Activity on macular degeneration for class project?

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Hi, I need an activity on macular degeneration, to close my project off with thanks.
Try vision simulators - you could create cardboard glasses by yourself, or use kits developed by Lee Memorial Health System for Aging Sensitivity Training.

Here is a computer simulator:
http://www.aao.org/eyecare/conditions/macular-degeneration/simulator.cfm  (+ info)

What are the symptoms for Spinocerebellar Degeneration/ataxia?

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I read wiki,and they made it too complicated to understand for me.
(Please don't leave insults about me not understanding if you do.)
Can someone basic out what the symptoms are?
Affected individuals initially develop poor coordination of movement, which is the definition of ataxia. Developing poor movement coordination in patients is manifested clinically by difficulty in walking, abnormalities in hand or eye movements, and speech difficulties. Generally, the age of onset is usually after 18 years old, making it typically an adult-onset disorder. The severity of progressive degeneration depends primarily on the underlying defect


Visit http://www.answers.com/topic/spinocerebellar-ataxia  (+ info)

Why can't the body successfully heal an achilles tendon injury or degeneration?

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The body can do all sorts of amazing things to heal itself but it seems to me that its one weak point is the achilles heal. No pun intended. I've had achilles problems for two years and have done everything under the sun to treat it, and still have pain all the time. Why is this? Why can't it heal a tendon like it does throughout other parts of the body?
I have the exact same problem. My achilles tendons have been giving me serious problems for over 2 years now. It all started when I suffered a small tear in my left achilles 2 years ago and I'm pretty much positive that if I had let it heal in the right manner, then I wouldn't be having any problems today. I however, just kept walking on it and continuing to go to work and it healed all messed up and with scar tissue preventing the proper blood flow needed to regenerate. I think that the blood flow issue plays a big role in why the achilles won't heal if there's a bunch of scar tissue with low blood flow in place where healthy tissue should be. I've read that when scar tissue builds up, it can do so while containing very few capillaries at first and the tissue will have a very hard time regenerating until new ones find their way in. Also, chronic tendonitis can lead to tendinosis where constant stressing leaves fibers of the tendon wavy and disoriented making their structure much weaker and inelastic. Normal tendon fibers are lined up and oriented nicely which give them strength and elasticity. Check out this page on what I'm talking about:
http://eccentric-exercises.blogspot.com/
My achilles doesn't look abnormal in any way when looked at externally so it's not like there's tons of scar tissue built up but there must be a blood flow issue because healing is slow to non existent and the tendon is extremely weak. I try to rest it as much as possible, I hardly walk around on it at all. I get around the house by scooting around on my butt while hearing athletic pants that slide on the carpet easier. It wasn't always that bad but it's gotten worse over time. Accidental overstresses, trips while walking, overuse and accidental over stretching have all lead to it's demise.
I know, isn't that crazy how the tendon just doesn't seem to get better no matter what you do? The funny thing is, people who rupture their achilles completely and have it surgically repaired, casted and healed in a non-weightbearing manner, can return to pretty much full activity.
There is a female olympic gymnast named courtney kupets who has suffered TWO complete achilles ruptures and is still competing in gymnastics. The stress that an achilles has to suffer during gymnastics is insane and I saw her the other day just tearing it up on the floor exercise event with no problems at all. That's funny because all I had was a very tiny tear in my achilles and it's two years later and my achilles is so weak that I can barely walk.
It's all in how the whether or not the achilles is given the right conditions to heal properly I believe. There's simply no other explanation for it. I've heard stories from other people who have suffered achilles injuries that weren't total ruptures who continued to walk on them and end up just like you and me.
It's so unbelievably messed up that it is what it is as far as that when they get bad, they seem to stay bad. It has ruined my life COMPLETELY and if I had my choice between a billion dollars or my achilles back, I would take the achilles for sure. I'm sure that you
eel the same way. The scary part is that I've never heard a story of a person having an achilles injury that
asted for over 2 years and recovered from it, although I'm sure that it happens, I've just never heard it.
We should keep in touch and report if we find anything that really helps or with any success stories. Right now, my achilles are so weak that I can't even stretch them but you should check out this stretching technique and see if it helps you. I posted it in response to another achilles question:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtSr.dnaOcLgJXP0wTTQKXfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090211113212AAN4iBs&show=7#profile-info-AA11180253

My email is [email protected], maybe you could tell the story of how your injury started and how it got to where it is today, I'd be interested to hear it.  (+ info)

what is the medicine to cure the spinocerebellar degeneration disease?

