There is some evidence that the drug does increase the risk of developing uterine cancer and cataracts.
She said regular eye tests were important, not only for correcting vision problems, but also because they can spot early indicators of other health problems, such as diabetes, glaucoma and cataracts.
It acts as a sunlight filter, shielding life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays that put humans at greater risk of skin cancer and cataracts and harm marine life, the agency said.
More than 3, 000 years ago, between the first and second cataracts on the West Bank and the Nil, the Egyptian Pharaoh commanded a colossal temple, and a smaller one along with it, to be carved out of the rock.
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In humans and other developed species it can cause eye cataracts and skin cancer.
The Boston team investigated whether there was an association between the development of cataracts and lead levels in two bones - the tibia (shin bone) and the patella (kneecap).
The water rushes over and around the fearsome cataracts in a boiling confusion.
Among the patients arriving on the river bank to have their cataracts removed and their hernias fixed at the new hospital is a pregnant woman who is bleeding alarmingly.
And they did not suffer cataracts of the eye.
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He has also been diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes and arthritic knees.
Ultraviolet-light exposure potentially causes melanoma and contributes to the development of cataracts.
Diagnosed with brown cataracts in both eyes and advised to have surgery, Pillai will be taken to Madurai at Aravind's cost and treated for free.
The Caribbean Mercy is smaller and has two operating theatres which deal mainly with eye surgery (mostly cataracts).
The study found a similar beneficial effect for people with cataracts who don't normally get a lot of lutein and zeaxanthin in their diet.
Though it could not clear cataracts that had already formed, it partly reversed muscle-wasting and fatty-tissue loss.
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But research indicates that 88% of people with cataracts, 86% of people with age related macular degeneration (AMD) and 81% of people with suspected and definite cases of glaucoma are not in touch with eye care services.
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