Women Beauty

BOSTON, MA ( Ivanhoe Newswire) -- While the summer Olympics start this month, the athlete you’re about to meet is already training for the 2018 winter games. But an eye disease threatens to keep him from competing. "I really just like the feeling of flying and spinning and jumping in the air and rotating as fast as you can," Adrian Huertas, told Ivanhoe. "I just think it’s an … [Read more...]

Are 3D Glasses Bad For Your Health? Reported February 23, 2010 A funny thing happened on the way to the Vatican IMAX theater: Italy’s ministry of health confiscated 7000 pairs of 3D glasses from cinemas. And they pledge to snatch away more, claiming the glasses could easily pass around “hygiene risks” if not disinfected … [Read more...]

Nose Wax, the Hottest Beauty Trend Reported June 02, 2009 Ever since women learned hair only looked good on the head, waxologists have gradually become accustomed to the weirdest requests from customers, like having the earlobes, cheeks and even the neck waxed. The latest trend, they stress, has also come to catch on so fast because it is … [Read more...]

Video Game May Fix Lazy Eye in Older Children Reported October 25, 2011   (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A novel study found that correction of amblyopia, also called “lazy eye”, can be achieved in older children if they stick to the regimen of playing video games and standard amblyopia treatment. By the end of the … [Read more...]

Wiping Away Years From Your Face - Beating Festoons Reported November 1, 2011   TAMPA (Ivanhoe Newswire)--Your grandparents or parents probably had them and you could to. We’re talking about the sagging, swollen skin that spans from under the eye to the top of the cheekbone a condition called festoons. They … [Read more...]

Goodbye to Lazy Eye: Pediatric Vision Scanner Reported October 5, 2011   BOSTON, MA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It could be blinding your child years before you realize it. Amblyopia, or lazy eye, happens when the brain ignores one eye, causing its vision to fade away. It’s the most common cause of vision problems in … [Read more...]

Opening Eyes And Doors For The Blind Reported August 15, 2011   PHOENIX (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Fourteen million Americans are either legally blind or have low vision. Less than half of them are employed and experts say inaccessibility to education is a big reason why. We met up with one student who is using … [Read more...]

Opening Eyes And Doors For The Blind Reported August 15, 2011   PHOENIX (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Fourteen million Americans are either legally blind or have low vision. Less than half of them are employed and experts say inaccessibility to education is a big reason why. We met up with one student who is using … [Read more...]

Recovering Sight After Stroke Reported August 15, 2011   ROCHESTER, NY (Ivanhoe Newswire) --One in four people who survive a stroke is left with vision loss that can significantly impact their lives. Patients are often told to adjust to their newly limited sight, as there have been few options available for … [Read more...]

Cure For Vision Loss Reported August 15, 2011   MADISON, WI (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Central retinal vein occlusion or CRVO is an eye disease that affects the retina and can cause severe vision loss. There has been no cure, until now! Cortez Bennett loved to read the paper. Until one day, almost overnight, … [Read more...]

A Better Botox? Reported June 22, 2011   (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Not all varieties of botulinum toxin seem to be equally effective in reducing crow’s feet wrinkles, according to a new report. Botulinum toxin type A was approved in the United States in 1989 for two muscular conditions that affect the appearance … [Read more...]

Top Vision Tests for Your Child Reported April 19, 2011   (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children and vision problems never have to mix. In fact, 95-percent of all eye issues can be fixed with early detection. That’s why doctors check for this sort of thing before your baby leaves the hospital. However, that doesn’t … [Read more...]

Save Your Eyesight with Omega-3 Reported April 19, 2011   (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children and vision problems never have to mix. In fact, 95-percent of all eye issues can be fixed with early detection. That’s why doctors check for this sort of thing before your baby leaves the hospital. However, that doesn’t … [Read more...]

Shaping up for the party season Reported January 15, 2009 Get a trim waist for this season's belted fashions with our easy 14-day diet and fitness plan devised by Amanda Ursell and Matt Roberts HOW IT WORKS Forget must-have bags and towering heels. The most coveted accessory, as the festive season approaches, is a small waist reminiscent of bygone … [Read more...]

Glaucoma Gene Offers New Treatments For The Disease Reported February 21, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Glaucoma – the second leading cause of blindness in the world – is now thought to run in families. A team of investigators from Vanderbilt University and the University of Florida offer an eye opening finding where they have just … [Read more...]

Chinese Herb Whitens Skin Reported March 31, 2011   Scientists have discovered a more effective alternative to skin whitening creams, and it comes from an ancient Chinese herb. Skin whitening is popular in countries like China, Japan, Korea and India, where many women view whiter skin as a symbol of beauty, good … [Read more...]

Save Your Eyesight with Omega-3 Reported March 21, 2011    Women who consume fish and Omega-3 fatty acids on a regular basis are less likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD). About 9 million adults in the United States age 40 years and older show signs of macular degeneration, according to the … [Read more...]

Woman’s Shoes Tell Her Character Reported Thursday, March 10, 2011 French psychologists have conducted an amusing research which has revealed a link between the woman’s character and the shoes she wears. The results were published in the journal Psicologia e Salute. The authors of the study have suggested using a scale according to which high heels are … [Read more...]

New Insight Into Vision Loss   Reported 07 Feb 2011 A trigger for the most common form of vision loss and blindness in Australia has been discovered thanks to research conducted with help from Australian eye donors. Researchers from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, including The Australian National University's Vision … [Read more...]

Fish Oil: Good For Vision Reported February 15, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Grab some walnuts and a plate of fish, new research shows Omega-3 fatty acids found in these foods may keep you seeing straight. Past research has shown that Omega 3's may help prevent human blindness, but a new study in … [Read more...]

One Donor Cornea Solves Pair of Eye Problems Reported February 3, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New surgical strategies use a single donor cornea to help two patients with different cornea diseases. The new approach restored good vision to patients who had Fuchs’ dystrophy (degeneration of certain corneal cells) and keratoconus (thin, cone-shaped cornea), and also … [Read more...]