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Researchers at the University of Waterloo are working on new synthetic drugs which may be the cure for degenerative eye diseases as well as similar issues in other parts of the body. A drug, developed by Sachdev Sidhu and his associates at Waterloo’s school of pharmacy, aims to treat patients …
Read More »Maxime Bernier appears to eye Manitoba byelection in bid to return as MP
Descrease article font size Increase article font size People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier appears set to announce his candidacy in an coming byelection for a federal seat in Manitoba. A news release says Bernier, a former cabinet minister who quit the Conservative caucus in 2018 to found the …
Read More »Ontario nurses eye B.C.’s plan to cap nurse-to-patient ratio, ease workload
Nurses in Ontario and British Columbia say the western province’s plan to set minimum nurse-to-patient ratios could help burnt-out nurses elsewhere in Canada by encouraging more provinces to adopt similar measures expected to reduce workloads and increase patient safety. Angela Preocanin, who was among dozens of rain-soaked nurses who gathered …
Read More »Ontario minister defends covering fewer eye exams for seniors
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones is defending a move to reduce the frequency of eye exams for healthy seniors, saying Monday that changes to funding for optometry services involve “fine tuning” the coverage. Jones announced Friday that the government had reached a funding agreement with optometrists that increases some payments …
Read More »She needed a transplant to save her eye. Now she wants Ontarians to register as organ donors
Less than a month after being told she had pink eye, Madison Freeman had no idea she could partially lose her vision — but thanks to a cornea transplant, her nightmare story is coming to an end. And the experience has prompted her to encourage others to sign up as organ donors. “Being …
Read More »Thyroid Eye Disorders – American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Print Version WHAT IS THE THYROID? The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland located at the base of the front of the neck. The thyroid gland regulates the thyroid hormone and plays an important role in regulating body metabolism. WHAT ARE EUTHYROID, HYPERTHYROID, AND HYPOTHYROID? Normal thyroid hormone level in …
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