Scrubbing In: An eye doctor gets pink eye, and sees it as a learning tool (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

It started with an intense itch, then a sensation that someone had thrown a handful of sand in my eye. I tried not to touch my eye. I tried to wish it away. But I knew what was happening: pink eye.

Inspire Initiates Phase 1 Trial Of INS117548 For Glaucoma (Medical News Today)

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPH) announced that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial with INS117548 Ophthalmic Solution for the treatment of glaucoma.

FDA Approved Use Of REYATAZ (R) Boosted With Ritonavir, In Combination Therapy, For Previously Untreated HIV-1 ... (Medical News Today)

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of REYATAZ® (atazanavir sulfate) 300 mg once-daily boosted with ritonavir 100 mg as part of combination therapy in previously untreated (treatment-naive) HIV-1 infected patients. REYATAZ boosted with ritonavir (REYATAZ/r) taken once daily with food is recognized by the U.S.

Outbreak of measles linked to fears over MMR vaccine (icWales)

AN OUTBREAK of measles among comprehensive school pupils has been linked to persistent fears that the MMR jab is dangerous.

Measles outbreak in Welsh school (icWales)

AN investigation has been launched after 15 students and adults have developed measles in Cardiff and Carmarthenshire.

The Eyes Have It - Concerns About Ophthalmic Medications - Medical Journal Of Australia (Medical News Today)

Topical ophthalmic medications have the potential to cause significant systemic side effects and to seriously interact with oral medications, according to an editorial in the 6 October issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.

IN BRIEF (The Providence Journal)

When to keep a sick child home

THE FIRST PRIORITY: PEOPLE?S HEALTH By Marilys Suárez Moreno (Mujeres)

The devastating course of two big hurricanes through our Island, have imposed to Cubans an enormous effort for the country?s recovery. Like other sectors of the economy and the services, the Cuban Public Health, was also hurt in the infrastructure of its facilities by these meteors.

FDA Approved Use Of REYATAZ(R) Boosted With Ritonavir, In Combination Therapy, For Previously Untreated HIV-1 Infected ... (Medical News Today)

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of REYATAZ® (atazanavir sulfate) 300 mg once-daily boosted with ritonavir 100 mg as part of combination therapy in previously untreated (treatment-naive) HIV-1 infected patients. REYATAZ boosted with ritonavir (REYATAZ/r) taken once daily with food is recognized by the U.S.

Breathing easier (The Star)

Preventive measures can offer much-needed hope in the battle against asthma.

Top 3 Essential Oils with Healing Properties

Essential oils due to their mystical healing properties are used extensively in treating health problems.

Puzzling pediatric diagnoses: Kawasaki disease linked with specific genetic polymorphism

Pediatric skin problems can range from relatively benign rashes to life-threatening conditions; therefore, dermatologists must know which symptoms signal potentially serious problems, a pediatric dermatologist ...

OnCall+: How Do You Prevent Eye Allergies?

Stefan Trocme, M.D., Dir., Refractive Surgery, Case Western Reserve University Hospital & Ocular Surface Ctr.

Kay's Cooking Corner

Eat your carrots! By Kay Bona Ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses? Probably not, and most likely you won't, unless it's a tv character.

Eye Health: Top Dog Help

Your dog's eyes can often be regardedas the windows to his health.* can indicate other problems, such as vascular disease affecting the blood and the blood circulation system.

Austin area has outbreak of pink eye

Conjunctivitis, or "pink eye," has affected at least 120 people in Mower County since early July, a county health official said Friday.

The doctor is in

This monsoon, my four-year-old son contracted conjunctivitis several times. What can I do to prevent it? - Preeti Sachdeva Conjunctivitis is a communicable disease and spreads mostly during summer and the rainy ...

Send 'em back to school with a healthy agenda

For parents, September can be the most wonderful time of the year because it means kids are heading back to school.

Dr William Boothe Dallas Lasik Surgery

The cornea is the first part of the eye that bends the light and provides most of the focusing power.

Leave Pink Eye off the Back-to-School List, Says AllAboutVision.com

New teachers, new clothes and new classmates are all part of a new school year. And all too often, so is a case of pink eye .