| Bausch & Lomb posts $15M profit
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Bausch&Lomb Inc., (Nachrichten) which has agreed to a $3.67 billion buyout by a private equity firm, on Wednesday reported a $15 million profit in the second quarter on higher sales of contact lenses, eye-care medicines and lens cleaners. Rocked last year by the worldwide recall of a multipurpose lens solution, the eye-care products maker earned the equivalent of 27 cents a share. That compared with a loss of $15.1 million, or 28 cents a share, in last year's April-June quarter. Sales jumped 14 percent to $649.5 million from $571.5 million a year ago. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial were expecting a profit of 53 cents a share on sales of $614.6 million. The stock fell 18 cents to $62.36 Wednesday. Contact lens sales grew 10 percent to $192.6 million, driven by higher sales of PureVision silicone hydrogel lenses.
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According to Asaf Durakovic MD of the Uranium Medical Research Centre in Washington DC, the term "depleted uranium" is a misnomer. Both "depleted" and "natural" uranium are over 99% composed of uranium 238. DU is almost as highly concentrated as pure uranium and may contain plutonium (a deadly element) in trace amounts.
Leuren Moret is an independent American scientist who works on radiation and health issues with communities around the world. At age 61, she is the leading activist against the use of DU, having worked in two nuclear weapons labs, including the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, run by the US Department of Energy. She is the ultimate antigovernment whistleblower on DU, along with Rokke and Durakovic, and all three have personally suffered (including death threats) for their anti-DU views.
LASIK eye surgery improving, doctor says
Barry Ohler, 48, Markleton, and Breiann Howsare, 26, Somerset, had something in common: Both have worn glasses or contacts for years.Now they have something else in common: They underwent LASIK eye surgery on Friday at Somerset Hospital. Dr. Daniel Vittone, who has offices in Somerset, Latrobe, Mount Pleasant and Johnstown, performed the procedures. Vittone has been performing LASIK, which stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis, surgery for 12 years. He is now using a second-generation surgical laser, the FEMTO LDV manufactured by Ziemer Ophthalmology in Switzerland. The femtosecond surgical laser is portable and is taken from hospital to hospital by technicians. (A femtosecond is one-millionth of a nanosecond, a measurement used by lasers.)Vittone has been using the laser for four months, he said, and was one of the first ophthalmologists in the nation to use it.
Should I Have A Lasik Laser Eye Surgery?
There are many reasons why you might want to consider LASIK laser eye surgery. To start with, it is a known truth that putting on glasses and contacts every day is troublesome. It is a pain to wake up and require to employ something so as to see the world better, and it is also a hassle to have to depend on something so as to see the world around us. Glasses and contacts can be costly, and it is often something that we misplace, lose track of, or simply forget to take with us. Wearing glasses and contacts also means that we are depending on something that can be broken or lost for our daily functioning. In addition, they cost money that some of us don't want to have to spend each year. .
U.S. patients choosing Mexican hospitals for price, quality
When Carrollton resident Brian Woods needed laser eye surgery last year, he scrutinized options in North Texas for the best deal. McAllen resident Cesar Vega was concerned about the long wait he faced to treat his broken leg after a motorcycle accident during the weekend leading into the July 4 holiday. Both ended up in Monterrey, Mexico. Traditionally, the city's affluent residents have traveled to Dallas, Houston or San Antonio for their medical needs. .
WCN Editorial Contributors
Dr. Muller completed her medical school education at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and her Ob-Gyn residency at the nation's first hospital, Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. After one year of general Ob-Gyn practice, she came to UT Southwestern for fellowship training in Gynecologic Oncology. She continued her postdoctoral training in molecular biology through the Reproductive Scientist Development Program. Her main research interests include developing molecular biomarkers for cervical cancer prevention and supporting novel therapeutics (such as gene therapy) for ovarian cancer. Her passion is in improving patient education in cancer prevention and treatment. .
Off the beaten path
In an era of dynasty politics and dynasty cinema, meeting ophthalmologist Dr Vijay Shankar, son of late actor Jai Shankar, is a refreshing change as he has chosen to stay away from oft-beaten paths. Not wishing to shine in borrowed glory like the progenies of many an actor, Dr Vijay has succeeded in emerging a topper in his chosen profession. Tall, energetic and sincere are a few adjectives that spring to the mind on meeting Vijay Shankar. In an informal chat with News Today, Dr Vijay, a resident of College Road, shares his thoughts. On completing his school at one of Chennai's premier educational institutes Don Bosco, Vijay Shankar went on to do his MBBS and MS in Manipal.
Letter to the Editor | Get the test, it could be a real lifesaver
I write this letter to thank Enrique Fernandez for his piece, ''Prostate Cancer: One Man's Journey,'' and as a cautionary tale for men and those who love them.Sometime in 1995, I read an article in Men's Health magazine about prostate cancer and the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test (a blood test). During my next physical, I said to my doc, ''Eddie, do I need a PSA test?'' He said, ''The prostate feels OK.'' Two PSA tests later, it was time to see a urologist for a prostate biopsy, a minor, not too comfortable, and relatively painless procedure.It was time for a decision: radiation, so-called radioactive ''seeds,'' or surgery. My former boss who had gone through what reporter Fernandez went through and what I was about to go through, provided guidance and time. With his help I looked at each treatment and decided on surgery.
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