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$2 million prize announced for cure for blindness by 2020
Singer Art Garfunkel, a real estate magnate and an investor are putting $2 million in gold bullion on the line to inspire researchers to cure blindness by 2020, establishing through Johns Hopkins Medicine one of the world's largest prizes for a scientific...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Glaucoma, Health and Safety at School, Conservation, Financial Aid
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Loyola scientists study blindness in Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Three years ago, Brianna Thompson, then 9 years old, suffered a widespread rash and bloodshot eyes after she took 11/2 teaspoons of Tylenol. To treat these ailments, she was given steroids, Benadryl and more Tylenol. But that caused her lips and tongue...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Demographics, Loyola University Chicago, Acetaminophen (drug), Science and Technology
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Dr. Christina R. Prescott seeing patients at Wilmer in Bel Air
Christina R. Prescott, M.D., Ph.D. and an assistant professor of ophthalmology is seeing patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Bel Air (formerly Parris-Castoro Eye Care Center). Prescott specializes in medical and surgical management of serious corneal...Tags: Yale University, Education, Columbia University, Medical Specialization, Cataracts
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Dr. Kathryn Klein seeing patients at Wilmer Eye Institute in Bel Air
Kathryn Klein, M.D., M.P.H. and an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Krieger Children's Eye Center at the Wilmer Institute, is seeing patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Bel Air (formerly Parris-Castoro Eye Care Center). She has subspecialty...Tags: New York University, Columbia University, Education, Medical Specialization, Colleges and Universities
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Wilmer Eye Institute celebrates new locations in Bel Air, HdG
The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine commemorated the grand opening of its Bel Air and Havre de Grace locations (both formerly Parris-Castoro Eye Care Centers) during a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony. These two sites represent the ninth...Tags: Havre de Grace, Glaucoma, Medical Research, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics
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Common children's eye injuries
The active lives that children lead often lead to a few bumps and bruises along the way. While a few bandages and antiseptic creams are par for the course when caring for a child, parents worry about more significant injuries, including eye injuries....
Tags: Parenting, Bones and Joints, Cataracts, Eyes and Vision, Injuries and Wounds
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New laser technology available for removing cataracts
After learning she needed cataract surgery for her weakening eyesight, Merle Gordon decided to wait a few months until her ophthalmologist could offer laser surgery with more precision. She's glad she did. Gordon received a new type of laser surgery on...
Tags: National Institutes of Health, Northwestern University, Inflammation, Science and Technology, Dominican Republic
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Dr. Kimberly Neutze graduates Geisinger Medical Center
Dr. Kimberly Neutze, wife of Christopher Heaney and daughter of Richard and Mary Neutze of Abingdon, graduated May 18, from Geisinger Medical Center's Ophthalmology residency program in Danville, Pa. Neutze has accepted a pediatric ophthalmology...Tags: Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics
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The Wilmer Eye Institute at Hopkins acquires Parris Castoro Eye Care Center
The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine has acquired Parris Castoro Eye Care Center, an outpatient eye and laser surgical center that has served the Bel Air and Havre de Grace communities for more than 35 years. "As an internationally-renowned...Tags: Havre de Grace, Health, Harford County, Medical Specialization
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Dr. Howard S. Williams, physician
Dr. Howard S. Williams, a former staff physician at Father Martin's Ashley, a Harford County alcohol and substance abuse treatment center, died May 20 of meningoencephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at Gilchrist Hospice in...Tags: Havre de Grace, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Human Interest
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Alexion: Profile From The Company's 2012 Annual Report
Overview Alexion is a biopharmaceutical company focused on serving patients with severe and ultra-rare disorders through the innovation, development and commercialization of life-transforming therapeutic products. Our marketed product Soliris®...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Finance, New Products, Conservation, Litigation
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Erik A. Bergman, M.D.
janeth@herald-mail.comErik Bergman was a man who loved his family dearly, a man whose presence will be deeply missed this Father’s Day. When Erik and Sheri Bergman married — they would have celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary June 13, just days after Erik&...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Labor Day, Prostate, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Blindness
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