Plastic Surgery Medical Spa Blue Water Spa and Michael Law MD are presenting sponsors for Eyes of March 2004 to Benefit Prevent Blindness North Carolina
Plastic Surgery Medical Spa Blue Water Spa and Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Michael Law MD are presenting sponsors for Eyes of March 2004 to benefit Prevent Blindness North Carolina. The 19th annual Eyes of March gala March 25, 2004 will be held at Exploris in downtown Raleigh. This festive Athenian evening includes authentic Greek entertainment, spirits and food. Incredible silent and live auctions including an Extreme Skin Makeover Package, courtesy of Blue water Spa, an original Kyle Highsmith painting and much more.Prevent Blindness North Carolina (PBNC), also known as the North Carolina Society to Prevent Blindness, was organized in 1967 as a nonprofit health agency. An independent affiliate of Prevent Blindness America (established in 1908), PBNC delivers direct service programs designed to preserve sight through screening, publications, safety, education, information and referral through volunteer efforts.
PBNC's mission is to reach people before blindness strikes. Prevent Blindness North Carolina is headquartered in Raleigh and is governed by a statewide Board of Directors, comprised of medical specialists, distinguished business people, civic leaders, and educators. As essential members of PBNC, volunteers carry out programs and services at the state and local levels. Prevent Blindness is part of the National Voluntary Health Agencies of North Carolina, the State Employees Combined Campaign and a member of the Governor's Consumer and Advocacy Commission for the Blind, the NC Center for Nonprofits and the Covenant with North Carolina's Children. North Carolina Statistics Every 11 minutes another person in our nation loses his or her sight.
In North Carolina, the statistics are just as alarming:4,000 North Carolina school children, ages 5-19 suffer eye injuries each year.25,614 preschoolers and 349,518 school age children have visual problems.1 in 20 preschool age children in our state suffers from amblyopia. Amblyopia, also known as "lazy eye," is reduced vision in an eye that has not received adequate use during a child's early years. Unless this condition is detected and treated before the child's sixth birthday, lifelong vision damage is likely to occur.66,000 North Carolina adults have glaucoma, yet half do not realize they have this silent disease.Last year, North Carolina workers' compensation bills for eye injuries sustained at the work place totaled over $1,000,000. Services for those already blind cost state tax payers over $30 million dollars annually. Currently, Prevent Blindness has trained and certified more than 7,000 volunteer vision screeners.
In turn, these screeners screened more than 500,000 public school children in grades K-6 during the 2001-2002 school year. Approximately 36,000 of the children screened were referred to eye care professionals for possible vision problems. Preschool Photorefractive Vision ScreeningPrevent Blindness North Carolina, in cooperation with Smart Start, offers photorefractive vision screenings to preschoolers in 24 NC counties. During the 2001-2002 school year, 40,000 preschoolers were screened. More than 2,500 of these preschoolers were referred to eye care professionals for possible vision problems.
Sight For Students Voucher ProgramThis program targets "gap" children up to the age of eighteen, or graduation from high school. These are children whose families earn up to 200% of the federal poverty level and do not have Medicaid or other insurance. Services include a free eye exam from one of the participating doctors, as well as glasses. Prevent Blindness distributed vouchers worth $392,000 during the last fiscal year. Adult Vision Screenings Prevent Blindness North Carolina conducts adult vision screenings at health fairs, senior centers, corporations, malls, and at the State Fair.
More than 5,000 adults are screened annually, of which nearly 1,000 are referred to eye care professionals for possible vision problems and/or eye disease. To learn more about Prevent Blindness North Carolina's programs and services, contact us at 919-755-5044..
Conventional Medicine's Vision: A Future In Preventive Health Care
The University of Kentucky's Dr. William Markesbery thinks a day is coming when we will be able to protect children from the illnesses of old age, including Alzheimer's disease. Although it's purely speculative at this time, it could be possible in a few decades to identify young people who are genetically susceptible to develop Alzheimer's disease. Protective drugs, lifestyle changes, or other strategies could be started decades before symptoms of the disease appears.
Scientists don't know exactly what causes Alzheimer's disease but they think many factors can affect each person differently. Alzheimer's disease is not considered a normal part of aging, but age is a primary risk factor.
This disease usually doesn't appear until after age 60, and about five percent of people ages 65 to 74 have the disease, and the percentage jumps to nearly half after age 85. Generally if members of your family have had Alzheimer's disease you are more likely to be at risk....
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3 Popular Wreck Diving Sites in Britain
While the mention of scuba diving generally brings to mind the image of some exotic tropical dive locale, the United Kingdom has a number of exciting dive spots just waiting to be explored by divers like you.
If you have no issues with cold water diving, the following destinations will leave you breathless.
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One of the best dive sites in the U.K. is located in Scotland, in the Sound of Mull.
The Sound of Mull is located between the Isle of Mull and the Morven Peninsula.
It is an extremely popular destination for U.K. divers because it offers an unparalleled range of diving in very reasonable conditions.
The area is cursed with bad weather, which has resulted in countless shipwrecks over the years.
Most dives in the area are launched from Tobermory, Lochaline, or Oban.
The Hispania is, by far, one of the most popular wrecks in the area, due to the fact that it is still relatively intact...
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Indulge in Water Therapy for Weight Loss
We never know the worth of waterTill the well is dry. Thomas Fuller We get water in abundance and yet fail to grasp the worth of it. Plenty of water in your daily day diet will show glowing health results. To stay healthy, drink water in plenty. Doctors suggest 8 glasses of water a day.
We believe that drinking lots of water will give puffy abs, but this is not true at all. Water flushes sodium from our body and it kills the bloat.The popular water effects?It suppresses appetite?It metabolizes fat into energy?Water helps muscle stimulation?Lots of water will reduce body fat deposition?Kidneys function properly with good water intake?Water pampers the liver too? It helps dehydration and relaxes us?Water dissolves nutrients such as oxygen and minerals to the body? It flushes the toxins?It prevents constipation?Burning calories is a process which requires water in good quantities Calorie comparison of some drinks- Soft Drinks (6 fl oz): Calories7-Up: 80Cola: 80Cherry Cola: 80Lemon-Lime:...
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Should You Salt Meat Before Cooking? Yes, If...
How many times have you heard, "Salting raw meat (or poultry or fish) will draw the juices out and make it tough?" I see this statement repeated in cookbook after cookbook as if it were a fact. Yet in older cookbooks, especially the ones based on European cooking techniques, salting meat before cooking is done routinely, without loss of juices. In fact, if you do it right, meat that is salted before cooking can be much juicier and more succulent than meat that isn't salted! So who's right? Is...
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10 Fun Ways to Tell the World You’re Pregnant
Campbell, CA (ContentDesk) November 29, 2005 -- Todays moms-to-be are finding fun and creative ways to share the news that they are expecting. Hip and Little Children's Boutique announces their new line of pregnancy announcements, along with tips on more ways to share the news with loved ones. Whether the news is for the future-daddy, grandparents, or the whole world, there are tons of great ways to let them know a baby is on the way.1. Give them a tiny present. Choose a cute little rattle,...
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DirecTV and DISH Network ? How Do The Two Leading Satellite TV Providers Stack Up?
If you live in the U.S. and want satellite TV systems, you have basically two choices. Yes, there are other providers out there, but for most viewers, DirecTV and DISH Network offer the most choices for the least money, although Pegasus and Voom are fast becoming major contenders in the satellite television industry. Competition being what it is, both DirecTV and DISH Network offer similar services and constantly adjust to add features and outdo their rivals. So how do you choose between the...
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