Vision and Dental Health - News
The federal agency that investigates health risks is concerned that the chemical bisphenol A may harm people and is spending...
Elderly adults with poor vision, particularly untreated vision problems, may have a higher risk of developing dementia than...
Glaucoma drugs appear to reduce the likelihood of death among patients using them compared with those patients receiving...
A prescription for bifocals may help children with rapidly worsening nearsightedness maintain better vision, a new study...
Exposure to a chemical found in plastic containers is linked to heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, confirming earlier...
Movie buffs and sports fans looking to 3D televisions for the ultimate home theater experience may want to get their eyes...
Want to keep your eyesight sharp as you age? Eating lots of fish packed with healthy omega-3 fatty acids could help, new...
Women who take high-dose vitamin C supplements may be increasing their risk of age-related cataracts, hint findings of a...
Significantly more Americans are nearsighted today than in the early 1970s, a report released today indicates. Nearsightedness,...
Advanced Cell Technology, a small Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, said on Thursday it has asked for approval to...
Cataract surgery does not appear to worsen the course of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a progressive loss of vision...
A new study hints that good oral care - regular brushing and flossing and trips to the dentist -- may help aging adults keep...
How much fat you eat -- and what kind -- may affect your risk of age-related vision loss, new research shows. The researchers...
Injecting tiny polymer spheres into rats right after a spinal cord injury helped the animals recover movement and prevented...
Nine-year-old Corey Haas can ride his bike alone now, thanks to an experimental gene therapy that has boosted his fading...
Eye drops containing a prescription drug called a beta-blocker, which lowers blood pressure, can be used in pregnant women...
Nerve stem cell transplants may help slow the progression of macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in...
For sparkling-clean dentures, brushing may be best, the authors of a new review of the medical literature say. But because...
Poor vision is enough a hardship for the elderly. But such vision problems, when they can't be corrected, also appear to...
Are you concerned that the photorefractive keratectomy your doctor recommended to fix your eyesight won't be as effective...
People who were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in more-recent decades may be less likely to suffer vision loss than their...
If you feel as though you drool too much, studies suggest you should seriously consider surgery to take care of it, say researchers....
Chapped lips are a common but neglected side effect of chemotherapy, according to data reported here at the ECCO-ESMO European...
Injections with a steroid improved the eyesight of more than one-quarter of patients suffering from vision-robbing blood...
The health hazards associated with chronic periodontitis (gum disease) extend way beyond the mouth. For years people have...
Patients with dry mouth caused by medications they are taking can safely use 10% hydrogen peroxide whitening strips, researchers...
Patients with dry mouth caused by medications they are taking can safely use 10% hydrogen peroxide whitening strips, researchers...
People who suffer from vision-impairing glaucoma can exercise without fear of making the condition worse, according to a...
Chewing on some sugarless gum may be a low-tech way to help new moms get their bowels moving again after a cesarean section....
Spanish doctors completed the first ever transplant of a tongue and jaw on Tuesday, surgeon Pedro Cavadas said on Friday....
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