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Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
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In the US we also launched blink gel Tears specifically designed for patients with moderate to severe dry eye. Number three, growing our Multi purpose ...EYE

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Antarctic Fossils Paint a Picture of a Much Warmer Continent
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It took the trained eye of this team to make the discovery." Part of the study in the Dry Valleys is captured in the documentary "Ice People," by Emmy-award ...
Single-Pill Combinations Diovan HCT and Exforge Approved in US as ...
MarketWatch - Aug 3, 2008
... high blood pressure are at risk of cardiovascular events, such as stroke, heart attack and heart failure, as well as kidney failure and eye problems. ...
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Keep your eye on this company. [It's] still learning and starting to bring in some profits. It pays to start your research on these stocks on Motley Fool ...
Growers need to be keeping an eye on insect numbers
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide,  USA - Aug 2, 2008
With the dry, warm conditions we are now experiencing, some wilting is expected in the afternoon, however, if you?re seeing high aphid populations and the ...
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Times Online, UK - Aug 3, 2008
The tags measure 30 microns (or millionths of a metre) in diameter and are invisible to the naked eye. But they can be picked up by swabs and microscopes ...

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Preclinical Data for a Topical Formulation of Voclosporin as a ...
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - Jul 31, 2008
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His eye is on the Santa Margarita Groundwater Basin, which extends below Scotts Valley to Boulder Creek. The aquifer, which provides drinking water to the ...
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Hormone Replacement Therapy and Dry Eye Syndrome -
DA Schaumberg, JE Buring, DA Sullivan, MR Dana - JAMA, 2001 - Am Med Assoc
... 1. Sullivan DA. Gender and dry eye. In: Research to Prevent Blindness Science Writers
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Alteration of mucin in human conjunctival epithelia in dry eye. -
Y Danjo, H Watanabe, AS Tisdale, M George, T … - Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1998 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... Schepens Eye Research Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical
School ... in mucins could be detected in patients with dry eye symptoms by ...

Prevalence of dry eye syndrome among US women -
DA Schaumberg, DA Sullivan, JE Buring, MR Dana - American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - Elsevier
... [4] The National Eye Institute (NEI) has identified tear film and dry
eye research as important areas in need of further study. ...

The epidemiology of dry eye in Melbourne, Australia. -
CA McCarty, AK Bansal, PM Livingston, YL … - Ophthalmology, 1998 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... in Australia. The prevalence of dry eye varies by sign and symptom.
Publication Types: Research Support, Non-US Gov't. MeSH Terms ...

Prevalence of dry eye among the elderly. -
OD Schein, B Munoz, JM Tielsch, K Bandeen-Roche, S … - Am J Ophthalmol, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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… studies of the efficacy and safety of cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion in moderate to severe dry eye … -
K Sall, OD Stevenson, TK Mundorf, BL Reis - Ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
... thus represents the first therapeutic treatment specifically for dry eye disease
and a ... Southfield, MI), Robert A. Laibovitz, MD (Eye Research Associates, Austin ...

Androgen Deficiency, Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, and Evaporative Dry Eye -
DA SULLIVAN, BD SULLIVAN, JE EVANS, F SCHIRRA, H … - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2002 - Blackwell Synergy
... Such research may then permit us to better understand the processes that contribute
to the development of dry eye in androgen-deficient Sj?gren's syndrome ...

Androgens and Dry Eye in Sjogren's Syndrome a -
DA SULLIVAN, LA WICKHAM, EM ROCHA, KL KRENZER, BD … - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1999 - Blackwell Synergy
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Analysis of Topical Cyclosporine Treatment of Patients With Dry Eye Syndrome Effect on Conjunctival … -
KS Kunert, AS Tisdale, ME Stern, JA Smith, IK … - Archives of Ophthalmology, 2000 - Am Med Assoc
... CsA treatment is providing benefits for both types of dry eye syndrome ... organizing
this project and Bruce R. Ksander, PhD (Schepens Eye Research Institute), for ...

… Anti-inflammatory Forms of Interleukin-1 in the Tear Fluid and Conjunctiva of Patients with Dry-Eye … -
A Solomon, D Dursun, Z Liu, Y Xie, A Macri, SC … - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 2001 - ARVO
... for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc. Pro- and Anti-inflammatory Forms
of Interleukin-1 in the Tear Fluid and Conjunctiva of Patients with Dry-Eye ...

