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Laurie Barber, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Arkansas talks with Sharon Kleyne about Dry Eye, Menopause, Dry skin, dry mouth and global warming. Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) January 20, 2012 Sharon Kleyne, host of the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water syndicated radio talk show, recently interviewed Laurie Barber, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Arkansas and a leading authority on dry eye syndrome. The interview may be heard on-demand on World Talk...

DIEPENBEEK, Belgium, September 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 'Localized Drug Action' platform generates novel kinase inhibitors for eye conditions including glaucoma Amakem NV today announced it has raised EUR18m with a syndicate of leading life sciences investors to advance its ophthalmology drug development portfolio and progress its lead candidate, AMA0076 for glaucoma, to clinical proof of concept. The Series A round was led by Forbion Capital...

Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder, but a new study reveals that the reverse is also true; unattractiveness is in the eye of the beheld. Research published in Ethology finds that people with bloodshot eyes are considered sadder, unhealthier and less attractive than people whose eye whites are untinted, a cue which is uniquely human."Red, 'bloodshot' eyes are prominent in medical diagnoses and in folk culture", said lead author Dr. Robert R. Provine from the University...

- Besivance Adds to Bausch & Lomb's Expanding Ocular Pharmaceuticals Portfolio and Offers New Therapeutic Option for a Wide Range of Ocular Bacterial Pathogens(1) - MADISON, N.J., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch & Lomb, a world leader in eye health, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Besivance(TM) (besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension) 0.6% for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis, commonly referred to as "pink eye." Besivance(TM) is a new...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Besivance for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis, a contagious eye condition. The FDA said Besivance (besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension 0.6 percent) is meant to treat the condition that is marked by irritation of the eyes and a discharge from the mucous membranes. Bacterial conjunctivitis is a common condition that affects people of all ages, said Dr. Wiley Chambers, acting director of the FDA's Division of Anti-Infective...

NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the "Company") reported today that excellent efficacy of its EKC-Cide(TM) nanoviricide drug candidate was revealed upon statistical analyses of clinical scores from the first animal study. The EKC-Cide drug candidate clearly demonstrated prevention of conjunctival injection (redness, dilation and prominence of the conjunctival blood vessels) and blepharitis (crusting, discharge and inflammation of the eyelid margins) using mathematical clinical...

By Watkins, Jean AT A GLANCE BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS Presentation * Conjunctivitis is inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by bacteria, virus or allergy or associated with foreign body. * Bacteria involved are commonly Staphylococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae or Haemophilus influenza. * More often Gram-negative bacteria in patients with contact lens. * Eye feels gritty (allergic conjunctivitis is itchy). * Watering of the eye discharge may be yellow/white and mucopurulent....

By Dean Goodman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Female moviegoers fell for the charm of "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," propelling the comedy to the top of the North American box office in its first weekend of release, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday. Women also accounted for a majority of attendees at the No. 2 film, the suspense movie "Red Eye," marking the second consecutive weekend that the top two films appealed to a distaff crowd -- a paradoxical turn given that the studios...

Today's in-flight movie is "Red Eye," with horror-meister Wes Craven departing from the garish gore of his "A Nightmare on Elm Street" days yet essentially sticking to the formula of his "Scream" flicks, minus the laughs. "Scream" and its sequels featured Neve Campbell as a passive-aggressive heroine who rises to the occasion and beats up on masked weenies preying on her. "Red Eye" stars Rachel McAdams as a passive-aggressive heroine who rises...

By Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - With all the heightened security passengers face at airports post-September 11, it would be natural to assume that film crews are personae non gratae. But director Wes Craven's "Red Eye," which opens in theaters Friday, shows otherwise. In fact, shooting at certain airports remains at pre-September 11 levels. Much of the action in "Red Eye" takes place in the air -- the movie centers on a passenger (Rachel McAdams) who is forced to...