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<乌鸦传媒>Heart Risk Higher in Sjogren's Patients

PARIS -- Patients with Sjogren's syndrome had more than double the heart attack risk seen in the general population, a researcher reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>White Boys More Likely to Be Color Blind

Color blindness is not colorblind, as it appears to afflict Caucasian boys at three times the rate of African-American boys, according to a new study.

<乌鸦传媒>Autoantibodies a Big Deal in Sjogren鈥檚

SAN DIEGO -- A broader range of autoantibodies may play a role in Sjogren's syndrome than has previously been appreciated, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Sun Damage: Darker Not Better for Sunglasses

Seeking some new shades? There is whole lot more than style at stake, experts say.

<乌鸦传媒>Compounder Tied to Tainted Eye Meds, Lost Sight

CHICAGO -- All but one of 12 patients given injections of contaminated bevacizumab (Avastin) prepared by a compounding pharmacy permanently lost vision in the affected eye, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>'Visual Snow' Called Real, Not Drug Related

NEW ORLEANS -- A mysterious and troubling phenomenon called "visual snow" is a distinct syndrome that does not appear to stem from illicit drug use, nor is it a migraine aura, a researcher said here.

<乌鸦传媒>OIG: Avastin a Better Buy for Wet AMD

茂禄驴WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should establish a national payment policy for bevacizumab (Avastin) to treat wet age-related macular degeneration, a government report concluded.

<乌鸦传媒>Eye Tremors May Be Early Sign of Parkinson's

Eye tremors are pervasive in Parkinson's disease and could be an early warning sign of the neurodegenerative movement disorder, according to a case-control study.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Issues Second Contact Lens Recall

WASHINGTON -- The FDA has issued a class I recall 芒鈧€� the agency芒鈧劉s most serious 芒鈧€� for a second brand of CooperVision芒鈧劉s AVAIRA Aquaform contact lenses that may cause serious eye injury.

<乌鸦传媒>Roundworms Carried by Pets Can Cause Blindness

Ocular toxocariasis, though rare, causes blindness in seven out of 10 of those affected by it, typically children, according to a national survey conducted by the CDC.

<乌鸦传媒>Party 'Popper' Drugs Damage Eyes

Experimenting with "poppers" -- inhaled alkyl nitrates used as recreational drugs -- can cause lasting retinal damage, ophthalmologists warned.

<乌鸦传媒>Eye Vitamin Recalled Over Reports of Choking

The manufacturers of a softgel supplement marketed as an eye vitamin issued a voluntary recall of the product due to a potential choking hazard.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Recalls Eye Surgery Machine

WASHINGTON -- The FDA issued a class I recall -- its most serious -- on the line of Constellation Vision ophthalmic microsurgical systems due to software and hardware power errors which may cause eye injury or blindness.

<乌鸦传媒>Floppy Eyelid Syndrome May Warn of Apnea

When physicians see a patient with floppy eyelid syndrome, they should also screen for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, new research has shown.

<乌鸦传媒>Unmasking the Surgical Mask: Does It Really Work?

For a century, the surgical mask has been the symbol of a safe and sanitary medical environment. The problem is that researchers don't really know if that's true.

<乌鸦传媒>Macular Degeneration Linked to Sunlight and Low Antioxidants

LONDON -- Some cases of age-related macular degeneration may arise from a combination of low plasma levels of antioxidants and exposure to blue light from the sun, a multi-national European study suggested.

<乌鸦传媒>Contact Lens Solution Recalled Over Link With Acanthamoeba Keratitis

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 29 -- A possible parasitic contamination of a solution for soft contact lens wearers has triggered a national recall.

<乌鸦传媒>A Raw Egg in the Eye Is No Joke

LIVERPOOL, England -- Throwing a raw egg is a prank gone bad all too often, warned emergency physicians here who cited blunt ocular trauma.