A Dry AMD Treatment?; Some Long-Term Diabetics Escape PDR

Published October 18, 2010

A Dry AMD Treatment?; Some Long-Term Diabetics Escape PDR
Oct. 17 scientific program highlights, AAO-MEACO 2010 Joint Meeting At the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) – Middle East-Africa Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) Joint Meeting today, researchers report progress on two top eye disease challenges: treating advanced “dry” age-related macular degeneration, and preventing blindness in people with diabetes. The Joint Meeting is in session …
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Notable racial disparities in diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of colorectal cancer
( American College of Gastroenterology ) One study found comparable rates of colorectal cancer between young African American and Hispanic patients and called for a large prospective study to confirm these results before recommending earlier screening in the Hispanic population, as currently advocated for African Americans. Another study suggested that age at colorectal cancer diagnosis …
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