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Macular Degeneration Treatment Aptamers

Macular Degeneration Treatment Current treatment of macular degeneration involves the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs (VEGF). Vascular endothelial growth factors are proteins that support the normal development of blood vessels before birth. They also stimulate blood vessel growth after injuries and compromised circulation problems. The growth of unwanted blood vessels in the retina [...]

Counterfeit Flu Drugs Online

The U.K. Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson recently warned against buying flu drugs over the Internet expressing concern about potentially dangerous counterfeit  drugs.US Customs agents have intercepted a shipment of Tamiflu entering the United States that was vitamin C capsules packaged as Tamiflu.and had been sold over the Internet. The World Health Organization believes  [...]

FDA Asleep at the Wheel on Ozurdex Eye Drug?

The FDA has approved the new drug Ozurdex  from Allergan to treat macular edema that results from a retinal vein occlusion. The treatment of retinal vein occlusions has few options and has been controversial in the past. Careful reading of the information posted by Allergan to date leads one to wonder why the drug is [...]

Blindness Prevention and Treatment-Free Glaucoma Treatment

The leading causes of blindness in the U.S are diabetic related eye complications, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Cataracts are generally listed as the number one cause but this is somewhat misleading. Cataracts effect in excess of 20 million people but most cataracts are treatable with modern surgical techniques and artificial lens implants. The complication rate [...]