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Dry Eye Research To End In Tears

University of Western Sydney researcher, Associate Professor Tom Millar has approached the problem of dry eyes from a new perspective. He re-examined the structure and function of natural tears to find new clues for creating longer lasting artificial tears.

Tears protect and lubricate the cornea and conjunctiva of the eye and help provide a clear medium through which we see.

Dry eyes occur when tears evaporate or break-up too quickly. Anyone can experience dry eyes, but the problem is more common when you stare at computer screens, wear contact lenses or after you turn 65. Hot dry conditions in summer, winter heating and taking antihistamines can also aggravate the condition.

Associate Professor Millar, from the School of Natural Sciences, says the interaction between the liquid tear and air holds the key to slowing the 'break-up time' of tears.

"At the surface of all liquids, including tears, molecules are spread very thinly," he says.

"A good example of what's happening at the micro level can be seen when you put a small drop of oil into a bowl of water. The oil spreads over the entire surface, so a little bit goes a long way.

"When we looked closely at the thin surface layer of molecules on tears - the 'tear film' - we found proteins previously thought to be confined to the aqueous portion of the tear," he says.

Further study by Associate Professor Millar revealed, for the first time, proteins at the surface also played an unexpected role slowing down the break-up rate of tears.

"Proteins on the tear film interact and behave very differently. They lower the surface tension and make tears more stable," he says.

Previously it was believed lipids - released from small holes inside the eyelids - formed an oily barrier, which protected the tears from evaporating too quickly.

Associate Professor Millar's discovery has opened a whole new avenue of research and is the culmination of 14 years of blood, sweat and literally tears.

Over the years, he has collected samples of his own tears to extract compounds needed for experiments.

Already Associate Professor Millar's research, and tears, has helped to develop a synthetic polymer, which has doubled the tear break-up time in animal trials.

"The ultimate goal is to create effective eye drops which work with your natural tears to give lasting relief from dye eyes," Associate Professor Millar says.

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Contact: Paul Grocott
Research Australia
 

The Treatment Of Common Thyroid Disease Reduces Tiredness And The Risk Factors For Heart Disease

Putting on weight and feeling lethargic?

Then new research from Newcastle University and funded by Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust shows it is worth having your thyroid levels checked - as these can be symptoms of thyroid disease which is easily identified and treated.

Known medically as sub clinical hypothyroidism, it is characterised by a shortage of the hormone thyroxine and often precedes an underactive thyroid.

It affects up to 16% of women and 6% of men, becoming more prevalent with age.

The research has shown that treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism with thyroid hormone reduces tiredness, cholesterol and reduces the risk factors for heart disease by improving the markers of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries.

In the study, patients undergoing 12 weeks of thyroxine treatment saw a reduction in their amount of LDL cholesterol, reversed weight gain - losing on average half a kilo, felt less tired and had reduced their risk factors for heart disease.

Until recently many doctors considered this condition not worthy of treatment. Now a new study led by Dr Jolanta Weaver of Newcastle University and Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust published in this month's issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism shows that treatment leads to significant improvements for patients.

In the largest trial to date, 100 participants with persistent subclinical hypothyroidism were given thyroxine and compared with those taking a placebo or dummy medication.

Dr Salman Razvi and Dr Jolanta Weaver of Newcastle University's School of Clinical Medical Sciences carried out a pivotal crossover study. They assessed common heart disease risk factors such as the level of LDL, or "bad", cholesterol, body weight and endothelial function, which is a very early marker of hardening of the arteries. They also asked participants to rate their quality of life.

This treatment did not cause any side-effects.

Dr Weaver says, "The results of our study show that treatment of people with this mild form of underactive thyroid condition leads to significant improvements in risk factors for ischemic heart disease and symptoms of tiredness."

Patients with subclinical hypothyroidism are being encouraged to discuss their treatment with their doctors.

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CASE STUDY Frances King, 56, from Dunston, Gateshead.

"I took part in the study because I was first diagnosed with a borderline underactive thyroid 27 years ago but never had any treatment.

I'd never been ill but always had a lack of energy and generally felt tired and lethargic. As soon as I was put on the medication I noticed a difference. Since the trial I've been back to my GP and have been prescribed thyroxine. I now have more energy and feel brighter. I've battled with my weight for years but since getting the medication I've lost a couple of stones because I'm more motivated to do things. I've got a real zest for life - I run up the stairs, I've got the energy to walk the dogs and I'm out gardening which I hadn't been doing."

Contact: Karen Bidewell
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
 
 
 
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