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August is Cataract Awareness Month

Eye To Eye with Cataracts

Do you know that 20.5 million Americans aged 40 and older have a cataract? Cataracts cloud the eye's naturally clear lens, preventing the passage of light rays needed for vision. The progression of cataracts is slow, however if left untreated, it can cause blindness. The good news? Cataracts is highly treatable -- know what to look for and what you can do.

- Cataracts and Cataract Surgery
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Cataracts Interactive Tutorial
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Facts and Myths about Cataracts
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Cataract Removal
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Congenital Cataract
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Checklist for your Eye Doctor Appointment

Read more of our monthly feature on cataracts...



New Health Center: Cancer

Check out our new center-- loaded with articles, links and our Ask An Expert service.

New Articles:
Keeping You Informed

Read the latest articles written by our experts:
Caution! Summer Heat Harmful for Heart Patients
Going Green with Local Foods
Keeping Time with Your Internal Clock - Circadian Rhythms
Nutrition's Role in Longevity
Summer Heat Safety
The Secret to Slimming Down for Summer: Get Your Zzzs!
What Type of Diet Should I Be on if I Have Gall Bladder Problems?

New Experts
NetWellness warmly welcomes:
Kristen Bretz, MS, ATC
Courtney Dolphin-Siegel, MEd, ATC
Mike Sypniak, MS, ATC



Ummm...could you repeat that please?
Does it seem your doctor speaks a foreign language and you need a translator to understand? No problem, NetWellness is here to help! August's topic: thyroid diseases and treatments.
Explanations of each follow:
- Hashimotos Disease
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Goiter
- Thyroid Hormone Treatment
- Thyroid Nodules
- TSH levels

Focus on Faculty
The Center for Human Genetics at University Hospitals Case Medical Center.
Genetics determine many things: blue eyes versus brown, height, and early baldness, for example. Genetics also are responsible for many serious health problems, including birth defects, mental retardation, cleft lip and palate, developmental impairment and metabolic and neurological disorders. More...

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