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Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Brazilian Man Seeks Medical Advice on Retinal Condition
A Brazilian man is seeking medical advice about his retinal condition. For this reason he has built two Web sites, one in English and the other in Portuguese that outline his eye condition and medical history. The man hopes that someone with expertise may be able to offer suggestions or advice about possible treatments.
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Monday, March 29, 2004
Usher Syndrome Inspires An Active Life
Rebecca Atkinson is a 27-year-old Londoner with a career in broadcasting who was diagnosed with Usher Syndrome ten years ago. Her article 'It might help if I didn't wear high heels' (The Guardian, March 29, 2004) is a positive and articulate account of her response to a dual sensory disability.
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Sunday, March 28, 2004
FFB in US To Host RP Research Chat Session
Current research strategies for Retinitis Pigmentosa are to be discussed during a chat session hosted by the US Foundation Fighting Blindness. The chat session will take place on Wednesday, March 31st from 7:00pm - 8:30pm US Eastern Standard Time (8am - 9.30am Thursday, April 1st Australian WST, 9.30am - 11am Australian CST, 10am - 11.30am Australian EST, and 11am - 12.30pm in Tasmania - visit the World Time Server to be sure!).
Participants will need to register at the Foundation Fighting Blindness Web site if they are not already registered. Registered visitors to the site will need to use their username and password to access the chat. After logging in, participants should click on the link for "Messages & Chat" and go to the session labeled "An Update on Treatments for Retinitis Pigmentosa" to be held in the retinitis pigmentosa chat room.
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Participants will need to register at the Foundation Fighting Blindness Web site if they are not already registered. Registered visitors to the site will need to use their username and password to access the chat. After logging in, participants should click on the link for "Messages & Chat" and go to the session labeled "An Update on Treatments for Retinitis Pigmentosa" to be held in the retinitis pigmentosa chat room.
Sunday, March 07, 2004
Smoking May Increase Risk of Developing Age-Related MD
Smoking increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration according to researchers from the University of Manchester in the UK ('Smoking could ruin your eyesight' (BBC, March 5, 2004). The research was published in the March issue of the British Medical Journal and indicates that smokers may be up to four times as likely to go blind than non-smokers.
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Understanding of Retinoblastoma a Step Closer
Researchers in the US have learnt more about the causes of retinoblastoma, a form of eye cancer affecting the retina, in children ('Rb Protein's Role In Retina Development Is Key To Understanding Devastating Eye Cancer', ScienceDaily / St Jude Children's Research Hospital News Release, March 5. 2004).
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Thursday, March 04, 2004
Accesskeys - A Change
A visitor to my site recently spotted that the accesskey assigment for links to my main Dee's Wonky Window page (ALT D) is the same as that used by many browsers to shift focus to the url field. I'm very sorry if this has inconvenienced visitors and I have now changed the accesskey combination to ALT 1. You can read the complete list of accesskeys used on my site by visiting the Help page. More changes could be on the way, including an accesskey for skipping navigation. For more information about accesskeys in general, visit Accesskeys: Assignment of Keyboard Shortcuts at Á la carte.
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