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Scientists have a test for Alzheimer's disease, which until now could only be diagnosed with certainty after death, according to a study released today and published by Science. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and at Harvard say an eyedrop drug called tropicamide causes pupils in the eyes of Alzheimer's patients to dilate approximately four times more readily than in those of people without the brain-debilitating disease. Former President Reagan's revelation last weekend that he's an Alzheimer's victim is expected to focus national attention on the disease. Still, the availability...
Early treatment of open-angle glaucoma with eyedrop drugs like levobunolol hydrochloride, which Bush is taking, slows production of the aqueous humor and relieves the pressure. Eventually, however, many patients develop a tolerance for the drugs and must switch medications. Occasionally, surgery is needed, though in Bush's case probably not for many years. This glaucoma is easy to overlook, since it has no overt symptoms. But doctors are becoming more vigilant, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology now recommends that everyone over 40 be tested every two years...
...everydaydom, the casual course of events. Alarmed, the mind skates hurriedly to the ifs: If Tylenol, why not aspirin? If drugs, why not food? October is the month for Halloween, after all. The razor blade in the apple? The lamb chops, the soap, the Pepsis? We already had an eyedrop scare. Hasn't the water tasted funny lately...
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