Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vietnam confirms first two Zika virus cases
Vietnam has confirmed the country's first two cases of Zika virus.
Apr 5, 2016
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Autism spectrum disorders
Humanoid robot works in therapy for children with autism
Children with autism have special difficulty in expressing emotions, usually have no social skills and face major problems when communicating. In order to help children with this problem learn to recognize facial expressions, ...
Mar 15, 2016
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Ophthalmology
Higher ozone, lower humidity levels associated with dry eye disease
In a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology, Dong Hyun Kim, M.D., of Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea and colleagues examined the associations between outdoor air pollution and dry eye disease in ...
Mar 10, 2016
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Health
Fighting infections with viruses, as antibiotics fail
When doctors told Christophe Novou that his leg would have to be amputated at the hip due to a raging bacterial infection, the 47-year-old Frenchman thought about killing himself.
Feb 29, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Largest study of Ebola survivors finds vision, hearing, joint pain problems
The largest study of survivors of the largest recorded outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease found they commonly reported complications such as vision, hearing and joint pain problems up to months after they were discharged from ...
Dec 22, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Falls and brawls top list of causes for eye injuries in US
Falling and fighting top the list of major causes of eye injuries resulting in hospitalization over a 10-year period, according to research presented today at AAO 2015, the 119th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of ...
Nov 14, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Eye drops could clear up cataracts using newly identified chemical
A chemical that could potentially be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts, the leading cause of blindness, has been identified by a team of scientists from UC San Francisco (UCSF), the University of Michigan (U-M), and ...
Nov 5, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Faulty eye product costs 13 Spaniards their sight: officials
A faulty substance used in eye operations has cost 13 Spaniards their sight in one eye and left 28 other patients also suffering injuries, health authorities announced Saturday.
Oct 31, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The eyes have it—promising outlook for psychiatric test
A pioneering test to help diagnose mental health disorders is a step closer to being used in hospitals and clinics.
Oct 30, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Up to 1 billion people at risk of blindness by 2050
Up to 1 billion people could be at risk of blindness by the middle of the century if an emerging short-sightedness (myopia) epidemic is ignored say researchers at the Brien Holden Vision Institute.
Oct 8, 2015
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