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UMDNJ seeks to generate $100M through added revenue, cost-cutting … – Bridgeton News

AP Photo/Mel Evans The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, N.J. in a 2005 photo. NEWARK — The state’s medical university is seeking a transfusion. Concerned over the hemorrhaging of state and federal funding, officials at …

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25 Years in Myopia: Surgical Advances Improve Vision – ABC News

That’s how things would have stayed 25 years ago. Surgery that could eliminate the cause … Asbell, director of the cornea service and refractive surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Glasses and contacts remain the most common …

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Biomedics Toric Contact Lenses Are Clinically Proven To Provide Superior Wearing Comfort

Biomedics Toric contact lenses, made by CooperVision, feature high stability, excellent wearing comfort, and low rotation when placed on the eye. According to CooperVision, eight out of ten patients in a recent clinical study preferred Biomedics Toric lenses over their current ones.

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How to Fix Health Care: Lasik Surgery For The Medical Debate

Make no mistake about it. Health care reform is coming. But what’s the best way to fix our health care system, which is an inefficient, complicated mess of private actors, third-party payers, public subsidies, and innumerable state and federal regulations? Should we place our faith in the government or in the free market? ObamaCare supporters argue that the answer lies in more government—more subsidies, more regulations, a law mandating individuals buy health-insurance coverage and, of …

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If You Suffer From Astigmatism And Are Experiencing Discomfort From Other Lenses, Proclear Toric Contact Lenses May Be For You

If you are bothered by dry eyes or eye contacts and suffer from astigmatism, you may want to try Proclear Toric contact lenses from CooperVision, a brand made for for daily wear and disposable monthly. Proclear lenses are, according to the manufacturer, the only eye contacts with permission from the Food and Drug Administration to state that they “may provide improved comfort for contact lens wearers who experience mild discomfort or symptoms relating to dryness during lens wear.”

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