Walmart funds aid health screenings in Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools’ Visual, Dental and Audiometric program got a boost last week when Superintendent Carole Smith received a check for $60,000 from Walmart to expand the program’s free health screenings.
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Expect bureaucracy in Obama’s health care plan
The government is already a model bureaucracy, but when the health care plan takes effect, Americans can expect even their once-friendly family doctors to become part of the bureaucracy.
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In this video www.WatchMojo.com speaks with Dr. Langis Michaud from the Canadian Association of Optometrists on ways to make sure your children eyes are at their best.
Intro to series. Natural Eye Care, Vision Health & Eye Disease Prevention: Introduction by Dr. Marc Grossman, a leading holistic eye doctor in practice for over 30 years. Dr. Grossman is the author of 6 books on Natural Eye Care, and introduces his website www.naturaleyecare.com which provides a wealth of information regarding both preserving vision naturally, preventing eye disease and helping preserve vision for those with an eye disease such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, other retinal diseases, as well as those suffering from eye conditions such as cataracts, eye floaters, dry eyes, blepharitis, vitreous tear/detachment, computer eye strain. Over 40 eye conditions are reviewed on the website, which also includes food sources for essential nutrients, a free monthly newsletter, free consultations, peer review research gathered by eye condition on vision and nutrition, and much more.
Vision hesitates on backing crack smoking room
Mayor Gregor Robertson and his Vision Vancouver councillors will not state a position on whether a supervised crack cocaine smoking facility should open in the city.
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National Eye Institute Shares Tips to Promote Eye Health During Healthy Vision Month 2010
An estimated 14 million Americans are visually impaired. This number is expected to grow significantly as our nation ages and age-related eye diseases become more common. Many blinding eye diseases have no warning signs or symptoms, so people may not notice anything is wrong with their vision.
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3-D TV health issues could prompt refinements
Engineering refinements to 3-D TV technology could be required if even a small percentage of users suffer from health problems related to viewing 3-D TV this year, according to Jannick Rolland, a professor at the University of Central Florida’s School of Optics.
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