, age 65, is the founder and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LCA-Vision. He was the founder of LCA-Vision's corporate predecessor, Laser Centers of America, Inc., and served as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from its formation in 1985 until its merger into LCA-Vision in 1995. In 1983,
Stephen Joffe also founded and served as Chairman of Surgical Lase...
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ATLANTA -- A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads.
A ban on such commercials would reduce the number of obese young children by 18 percent, and the number of obese older kids by 14 percent, researchers found.
They also suggested that ending an adver...
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The DNA in our cells is constantly under assault from oxygen...
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HANOI, VIETNAM: Vietnam recalled a diplomat from South Africa after television footage showed her receiving illegal rhino horns, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday (20 Nov).
A South African TV network aired images Monday (17 Nov) that showed a female Vietnamese embassy staffer talking to a known rhino horn smuggler in front of the embassy in Pretoria. He handed her a horn and she then hea...
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The uproar this week over Chinese Internet search engine Baidu.com's (BIDU ) pharmaceutical paid search listings and advertisements gives further reason to believe that stock analysts should drop the "yst" from their monikers and Baidu's management should be hung out to dry.
The problems a...
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NEW YORK -- There's good and bad news on cholesterol from the American Heart Association. Levels of so-called "bad" cholesterol among adult Americans have fallen since 1980. Harmful tri-glyceride levels have risen nearly five times over the same period. Tri-glyercides are markers in the blood often caused by obesity. Researchers say lower cholesterol levels may reflect a greater awareness of t...
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Calgary needed a third-period goal by defenceman Adrian Aucoin to snap a 1-1tie...
[ more ] Alberta surplus takes $6.5B hit City lowers property tax increase Syncrude reaches royalty agreement with Alberta Sign up for breaking news alerts from the Calgary Herald. Email Address: Our Privacy Statement Get the daily headlines emailed to you every morning with the Calgary Herald newsle...
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NAGPUR, India - Officials say a seven-month-old wild tiger died Tuesday in a central Indian zoo, two days after veterinarians tried to save the cub with a rare blood transfusion.
The cub, which doctors named Juhi after a fragrant white flower native to India, had shown signs of improvement, but suddenly went into convulsions Tuesday. Veterinarians gave her a blood transfusion believi...
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