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WATCH: Did Past-Life Regression Help Heal This Woman's Medical Condition?

OWN | Posted 06.04.2013 | OWN
Read More: Super Soul Sunday, Amy Weiss, Past Life Regression, Reincarnations Stories, Cataracts, Reincarnation, Past Lives, Dr Brian Weiss, Own-Video, Oprah Winfrey Network, Brian Weiss, Brian Weiss Oprah, OWN News

As the daughter of past-life regression expert and "Miracles Happen" author Dr. Brian Weiss, social worker Amy Weiss says she had on more than one occ...

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5 Suprising Ways You're Hurting Your Vision

The Huffington Post | Anthonia Akitunde | Posted 05.22.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Healthy Vision, Vision Care, Eye Health, Glaucoma, Cataracts, Eye Health Care, Eye Problems, Eye Care Tips, Health Post50, Eye Strain, Healthy Vision Month, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Fifty News

Eyesight naturally changes as we age. As we grow older, our eyes go from being able to refocus easily to having a harder time seeing detail, explained...

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Covering in Katmandu, and the Uncovering of an American Trans Icon

Dana Beyer | Posted 06.10.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Covering, Katmandu, Passover Seder, Nepal, Eye Surgery, The Vagina Monologues, Cataracts, Eve Ensler, Lynn Conway, Vlsi, Gay Voices News
Dana Beyer

While I was operating in western Nepal I could bury myself in my work, pushing aside the desire to just finally come out and transition. One experience in Nepal exemplified my inner conflict and that was the Passover seder we created in Katmandu that year.

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Giving the Gift of Sight at the John Fawcett Foundation - Bali, Indonesia

Getrude Matshe | Posted 06.01.2013 | Impact
Read More: Cataract Surgery, Indonesia, Humanitarian, Eye Surgery, John Fawcett, Cataracts, John Fawcett Foundation, Bali, Sight, Optomotrists, Doctors, Giving, Opthomology, Video, Impact News
Getrude Matshe

I visited the John Fawcett Foundation while on holiday in Bali, Indonesia and was inspired to make this series of videos to share the amazing work they are doing to give people back the gift of sight.

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Operation Insight

Getrude Matshe | Posted 03.27.2013 | Impact
Read More: Getrude Matshe, Cataract Surgery, Eye Surgery, Cataracts, Eye Surgeon, Eye Doctors, Eye Doctor, Cataract, Eye Surgeons, Health Care, Impact News
Getrude Matshe

When I asked him what inspired him to give, he said he had always wanted to give back, and he is now at a stage in his career where he can do that.

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Truths and Lies About Aging

Laverne H. Bardy | Posted 08.18.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Heart Problems, Teeth Grinding, Television Commercials, Ovaries, Sleeping Pills, Cataracts, Lies About Aging, Aging, Aging Humor, Aging Myths, Truths About Aging, Fifty News
Laverne H. Bardy

My gynecologist couldn't find my ovaries. I assured her they were there. She apparently didn't believe me, because she brought in her nurse for a second opinion.

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Kabul Eye Hospital Draws 400 Patients Each Day

AP | By DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 10.31.2011 | World
Read More: Eye Doctor, Afghanistan Medical Care, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Eye Hospital, Eye Care, Cataracts, Taliban, Noor Eye Hospital, World News

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Had they treated Nasaratullah sooner, the doctors might have been able to save the Afghan baby's eye, which was riddled with can...

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Weekly Health Tip: It's Hard to See Through the Smoke

Deepak Chopra | Posted 06.01.2011 | Home
Read More: Macular Degeneration, Smoking, Age-Related-Macular-Degeneration, Beaver Dam Eye Study, Cataracts, Home News
Deepak Chopra

We all know that smoking causes cancer, cardiovascular disease, and multiple respiratory illnesses. Does anyone really need another reason to quit? Okay, here's one: To save your vision.

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Study: 2 Good Choices To Prevent Breast Cancer

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Tamoxifen, Cancer Prevention Research, Uterine Problems, Uterine Cancer, American Association for Cancer Research, Cancer Prevention, Health, Blood Clots, Cataracts, Washington, Breast Cancer, Evista, Raloxifene, Hysterectomy, Healthy Living News

Older women at higher risk for breast cancer now have two good drug options for preventing the disease, but they will have to weigh the trade-offs, a ...

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Yu Pengnian: Chinese Billionaire Gives Life's Savings To Charity

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Donating to Charity, Cataract Surgery, Yu Pengnian Foundation, Yu Pengnian, Charity, Blindness, Cataracts, Impact News

China's Yu Pengnian made a fortune in real estate, and now he's giving it back. The 88-year-old tycoon has slowly been transferring his wealth to his ...

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