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people say's that the people who has this kind of disease cannot be no longer know how to walk,talk,etc.
Because this kind of disease has a major role to our daily living and specially in our brain.
no cure still.. try watching "one liter of tears"
story of a teen who has the same disease..  (+ info)

How do Antioxidants prevent of chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and macular degeneration?

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What do the antioxidants do to promote prevention?
Antioxidants can cancel out the cell-damaging effects of free radicals, and people who eat fruits and vegetables rich in polyphenols and anthocyanins have a lower risk of cancer, heart disease and some neurological diseases This observation suggested that these compounds might prevent conditions such as macular degeneration suppressed immunity due to poor nutrition and neurodegeneration, which are caused by oxidative stress However, despite the clear role of oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease, controlled studies using antioxidant vitamins have observed no reduction in either the risk of developing heart disease, or the rate of progression of existing disease This suggests that other substances in fruit and vegetables (possibly flavonoids) at least partially explain the better cardiovascular health of those who consume more fruit and vegetables
It is thought that oxidation of low density lipoprotein in the blood contributes to heart disease, and initial observational studies found that people taking Vitamin E supplements had a lower risk of developing heart disease.Consequently, at least seven large clinical trials were conducted to test the effects of antioxidant supplement with Vitamin E, in doses ranging from 50 to 600 mg per day. However, none of these trials found a statistically significant effect of Vitamin E on overall number of deaths or on deaths due to heart disease It is not clear if the doses used in these trials or in most dietary supplements are capable of producing any significant decrease in oxidative stress

While several trials have investigated supplements with high doses of antioxidants, the "Supplémentation en Vitamines et Mineraux Antioxydants" (SU.VI.MAX) study tested the effect of supplementation with doses comparable to those in a healthy diet Over 12,500 French men and women took either low-dose antioxidants (120 mg of ascorbic acid, 30 mg of vitamin E, 6 mg of beta carotene, 100 μg of selenium, and 20 mg of zinc) or placebo pills for an average of 7.5 years. The investigators found there was no statistically significant effect of the antioxidants on overall survival, cancer, or heart disease. However, a subgroup analysis showed a 31% reduction in the risk of cancer in men, but not women.

Many nutraceutical and health food companies now sell formulations of antioxidants as dietary supplements and these are widely used in industrialized countries These supplements may include specific antioxidant chemicals, like resveratrol (from grape seeds), combinations of antioxidants, like the "ACES" products that contain beta carotene (provitamin A), vitamin C, vitamin E and Selenium, or herbs that contain antioxidants - such as green tea and jiaogulan. Although some levels of antioxidant vitamins and minerals in the diet are required for good health, there is considerable doubt as to whether antioxidant supplementation is beneficial, and if so, which antioxidant(s) are beneficial and in what amounts.]

It has been suggested that moderate levels of oxidative stress may increase life expectancy of in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans, by inducing a protective response to increased levels of reactive oxygen species However, the suggestion that increased life expectancy comes from increased oxidative stress conflicts with results seen in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the situation in mammals is even less clear.

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Is osteoarthritis a curable disease? What is the latest medicine for the treatment bone degeneration?

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How the pain & sweling/inflammation caused by osteoartheitis is managed? Which medicine is safe & effective with minimum or no side effects to patients with such complaints?
Exercize is the best. It helps to absorb things from normal diet.

If you take expensive medicine and if its not absorbed, its useless.  (+ info)

How much does treating macular degeneration cost?

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My dad wants to know? how much the shots for the eye cost?
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When a doctor refers to water behind the eye with macular degeneration, what does that mean?

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My mom is 90 and now the doctor is sending her for a shot in the eye. Is this dangerous?
you need to get clarification from the doctor, either you or your mom haven't understood what he said, because what you have said here makes little sense. call the doctor and tell him you don't understand, it's his job to explain himself clearly.  (+ info)

What causes progressive degeneration of extra pyrramidal neurons?

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I have 2 answers to choose from:
a.) choreiform
b.)parkinson's disease
Somebody please help!!!
parkinsons disease  (+ info)

Any advice for my Grandma who has macular degeneration?

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She can still see but poorly and I wondered if anyone had used the magnifying devices, living aids etc?
Macular degeneration is caused by angiogenesis, she can try to use resveratrol as a treatment to counter and prevent further degeneration of the blood vessels.
New research has arised using resveratrol to treat several eye diseases. This compound has already been proven to be beneficial in lung cancer treatments and to prevent cardiovascular diseases.

The cited sources have the information on the recent studies.  (+ info)

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