Carnival Dream Cruise January 2015 Part 3 Cayman Islands Sea Turtle Farm & Bird Habitat – Video

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PhilHealth 10 recognizes NorMin health care providers

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The awardees with PhilHealth officials from left Dr. Esther Ricardo of PhilHealth, Dr. Jose Chan of NMMC, Datu Masiding Alonto Jr. of PhilHealth, Maybelle Honcada of RHU Pangantucan, Dr. Marilou Po of Malaybalay Polymedic General Hospital, and Diosdado Ofngol of RHU Pangantucan.

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on February 27 recognized exemplary health care providers in northern Mindanao which demonstrate outstanding performance in the delivery of quality service by upholding health and financial risk protection to PhilHealth members in line with the Universal Health Care.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, PhilHealth 10 awarded three health care institutions namely: Pangantucan Rural Health Unit of Pangantucan, Bukidnon; Malaybalay Polymedic General Hospital, Malaybalay City; and Northern Mindanao Medical Center in Cagayan de Oro.

The three awardees were chosen from the seven nominees that include Andot Medical Hospital in Bacolod, Lanao del Norte (LDN), Baroy Rural Health Unit in Baroy, LDN, Barangay Poblacion Lying-In Clinic in Maramag, Bukidnon.

Datu Masiding M. Alonto Jr. PhilHealth 10 regional vice president and concurrent officer in-charge vice president for Mindanao, recalled that since PhilHealth started in 1998, there were only 10,000 to 20,000 claims a year that they have to work on, and 17 years after, the countrys health insurance provider in Region 10 is serving more than 300,000 claims each year from the more than 300 accredited health providers, both public and private, in the five provinces and eight cities of northern Mindanao.

Alonto said that despite the limitations of PhilHealth to meet the demands of their services they are working hard to cope and uphold the standard of quality and sustainable health care for every Filipino.

He said that the awarding of exemplary health care institutions was to acknowledge their cooperation in pursuing universal health care beyond accreditation - consistently demonstrated their willingness to provide care without financial burden; physical facilities and equipment; and quality assurance program for continuing improvements.

PhilHealth 10 said that they are working on national awards be accorded to the nominees in the coming years, especially those already in the hall of fame or have been repeatedly awarded in the 10 years that PhilHealth 10 started recognizing exemplary health institutions in the region.

Published in the Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro newspaper on March 01, 2015.

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New Gene Therapy Procedure Could Hold Key to Preventing Blindness for Certain Patients

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Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) February 28, 2015

A study out of the University of Oxford has developed a promising new gene therapy procedure for the treatment of a hereditary ocular condition that leads to progressive blindness in patients. Authored by Dr. Robert MacLaren, professor of ophthalmology at the University of Oxford and published in the Lancet Medical Journal on January 16, 2014, the study treated six patients suffering from choroideremia, a rare genetic disorder that mostly affects men and leads to the degeneration of the choroid and retina, eventually causing blindness. Night blindness and loss of peripheral vision are the most common symptoms of choroideremia. For the study, researchers injected the subjects with healthy genetic material in an attempt to repair the damaged portions of the patients own gene, halting the onset of blindness.

Developing technologies and gene therapy are the future of ophthalmology, said Carlsbad LASIK surgeon Dr. Michael Tracy. In the past, there was little that could be done for certain patients facing blindness due to genetic and degenerative conditions. Gene therapy can lead to treatments that can stop the onset of blindness in certain patients before its too late.

For the Oxford study, researchers used virus particles to add the genetic material to the fluid behind the retina. The goal of the therapy was for the new genetic material to fix or patch flaws in the patients damaged DNA. Timing was an important element of the study. The participants in the study were all treated before their visual acuity had been irreversibly diminished, giving the therapy a greater chance of success. Of the six participants, two reported significant improvement in visual acuity, the other four reported improvement in night vision and maintained the same level of visual acuity as before the treatment in the affected eye. The therapy does involve the risk of further or permanent damage as it requires detachment of the retina, but none of the participants reported further degeneration of visual acuity in the treated eye.

This research is very important because it can pave the way for more gene therapy studies for treating other debilitating conditions that can lead to blindness, such as macular degeneration, added Dr. Tracy.

Dr. Michael Tracy is a board-certified ophthalmologist in Carlsbad, CA. He completed his residency training in ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute at the University of Pennsylvania and his fellowship in Corneal and Refractive Surgery at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Dr. Tracy specializes in LASIK and PRK surgery at his private practice at Carlsbad Eye Care.

To contact Carlsbad Eye Care, please visit http://carlsbad-eye-care.com/ or call (760) 603-9910.

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World Future Society Announces Keynotes for WorldFuture 2015

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Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 28, 2015

The World Future Society, known for five decades as the worlds premiere institution identifying and exploring issues critical to the long-term future of mankind, today announced the leading participants for its upcoming annual conference WorldFuture 2015: Making the Future.

Steve Jurvetson, renowned venture capitalist and Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, will serve as the opening keynote, setting the stage for three days of interactive sessions designed to unite more than 1,000 attendees in identifying and addressing future-critical issues. Jurvetson is best known for his success in future-facing investments such as SpaceX, Synthetic Genomics, Tesla Motors, Hotmail, Interwoven, Kana, and NeoPhotonics.

To forge the future and create revolutionary changes, companies begin by building interdisciplinary teams of passionate, inspired, and determined people, said Jurvetson. The World Future Society provides an ideal forum to introduce our greatest shared challenges, and allow brilliant minds from across global society to coalesce around scenarios and concepts that can lead to breakthroughs across technology, healthcare, governance, education, and more.

Additional confirmed speakers include technologist Paul Saffo; President and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology Nuala OConnor; author Ramez Naam; futurists Peter Schwartz, Nancy Murphy and Ari Popper; media and Internet expert Janna Anderson; Verynice CEO and a Huffington Post Millennial to Watch Matt Manos; and many more.

Interactive sessions will focus on three key thematic tracks: The Business of Foresight, Technology and Innovation, and Global Issues.

WorldFuture 2015: Making the Future will be held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel on July 24-26, 2015. Detailed information about the conference, including registration information, is available at http://www.WorldFuture2015.org. Advance registration for media is also now open.

In a departure from past conferences, the kickoff keynote address featuring Steve Jurvetson will take place at 4:00 p.m. on July 24, the opening day of the WorldFuture 2015.

Making the Future is all about the interaction between the intellectual and entrepreneurial community that thrives throughout the Bay Area and prominent representatives of the global foresight community who travel from around the world to attend the WFS annual conference, said Dr. Amy Zalman, President and CEO of the World Future Society.

For nearly five decades, WFS has served as the convener of crucial discussion about the future, continued Zalman. We unite leaders working to solve issues across the public, private and technology sectors with professional futurists who offer guidance for navigating these issues. Working at this nexus illuminates new possibilities for collaboration and unrestrained innovation. WorldFuture 2015 will welcome hundreds of emerging futurists, from all generations and sectors, to engage in ideation, debate, and discovery.

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Carnival Freedom Cruise Tour of Dr. Seuss Bookville; Camp Ocean Kid’s Club; Circle C Teen Club – Video

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The Carnival Freedom ship has plenty for kids and families, including Dr. Seuss Bookville; the Camp Ocean Kid #39;s Club (2-11) and the Circle C (12-14). This is...

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