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A closer look at online shopping for eyeglasses
Armed with a prescription and some patience, consumers can save hundreds of dollars — and maybe some time — by buying eyeglasses online.
For most, the major concerns are cosmetic ones. But an important risk is often overlooked: the quality...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Clothing Accessories, E-Commerce Industry, Health, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes
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Contact Lenses Sold as Halloween Accessories Can Pose a Health Risk
Health Press and CommunicationsThe Pennsylvania departments of Health and State today warned that decorative or cosmetic contact lenses sold without a prescription can pose a serious health risk. Such lenses are popular during the Halloween season. The joint warning notes that federal...Tags: Religious Festivals, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Halloween, Health and Medical Professionals, General Practitioners
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Optometrists warn consumers about Halloween contacts
Press ReleasePeople who wear decorative contact lenses without medical guidance or without a valid prescription are at risk for ocular inflammation, bacterial infection or mechanical damage to the eye, with the potential for blindness. The Indiana Attorney General...Tags: Consumers, Lawyers, File Sharing, Food and Drug Administration, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Beware decorative contact lenses
For Halloween revelers, turning their eyes from blue to otherworldly with over-the-counter, decorative contact lenses may enhance holiday fun, but health experts warn these devices can lead to serious vision-threatening problems.
According to the Food...Tags: Ophthalmology, File Sharing, Medical Specialization, Food and Drug Administration, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Weekend Total Solar Eclipse Visible to Lucky Few
Associated PressLOS ANGELES -- A total eclipse of the sun occurs Sunday, but don't be so quick to take out your special viewing glasses. Unlike recent solar eclipses, this year's complete blotting out of the sun will be visible only in a narrow slice of the Southern...Tags: Polynesia, Easter, KTLA
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Achieving Beervana in Portland, Ore.
I can't believe they want coffee.
Granted, it is 9:30 a.m. when I pick up my friends Jim and Lenora at the Portland airport. But in the weeks I've anticipated their visit, I've had beer on my brain.
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FOR THE RECORD:
Portland...Tags: Wildlife, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Trips and Vacations, New Mexico, Oregon
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Bali, soul of replenishment
Special to the Los Angeles TimesOn a steamy, drizzly morning, my friend Alejandra Cisneros leads us on a narrow dirt path through the flooded rice fields. A few yards away, a dozen ducks march single file across a dirt berm, tails twitching, looking very businesslike. Local farmers...Tags: DVDs and Movies, Lifestyle and Leisure, Health, Aromatherapy, Luchino Visconti
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The plus-size mystery in women's fashion
Special to the Los Angeles TimesBy the numbers it just doesn't seem right. Nearly 65% of American women are overweight, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, and of those, more than 35% are obese. Yet most designer collections end at size 10. And on hundreds of high-...Tags: Fashion Shows, Health, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Physical Conditions, Washington (U.S. state)
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Laser Vision Correction
During the last two decades an increasing number of people have had laser vision correction to free them from the hassles of contact lenses and glasses. With improving technology, laser vision correction has become very precise and safe.
Ejaz Husain,...Tags: Technology, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Iowa, Science and Technology
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Wear shoes in the house to avoid falls
Kicking off your shoes and lounging in slippers, socks or bare feet might be super-comfy, but for seniors it's a risky proposition. A recent study from Boston's Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, followed 765 people, ages 64 to 97, for...Tags: Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals, Feet
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Man escorted out for wearing Lebron Miami Heat jersey to Indians game
Staff reporterWatch the video of the man who got escorted out for wearing a LeBron Heat Jersey:Tags: Miami Heat
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