Pilipinas Observes Sight Saving Month Alagaan ang Mata mula Bata Hanggang Pagtanda By Argeline Quiason and Rey Emmanuel Quiason All over the world‚ about 285 million are visually impaired with 39 million totally blind and the reset with poor vision‚ according to the WHO. In the Philippines‚ no exact figure is available but a survey in 1995 showed that more that 1.2 million Filipinos are either totally or partially blind in one or both eyes. Visual Impairment is not‚ however‚ limited to blindness
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Nothing can be more key than keeping up a conventional prosperity. Nowadays‚ people are getting more careful about their prosperity owing to the changing examples of their lifestyle. Like every circle of life‚ there are chances of shakiness in prosperity too. You can turn out to be sick at whatever point or can be attacked by some noteworthy sickness and can even meet an accident. Whatever the case may be‚ once you keep running over both of these events the cost of mending office charges could lessen
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Imaging opening your eyes after being in a horrendous accident that left you with out any control of your body from the waste down. Would you pray for a way to recover? Would you do what ever it takes to get back on your feet again? There might be a way to do that. Stem cell research despised by many may lead to cures and unimaginable human development? The public is scared because of negative outcomes such as cloning and etc. But who care about that. Our society needs to stop thinking in such a
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church on holidays. Larry likes to fish in his spare time. His mother has a history of high blood pressure but refuses to take her blood pressure medication‚ but otherwise she is well. His father has a history of CHF and impaired vision due to macular degeneration. He is an only child who supports his parents financially‚ assist with their shopping and transportation needs as well. Larry has an associate’s degree in business and wants to further his education‚ but he is unable to due to his labor and
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Characteristics of Gifted Children Very Observant Extremely Curious Intense interests Excellent memory Long attention span Excellent reasoning skills This above average giftedness can be generic or acquired. Mildly gifted (IQ 115-129) Moderately gifted (IQ 130-144) Highly gifted (IQ 145-159) Exceptionally gifted (IQ 160-174) Profoundly gifted (IQ 175+) MENTAL RETARDATION Genetic conditions Problems during pregnancy. Problems at birth. TYPES syndromic intellectual disability
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affects their normal functioning‚ and causes high blood pressure. Prolonged smoking gradually leads to nerve problems& blood clots‚ which may result in heart attacks or strokes. 3. Vision Health Effects – Smoking causes vision problems like macular degeneration and cataracts. Researches show that long-term smoking causes incurable vision problems that may even result in blindness. 4. Reproductive Health Effects – Smoking causes less production of estrogen hormone that is linked to infertility
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You’ll never look at a banana the same way again after discovering the many health benefits and reasons to add them to your diet. Bananas combat depression‚ make you smarter‚ cure hangovers‚ relieve morning sickness‚ protect against kidney cancer‚ diabetes‚ osteoporosis and blindness. They can cure the itch of a mosquito bite and put a great shine on your shoes. If you think bananas are just for monkeys‚ think again. 1. Bananas help overcome depression due high levels of tryptophan‚ which
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(OCT) were recorded. The patients received an explanation of the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) (Figure 1) prior to the injection and were asked immediately (within 2 minutes) after IVB injection to rate their perceived pain during the injection on a VAS of 0 (no pain) to 10 (unbearable/worst pain). The average of pain scores was considered as the primary outcome measure. BCVA and CMT measurement was repeated one month after injection.[37] Preparation and administration of IVB was performed as recommended
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treating leprosy symptoms. Studies are also being conducted to determine the effectiveness of thalidomide in treating symptoms associated with AIDS‚ Behchet disease‚ lupus‚ Sjogren syndrome‚ rheumatoid arthritis‚ inflammatory bowel disease‚ macular degeneration‚ and some
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VITAMINS‚ THEIR TYPES AND USES Vitamins are vital nutrients‚ indispensable to perform various tasks within the human body in order to promote optimal health and prevent various diseases. How do Vitamins work? Although required in minimal quantities these vitamins cannot be synthesised by the human body. Hence‚ they rely on easily available animal and plant sources for replenishment. These vitamins in conjunction with other nutrients help break down proteins‚ thereby stabilising metabolism‚ enabling
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