Introduction
Refractive surgery has seen a steady rise in popularity since its introduction over 25 years ago.1–3 Myopia accounts for 80% of refractive diagnoses among patients undergoing Laser Vision Correction, followed by hyperopia at 15%.4…
Category: 6. Health
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Coffee, Tea, and BMD: Effects on Bones Small but Notable – Medscape
- Coffee, Tea, and BMD: Effects on Bones Small but Notable Medscape
- Tea or coffee: One leaves a stronger imprint on your bones New Atlas
- Millions Drink it Daily, But at what Cost? Sri Ramakrishna Hospital’s Orthopedic Specialists Explain the Link…
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Why Are so Many Young People Getting Colon Cancer? the Answer Could Trace Back to Infancy
Five years ago, Tim Cannon, a cancer doctor in Virginia, saw that his colon cancer patients were getting younger and their cancer was more aggressive. He had just diagnosed three people in their 30s with late-stage colon…
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Measles death toll reaches 12 in Mongolia-Xinhua
ULAN BATOR, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s measles death toll has reached 12 after one more related death was registered, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, 22 people remained in hospital,…
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Measles death toll reaches 12 in Mongolia-Xinhua
ULAN BATOR, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s measles death toll has reached 12 after one more related death was registered, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, 22 people remained in hospital,…
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Rising gestational diabetes rates raise alarms for maternal and child health
Gestational diabetes rose every single year in the U.S. from 2016 through 2024, according to a new Northwestern Medicine analysis of more than 12 million U.S. births. The condition, which raises health risks for both mother and…
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HK mass screening in pipeline to combat hepatitis
Christy Lam Yu-yuk (left), assistant commissioner for primary healthcare of the Health Bureau, Bonnie Wong Chun-Kwan (middle), a consultant on special preventive programs at the Public Health Services Branch of the Centre for Health Protection;… Continue Reading
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Epigenetic plasticity in germinal center B cells may help explain lymphoma origins
Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During their preparation for this battle, B cells transiently revert to a more flexible, or plastic, stem-cell-like…
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