Eyesight Health

A review of research suggests that omega-3 fatty acid consumption can help reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Eating fish twice a week was linked to an overall lowered risk, and those with a high dietary intake of omega-3s had ...  

A review of research suggests that omega-3 fatty acid consumption can help reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Eating fish twice a week was linked to an overall lowered risk, and those with a high dietary intake of omega-3s had a 38 percent reduced risk of advanced AMD.  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, which sells leading blood clot preventer Plavix, on Thursday dismissed Eli Lilly and Co's rival Effient drug as a "niche" product that has harmed or failed to help three groups of patients in a big study.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. pharmaceutical companies benefited from a $3.7 billion "windfall" during the first two years of Medicare's prescription drug coverage, according to a report from Democratic congressional staff released on Thursday.  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Victims of bullying -- and the bullies themselves - are at increased risk of suicidal thinking and are also more likely to attempt suicide than their peers who aren't involved in bullying, according to a systematic review of 37 studies conducted in 16 different...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials unveiled plans on Thursday to help people who lived or worked near New York's World Trade Center who may have been harmed by exposure to dust and debris from the collapse in the 2001 attacks.  

Can't Live Without *used almost everyday since I wear mascara almost everyday *just a few swipes remove all traces of eye make-up *also used to wipe smudges during make-up application  

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A growing number of older U.S. children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, while diagnoses among younger children have held steady, government researchers said on Wednesday.  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While psychological factors increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease, they do not affect inflammation, a factor also associated with the development of coronary heart disease, according to findings published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cyclist and testicular cancer survivor Lance Armstrong joined forces with four former U.S. surgeons general on Wednesday to urge Americans to do more to prevent cancer and get recommended screening tests.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cancer findings in a new study of cholesterol drug Vytorin are "likely to be an anomaly" unrelated to the drug, makers Merck & Co and Schering-Plough Corp said in a letter to doctors.  

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of immigrants arrive in the United States sick with tuberculosis or at risk for the contagious and deadly disease, which points to the need to improve efforts to find them, researchers said on Tuesday.  

HONG KONG (Reuters) - HIV infections could quadruple over 10 years if HIV-positive people who are taking antiretroviraldrugs become complacent and stop using condoms, researchers in Australia warned.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two leading U.S. Democrats said on Tuesday they are investigating whether Food and Drug Administration knowingly allowed the sale of Ranbaxy drugs that may have been backed by fraudulent data.  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A variation of a gene called apolipoprotein E (APOE) affects how the stress-related hormone cortisol influences the thinking or "cognitive" ability in older adults, according to a report in the American Journal of Psychiatry.