled doses of drugs, you may be able to treat your glaucoma or other eye diseases simply by wearing their lenses.