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VNTV Episode 3 – Nutrition and the Eyes

We will be filming our third episode for VietNewsTV this Friday May 6. Our special guest will be Dr. Hoang Ho, who is the owner/optometrist of Healthy I Care Optometry located inside the Walmart in the Clairemont area. This is the brief outline of topics to be discussed Dry eyes:  Artificial tears and Omega 3 … Continue reading VNTV Episode 3 – Nutrition and the Eyes

Being Overweight At Midlife May Increase Risk For Developing Dementia Later

Reuters (5/2, Pittman) reported that being overweight or obese during middle age increases the risk for dementia even after factoring for diabetes and vascular disease histories, according to study in the journal Neurology, which followed that followed twins in Sweden for 30 years. HealthDay (5/2, Doheny) reported that the researchers analyzed data twins of whom "50 … Continue reading Being Overweight At Midlife May Increase Risk For Developing Dementia Later

Acupuncture Plus Glasses May Help Improve Children’s Amblyopia

Reuters (4/29, Boerner) reported that in addition to wearing glasses, acupuncture may help children with amblyopia to improve their vision scores, according to a study in the journal Ophthalmology. The researchers gave half of a group of age 3- to 7-years old with amblyopia corrective glasses, who alternated between wearing glasses and receiving acupuncture treatments five … Continue reading Acupuncture Plus Glasses May Help Improve Children’s Amblyopia