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Saturday, June 11, 2005

Macular degeneration

Simple steps could save your sight - Blackmores Australia:

"The Hon. Tony Abbott MP, Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, launched the Macular Degeneration Awareness Week 2005 Campaign with a special presentation in recognition of the significance of this disease."

I get the Blackmores e-newsletter and I am grateful because Blackmores is a site and organisation which I have long held in high esteem. Why? The products work and have been helpful and the advice on the site is actually informative, not just to push products. One in seven Australian over 50 suffers from Macular Degeneration. One in three over 75. It has become the scourge of developed countries and they are raising awareness to get funding for research and to help us avoid the disease. Much of it appears to do with lifestyle and eating habits. This link provides a little test, some good advice and a link to the main macular degeneration site. Like cancer, it's a disease we need to conquer now.

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