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His eye is on Fijians' blind
God is a pretty cool guy. He created the heavens, the earth, all the trees and rocks, animals and people. He’s done good work. However, some people like to think that, since the Big Genesis Bang, he’s mostly sat back and watched things unfold....Tags: Human Interest, Book, University of Southern California, Medical Services, Hospitals and Clinics
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Floaters, flashes and what to make of them
Have you ever been staring off and noticed a little squiggly line or spec float through your line of vision? Or turn out the lights and see a sudden lightning flash when it isn't storming? They may be curious, even mesmerizing, but these floaters and...
Tags: Medical Specialization
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Stephen J. Ryan dies at 73; longtime dean of USC medical school
While USC conducted a nationwide search for a dean for its school of medicine, Dr. Stephen J. Ryan stepped in as interim dean in 1991, expecting to serve for six months. He held the job a record 13 years. During his tenure as dean, it became known as...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Drugs and Medicines, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Science and Technology
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Dietary Supplements, ADHD, Vitamin D, Heart Disease
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Veterinary Ophthalmologist uses speciality to positively touch the lives of pets and their caretakers
Who: Robert Swinger, 35, Fort Lauderdale Title: Owner and Chief Veterinary Ophthalmologist, Animal Eye Guys of South Florida, within the Hollywood Animal Hospital in addition to locations in Miami Beach and South Miami. Started: January 1 From:...
Tags: West Palm Beach, Cooper City, Google+, Health and Medical Professionals, Pets
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Teen's injuries lead to warnings about potato guns
Aaron Williams was 15 when his friend invited him over to try out a new Christmas present — a potato gun constructed by hand from plastic pipe with hair spray as its propellent. Aaron said it was thrilling to watch as other teenagers balanced...
Tags: Potatoes, University of Chicago, Health and Safety at School, Kankakee, New Products
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Dr. Lorenz E. and Anastasia U. Zimmerman
Dr. Lorenz E. Zimmerman, the founder of modern ophthalmic pathology, who spent his nearly 60-year career studying diseases of the eye, died March 16 of complications from an infection at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. He was 92.
His wife...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Japan, Pathology, Skin Cancer, New York City
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Business people - March 10
International Association of Administrative Professionals The International Association of Administrative Professionals, or IAAP, recently announced that Donnell Householder of Cumberland, Md., earned certified administrative professional certification....
Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Health and Safety at School, Long Term Care, Nursing, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Gary Schemmer: Patient safety No. 1 concern for state ophthalmologists
As an ophthalmologist, I am proud to say the citizens of Florida have the best eye care of any state in the country. This is undoubtedly due to the thousands of outstanding ophthalmologists and optometrists who have been working side by side and in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Vicodin (drug), Alprazolam (drug), Health and Medical Professionals
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Rising diabetes triggers more vision problems in young adults
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelThe upward trend in type 2 diabetes, especially among younger adults, appears to be driving a rise in vision problems at an earlier age, according to a study released today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Because of the soaring rate of... -
Leonard Apt dies; UCLA pediatric ophthalmologist was 90
During the first half of the 20th century, pediatricians generally believed that children's eye problems were largely self-corrective — that a child would grow out of his or her crossed eyes or poor vision. But they were wrong. Unless a vision...
Tags: Keratitis , National Institutes of Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Harvard Medical School, Medical Specialization
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