Lens Fluid Maker Says Link to Infection Unsolved
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Advanced Medical Optics had no explanation yet of why its contact lens care product might be contributing to an outbreak of eye infections.
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The manufacturer said that claims linking tires recalled yesterday to at least two deaths may be fabricated.
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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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Scientists find a protein in the eye which plays a critical role in the development of an allergic response.
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The California company that makes the Botox investigators are concerned may have sickened patients at a Fort Lauderdale facility said it continues to work with state and federal public health authorities on the incident.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A clear vial filled with amber fluid rests on scientist Ilya Raskin's desk, glinting in the autumn sunlight streaming through his office window. The container, a small glass bottle with a plain white screw-top, contains a substance Raskin calls 006. "Double-zero-six" is...
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Potentially contaminated body parts stolen in the US may have been used on British patients, experts admit.
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The recall of one of its best-selling contact lens solutions has put Advanced Medical Optics into crisis mode.
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Scientists in Hong Kong say they may have found a series of chemicals that could counter the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and other viruses.
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An unsurprising response from the FDA.
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Thousands of people are to be told they may have been exposed to vCJD through contaminated blood products.
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Investigators have turned their focus to an unapproved wrinkle treatment as the culprit that hospitalized four people with suspected botulism poisoning after they received injections at a
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(WebMD) New research is raising concerns about the safety of a preservative that is commonly found in shampoos and other commercially available cosmetics.
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Contact lenses that release controlled doses of drugs to treat eye diseases such as glaucoma have been created by nano-engineers in Singapore.
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By Jack Minch, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Dec. 8--PELHAM. -- An unidentified chemical from China is apparently to blame for the sickness a worker suffered at the William Scotsman Corp. yesterday afternoon.
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The company involved in a voluntary recall of a contact lens solution said yesterday it stands by its product and blamed improper handling of contact lenses for the eye infections that forced the product to be pulled from the shelves.
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It recalls a solution that might be linked to a rare infection.