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Among the lesser known dangers of cigarette smoking is eye disease, say British researchers writing in the journal Eye. Data suggest that smoking doubles your risk of age-related macular degeneration, a common cause of severe and irreversible vision loss. Reduce that risk by quitting. --By Sora Song...
...study's coordinating investigator readily admits. What it all boils down to is this: vitamin E probably doesn't prevent heart disease. That doesn't mean it's useless. There is strong evidence from other studies that moderately high doses of vitamin E may delay the onset of macular degeneration and boost the immune system in the elderly. Also, the U.S. National Institutes of Health is testing whether vitamin E, with or without selenium, may delay prostate cancer. But one thing is certain: vitamin E is not the miracle cure it once seemed...
...What it all boils down to is this: vitamin E probably doesn't prevent heart disease. That doesn't mean it's useless. There is strong evidence from other studies that moderately high doses of vitamin E may delay the onset of macular degeneration and boost the immune system in the elderly. Also, the U.S. National Institutes of Health is testing whether vitamin E, with or without selenium, may delay prostate cancer...
What it all boils down to is this: vitamin E probably doesn't prevent heart disease. That doesn't mean it's useless. There is strong evidence from other studies that moderately high doses of vitamin E may delay the onset of macular degeneration and boost the immune system in the elderly. Also, the National Institutes of Health is testing whether vitamin E, with or without selenium, may delay prostate cancer...
...last years, Henry suffered from macular degeneration, a disease of the retina that slowly deprived him of much of his sight but none of his drive. From that misfortune he produced Twilight: Losing Sight, Gaining Insight, an elegant and courageous memoir. And then, at the age of 81, he published his first work of fiction, A Saint, More or Less: A Novel. After the death of his first wife, Beverly, Grunwald remarried. His wife Louise was by his side last week, and his three children, Mandy, Lisa and Peter. Last year, after his cardiac episode, Lisa told him that...