What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe transparency of the cornea is dependent on adequate supplies of vitamin A. A deficiency in this vital vitamin causes degeneration of the delicate cells, which is first seen by clouding of the ...
New data has found that even low exposure to UVB rays significantly increases the chance of cataracts. ...
The risk of cataracts appears to diminish among those who regularly eat spinach and those who have taken vitamin C supplements for more than 10 years. ...
Finnish research echoes earlier reports of link between low levels of certain nutrients and cataracts (WDDTY, Vol. 3 No. 5; Vol. 3 No. 8). ...
As I suffer from nasal polyps, I was interested to read in WDDTY (vol 12 no 7) that avoidance of salicylates might help.
About six months ago, the pressures in my eyes were 22 mmHg (left) and 21 mmHg (right). The optician told me I should have my pressure tested every six months, as I was in danger of developing glaucoma.
Lead is one of the most toxic metals known to man - and it's everywhere in our environment. It tends to settle in our bones, and it has already been blamed as a possible cause of various chronic disorders, usually associated with ageing, such as...
A maverick ophthalmologist, who has saved the sight of many thousands of patients in Britain and Africa, offers a way to treat cataracts without surgery. ... ...
Prednisolone is the most commonly prescribed corticosteroid, and its range of side-effects is awesome. GASP, the UK-based Group Action into Steroid Prescribing, polled its 15,000 members and found that 70 per cent of patients suffered weight gain,
