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More Americans Facing Blindness Than Ever Before
More Americans than ever are facing the threat of blindness from age-related eye disease, a new report says. Over one million Americans aged 40 and over are currently blind and an additional 2.4 million are visually impaired. These numbers are expected to double over the next 30 years as the Baby Boomer generation ages. more
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National Eye Institute Report: Vision Problems In The U.S
Vision Problems in the U.S., now in its fourth edition, provides useful estimates of the prevalence of sight-threatening eye diseases in Americans age 40 and older. This report includes information on the prevalence of blindness and vision impairment, significant refractive error, and the four leading eye diseases affecting older Americans: age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. You may download the full version of this report in today's issue of Vidyya. more
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Information For Patients: Facts About Diabetic Retinopathy
A pair of large, randomized international trials should decide whether a new class of artery-dilating drugs has a future as added therapy in patients with heart failure who are already on standard medications. more
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Breath Test Could Simplify Monitoring For Tissue Rejection In Heart Transplant Patients
A user-friendly breath analyzer that measures the chemical byproducts of tissue rejection could make the process of monitoring heart transplant patients safer and less complicated. more
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Undersize Infants Score Higher On IQ Tests If Breast Fed Exclusively
Full-term infants who are born small score an average of 11 points higher on IQ tests if they are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life compared to those who are given formula or solids early on, according to findings published in the March issue of Acta Paediatrica. The study was conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. more
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