| It's High Definition For Your Eyes
(CBS) MIAMI Imagine seeing with quadruple the clarity, quadruple the color, and quadruple to contrast of the best high definition television set. That's what this high definition vision surgery is all about, and with it just about anyone can see in HD.Margaret Nehrke's eyesight was never great--but it got worse as she got older."I couldn't read, I couldn't see anything without my glasses," she said.But now she sees better than she ever did before, thanks to a laser and lens procedure called high-definition vision."High definition will give better color, better clarity, better contrast," said Dr. William Rand.Dr. William Rand at the Rand Eye Institute says high definition vision combines CustomVue Lasik with the latest lens exchange techniques, and it can give almost anyone 'better than perfect' vision.
Tories win friends in health sector
Recipients of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's largesse are still feeling a little giddy. Most working in the health field aren't particularly interested in whether the Conservatives' 2007 federal budget was an attempt to bring on an election to them it looked like a very competent attempt to disarm and win over potential opponents. And a generous one at that. CH-CHING!
By far the biggest news in this budget is the $1.2 billion increase in the Canada Health Transfer to the provinces. This was actually a planned installment of the 10-year Plan to Strengthen Health Care, an agreement reached between Ottawa and the territories in 2004. This agreement called on provinces to reduce wait times, or at least "work towards" patient guarantees of minimum wait times in five key categories: cancer treatment, heart procedures, joint replacement, sight restoration and diagnostic imaging.
The Coming Party Realignment
The Nation -- Intransigence and myopia. The flowering of these habits within the GOP is driving the Democratic Party to clarity. And the potential for serious consequences is real. It is not enough to suggest that a big Democratic win is possible in 2008. Something far more strategic is at work: large-scale party realignment with historic implications. .
Jefferies Adds Healthcare Research Analyst
NEW YORK, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Jefferies & Company, Inc., the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) , today announced the hiring of Peter J. Bye as a Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering medical devices & diagnostics companies. Mr. Bye has nearly a decade of experience in healthcare research and joins Senior Equity Research analyst, Mark J. Richter, to further expand Jefferies' coverage of these rapidly growing industries. Jefferies' global coverage of the healthcare sector includes biotechnology, facility-based services, healthcare IT services, specialty services and supplies, managed care, pharmaceutical services, and specialty pharmaceuticals. Jefferies' broader focus on the global healthcare sector also includes six dedicated securities traders and nearly 35 investment banking professionals focused on healthcare services and life sciences.
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