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  • April 2008

    • Cataract Risk Linked to Climate Change

      AFP  |  Apr 7, 08 4:03 PM CDT

      Cataract Risk Linked to Climate Change

      (Newser) - As climate change drives ozone depletion and increases the level of ultraviolet rays reaching Earth's surface, humans' eyesight will be suffering more and more, AFP reports. UV rays are one of the leading causes of cataracts, which in turn cause 50% of avoidable blindness worldwide. The trend is likely to have the biggest impact in developing nations. More »

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      public health  • blindness  • eyes  • ozone layer  • opthalmologists  • cataracts

  • October 2007

    • Che Killer Gets Free Gift From Cuba

      BBC  |  Oct 2, 07 8:43 PM CDT

      Che Killer Gets Free Gift From Cuba

      (Newser) - One week before the 40th anniversary of Che Guevera’s death, Cuban Communists are trumpeting the news that their own doctors recently saved the eyesight of the Bolivian who pulled the trigger. A Cuban program offering free surgery in Latin America removed cataracts from the eyes of Mario Teran, the sergeant who killed the captured Che after drawing the short straw, the BBC reports. More »

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      Cuba  • Latin America  • Che Guevara  • Bolivia  • cataracts

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