| DOHMS facilities to offer quality lasik treatment from next month
DUBAI Public healthcare units in Dubai are all set to offer lasik treatment for opthamological problems from next month according to the head of the Department of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS), Dubai. This was told to the Evening Post by Qadhi Saeed Murooshid, Director General of DOHMS on the sidelines of the 9th Middle East African Council of Opthamology (MEACO) conference, being held under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Minister of Finance and Industry and Deputy Ruler of Dubai. Quality lasik treatment will be available for all patients at DOHMS facilities from next month. In addition to this, we are also introducing technology and training experts to treat opthamological disorders related to diabetes, said Murooshid. The UAE is one of the participating countries at the 9th MEACO conference being held at the Dubai International Convention Centre.
Local student leads hurricane relief team
From his room at Indiana University, Matt Morrow of Auburn watched the destruction of Hurricane Katrina on television in late summer 2005. "I wanted to help out some way or another," he said. "I just wanted to do something to get involved and make a difference." A year and a half later, Morrow still is helping. This week, the Indiana Legislature will honor him and the other leaders of Y’ALL — Youth Advocating Leadership and Learning. Morrow and five friends started a movement that has led nearly 500 IU students to Mississippi and New Orleans for hurricane relief. On their first trip in December 2005, they took 200 students with them to Biloxi, Miss. "It was just incredible to see the destruction," Morrow said.
GLYNN COLUMN: Catholics struggle with change in parishes
Audrey L. Perry, 83, a longtime parishioner at Sacred Heart Church in Niagara Falls, was devastated when she first heard that the landmark North End church might close.Beyond the pastor and other parishioners, she felt an urgent need to convey her concerns to the one person who would undoubtedly have a dominant voice in deciding the fate of 153-year-old Sacred Heart.She wrote a compelling letter to Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, stressing the history and beauty of the church and how it was an integral part of the local community before the city was established. Like hundreds of other letters and notes the bishop has received since the diocesan plan was outlined, Ms. Perry was trying to make a case to save the place where her parents and grandparents worshipped since the family moved here in 1893 from Wyoming.In less than two days, the bishop responded, reassuring Ms.
Eye on Business: Dr. Douglas Dedo
It seems like plastic surgery has become America's favorite pasttime. Last year, nearly 11 million procedures were performed on patients in the United States. The best and brightest doctors are seeing their practices booming and there's no sign of things slowing down. One top doctor is Dr. Douglas Dedo. Dr. Douglas Dedo is a leading plastic surgeon in West Palm Beach who has applied his expert caring and technical skills as a surgeon to thousands of patients for 29 years. He specializes in face lifts, liposuction, and nose jobs and is a leading authority on cosmetic surgery. Dr. Dedo is also an educator who teaches a weekly class on facelifts. He's received over 20 special honors and awards including Guide to America's Top Physician and Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare.
Eye Implant Presented At Hanover Fair
When the idea appeared several years ago, it sounded persuasive: Implanting electrodes at the defective retina of blind subjects and connecting them with a mini camera in order to re-establish vision. However, the first clinical tests yielded quite sobering results: Following the surgery, the patients could not even distinguish simple shapes. Neural computation scientists at Bonn University will introduce a software system at the Hanover Fair that is hoped to change this: with the aid of this software, the visual prosthesis "learns" to generate exactly those signals, which are expected and can be interpreted by the brain. The learning visual prosthesis will be exhibited between April 16th and April 20th at the community booth of the Science Region Bonn (hall 2, booth D35). Nearly two dozens of patients in Germany and the U.S.
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