| MARCH: Save Your Vision Month
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amblyopia, commonly referred to as "lazy eye," is reduced vision in one or both eyes. Wearing glasses alone does not improve amblyopia. Amblyopia is the leading cause of vision loss in children and affects about four out of every 100 children. Children with amblyopia often show no obvious signs of eye trouble. "Children with amblyopia, once identified and in the care of an eye doctor, stand a good chance (80%) of having their amblyopia treated and cured," said Paulette Schmidt, O.D., M.S. of The Ohio State University College of Optometry and medical director of the Ohio Amblyope Registry. "However, evidence suggests that more than half of children with amblyopia may never be seen by an eye doctor while in their childhood years when treatment is effective." When amblyopia is not cured, the condition can limit career opportunities including such vocations as airline pilots, police officers and commercial truck drivers.
Northern territories to get own health guarantees
Yellowknife -- For Canada's three northern territories, made up largely of isolated communities, health care is more about the delivery of basic care than complicated diagnostics or surgeries.It's that distinction that prompted the federal government to create waiting-times guarantees aimed at primary care in the North, Health Minister Tony Clement said yesterday after announcing millions of federal dollars for Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon to help meet those goals. .
Funding for newcomers to region
Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Mike Colle announced $1.5 million in funding to help newcomers in Waterloo Region settle and get jobs in their field. "We're thinking outside the GTA box. This is part of our plan to create regional immigration gateways throughout the province," said Colle. "We're creating community partnerships, investing in innovative new programs that break down barriers for the internationally trained, and marketing K-W as a leading destination for skilled newcomers." * Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce will receive $400,000 to expand the Waterloo Region Immigrant Employment Network (WRIEN) to connect K-W employers to skilled newcomers. Key partners include Conestoga College, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, Communitech Technology Association and the Waterloo Region District School Board.
Over 600 hospitalized as opposition appeals for medical assistance
In a sign of the deteriorating situation the opposition has sent out an appeal for urgent medical supplies and funds to help meet escalating medical costs, food and legal assistance. The appeal from the MDC comes in the wake of what the party terms a vicious crackdown on its members since the planned prayer rally in March that was crushed by the police. According to hospital figures over 500 people in Harare alone are said to have been beaten up or tortured and the country's hospitals are said to struggling to cope with the numbers. Over 600 activists countrywide are thought to have been hospitalized.
Some of the injuries include eye damage, deep lacerations, severe blunt-force trauma to the abdomen, ruptured bowels, fractured limbs and skulls, broken ribs, shattered joints, gunshot wounds and extensive damage from blows to the back, shoulders, buttocks and thighs.
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