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Business Briefs: May 31, 2012
Hangout Arcade opens downtown Hangout Arcade recently opened at 30 Main Street. The store offers a safe place for youth to gather and play with a variety of XBox 360, PS3, Wii and arcade games, as well as pool tables and video game tournaments such as...
Tags: Wii, PlayStation 3, Gaming, Entertainment, Macular Degeneration
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Sights unseen: Winchester woman praises organ donation after transplant restores vision
The Winchester SunColista Ledford has given up her large print Reader’s Digest, and singing at church is no problem now that she can see the words in the hymn book. The 82-year-old Ledford does not take these things for granted. After years of suffering from...Tags: Human Interest, Charity, Health, Physical Conditions, Cataracts
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The Pet Corner: Does your dog suffer from dry eyes?
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) is a condition in dogs that is commonly referred to as “dry eye.”
The medical term is used to describe dry eye along with inflammation of the cornea and surrounding tissues of the eye. This condition is likely...Tags: Eyes and Vision, Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemical Industry, Health, Immune System
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Bill would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comAfter much debate by Kentucky legislators, Senate Bill 110, which would allow optometrists to perform some uncomplicated medical procedures currently reserved for ophthalmologists, has made its way to Gov. Steve Beshear’s office. According to...Tags: Kentucky, Executive Branch, Lifestyle and Leisure, Health, Politics
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Letters: Pot's place in medicine
Re "The marijuana measures," Editorial, May 10 Your editorial supporting Measure D mentions medical marijuana as a treatment for glaucoma patients. In my 25 years as a glaucoma sufferer, I have never been prescribed marijuana. In fact, research...Tags: Health Treatments, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Kennedy Krieger researchers pinpoint cause of rare disease
It's a dream Ida Heck never really expected to come true. Her family has raised about $1 million since 2005 for research into the rare disorder that afflicts her 8-year-old daughter, Jenna, resulting in cognitive deficits, seizures, long-lasting...
Tags: Migraine, Stroke, Science and Technology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Seizures
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After emotional debate, Senate OKs medical marijuana
— Siding with patients who say cannabis is the only drug that can safely ease their chronic pain, the Senate sent Gov. Pat Quinn a measure Friday that would make Illinois the 19th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. The issue sparked...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Food and Drug Administration, Lifestyle and Leisure, Executive Branch, Health Treatments
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Additional question from Dr. Christopher Prince interview
Is Michigan’s law effective? The law has become more specific giving more definitions and clarifying explanations of its intent. The State has a list of approved diagnoses, which is to be expanded yearly, and conditions approved for the use of...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, AIDS, Judges, Health Treatments, Justice System
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The Great Debate
While marijuana use is still illegal under federal law, the general direction of state laws regarding marijuana is clearly moving in the direction of leniency. Two states in November, Colorado and Washington, legalized it for recreational purposes....
Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Food and Drug Administration, Acetaminophen (drug), Paranoia
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Shoppers applaud Walgreen's move to a free standing store
When Walgreen's took down its red neon sign and moved its inventory from a store in Deerfield Mall to a free-standing location just across Powerline Road, many were perplexed by the change. True, the new store is larger. True, it carries a wall of...Tags: Drugs and Medicines
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How to determine what medical screening is necessary
There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks. As a senior, how do you know which tests or screenings you should have done, and...
Tags: X-rays, Internal Medicine, Mammogram, Osteoporosis, Vitamin B12
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Learning to serve others
When learning about the work of the Youth Volunteer Corps of Hampton Roads (YVCHR), it is difficult to decide who benefits more from this local affiliate of the national Youth Volunteer Corps organization. The obvious benefactors are the recipients of the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Arthritis, NASA, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia)
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