| High-definition Vision Clearly a Boon for the Eyes
Raleigh — High-definition television offers a crystal-clear image compared with older, standard TV sets. What if people with poor eyesight could see with new, crystal-clear vision?Doctors are doing just that with a new laser-and-lens procedure. Margaret Nehrke's eyesight was never great, but it got worse as she aged. "I couldn't read. I couldn't see anything without my glasses," said Nehrke. Now she sees better than ever thanks to a laser-and-lens procedure called "high-definition vision.""High-definition will give better color, better clarity, better contrast," said Dr. William Rand with the Rand Eye Institute in Miami. High-definition vision combines "Custom-Vue" LASIK surgery' with the latest lens-exchange techniques, and it can give almost anyone better than perfect vision.In TV terms, the new vision is like adding more pixels, more picture detail with more visual definition.
Six Super Foods For Inner Beauty
Toss the wrinkle creams, cancel your cosmetic surgery appointment because your mother was right - you are what you eat. Self magazine's Jennifer Iserloh, also referred to as "The Skinny Chef," has a list of groceries that will keep you slim, smooth and smart! For receipes and more nutritional information, check out Self's website.
Here are the double duty foods:
Name: Aji Amarillo
Beauty connection: Loose weight and stay trim! (Capsaicin)
Origin: A "Yellow chili pepper" of Peru's Andes mountains. The high levels of capsaicin, the natural compound in the chili that makes your tongue burn, can help you to burn more calories! Studies show people who eat chilies containing capaiscin burn calories up to 15 minute longer because of all that heat that's produced in the body.
BiCOM Reports Better-Than-Expected Results Due to Unique Tonometer ...
BiCOM Inc. at a recent conference call, reported better than expected results due to a successful launch and unexpected increase in sales of its recently introduced transpalpebral (through the eyelid) tonometer Diaton, a device used for Glaucoma detection. BiCOM is planning to expand to over 30 countries. The company has increased its outlook for 2007.
[ClickPress, Fri Apr 20 2007] BiCOM Inc. has obtained the FDA approval for Diaton tonometer back in April of 2006. This unique hand-held tonometer allows to measure intraocular pressure (IOP) through the eyelid, with no contact with cornea, no sterilization and without the use of anesthesia drops. Transpalpebral (Diaton) approach is ideal for patients with corneal concerns like conjunctivitis, edema, erosion, cornea pathology, high degree of ametropy or astigmatism, or acquiring IOPs following laser refractive and other corneal surgeries.
Letter - Egg hunt a success
Thank you to all the wonderful sponsors, volunteers and hundreds of kids who helped to make the fifth annual Egg Hunt a great success. The weather was chilly, but the smiles on the kids' faces kept everyone warm. A special thank you to our presenting sponsor, T & C Federal Credit Union, for returning to sponsor this wonderful event. Also thank you to the other great businesses that sponsored: Advance Concrete Products Co., Affordable - Impressive Basement Finishing Systems, Associates in Ophthalmology, Brien's Services, Inc., Carl R. Sams Photography, Inc., Chase Bank, Four Seasons Sunrooms Southeast Michigan, Friends Preschool and Kindergarten, Little Saints Preschool, Stucchi's of Milford, Toll Brothers, Inc., West Highland Christian Academy and William and Marie Carls Family YMCA.
Baton Rouge firm out on the cutting edge
In 2006, doctors performed around 11 million cosmetic surgical procedures in the United States, a 7 percent increase over 2005, and consumers spent $11.1 billion for the privilege, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Baby Boomers’ desire to look and feel younger, and wads of disposable income, are expected to continue fueling demand. Baton Rouge-based American Cosmetic Surgery Network, which offers prospective patients a 20 percent to 50 percent discount on most procedures’ normal cost, is positioning itself to cash in on the trend. With physician fees averaging $3,600 for breast implants, the country’s most popular procedure last year, the discounts can mean significant savings. Earlier this year, parent company United Networks of America signed a deal to allow BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina to access the discount network.
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