A trial virtual emergency consultation program for eye patients has led to quicker treatment times and removed the need for follow up hospital appointments in more than half of cases, according to researchers. Continue reading
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Deteriorating vision is primarily a side effect of our modern lifestyle that limits our time outside in daylight Continue reading
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Deteriorating vision is primarily a side effect of our modern lifestyle that limits our time outside in daylight Continue reading
Google has been working on a contact lens that can measure glucose levels. This kind of wireless mobile health technology has become a major focus of research at American universities. Google
San Diego State University is expanding into the booming market for wearable sensors, Continue reading
Google and Novartis are working on two smart contact lenses, and news broke this week about both of them: sheds light on how Google might power its glucose-sensing contact lens, just a week after partner Novartis told a Swiss newspaper it was on track for human trials in 2016 of an autofocus lens for presbyopia patients.
Patent applications don’t always presage exactly what a product will look like, as they are crafted to cover a broad range of possibilities. Continue reading
More Americans are using mobile devices and other technologies to track some aspect of their health at home, from diet and exercise to sleep patterns and bloodwork.
Because people who are blind or have low vision are more likely to have health problems such as obesity or diabetes, it’s especially important that mobile health (mHealth) applications — health tracking sensors that connect with smartphone apps — work for those users.
Yet University of Washington researchers who conducted the first academic review of nine mHealth applications on the market in March 2014 found Continue reading
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People who drank green tea one to six days a week had less mental decline and a lower risk of dementia than non-tea drinkers
The epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in green tea is Continue reading
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Four important fat-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K. Vitamins A, D, and K cooperate synergistically, not only with each other but also with essential minerals like magnesium
Magnesium, calcium, vitamin D3, or vitamin K2 also work in tandem, Continue reading
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness among the elderly, but may be largely preventable through an antioxidant-rich diet
To protect your eyesight, Continue reading
Touch can be a communication of love and is a most powerful way to communicate empathy, friendship, approval
When we enter this world we enter the physical universe, the world of our bodies with all its lovely senses. On this level we just love to touch one another so here we find the powerful urge to mate. Red is the sex drive, the urge to procreate. Red is physical, pure action devoid of any forethought. Continue reading
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Obesity is a frequently overlooked factor that can contribute to an increased cancer risk. Less than 10 percent of Americans are aware of this link
The obesity epidemic is Continue reading
The human eye is uniquely equipped to stay young in appearance and health late into life (thanks to the heightened expression of the enzyme telomerase) but not without good nutrition! +
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Your vision is not compromised because of weak eye muscles. Rather they’re too tensed to work properly, so you have to relax them
When you’re stressed, the strain squeezes muscles around your eyeballs and contorts them. Continue reading
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness among the elderly, followed by cataracts
The pathology of both of these conditions has been attributed to free radical damage, and the condition is in many cases largely preventable through an antioxidant-rich diet Continue reading
EyeNetra cofounder and CTO Vitor Pamplona shows off the DIY eyeglass prescription platform. (Courtesy EyeNetra Inc.)
Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla caused something of a ruckus when he declared that much of the medical profession is “something a computer algorithm could do if Continue reading