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the-vitamins-that-save-your-eyesight_300A condition called age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness as you age. To cut your risk of this vision loss, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School have found three vitamins that can boost eye health. In a study of more than 5,000 women age 40 and older, the scientists found that a combination of vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid appears to decrease the risk of AMD. “(Our) trial findings reported herein are the strongest evidence to date in support of a possible beneficial effect of folic acid and B vitamin supplements in AMD prevention,” the researchers report. To benefit from the B vitamins, you have to take them for years. In the study, women taking the vitamin supplements had a 34 percent lower risk of any AMD and a 41 percent lower risk of visually significant AMD. “The beneficial effect of treatment began to emerge at approximately two years of follow-up...

OOU Admission Screening 2017: Cut-off, Date, Eligibility And Registration Details..... Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State will conduct a Post-UTME (PUTME) Screening for candidates who wish to be admitted into the University for 2017/2018 Academic year. The screening shall be conducted from Wednesday 26th July to Wednesday 9th August, 2017. The duration for application for UTME Candidates is three (3) weeks (open Tuesday 4th July 2017 and closes on Tuesday 25th July, 2017). Registration for Direct Entry Candidates starts from 24th July, 2017. A.  ELIGIBILITY/CRITERIA The following shall be eligible for the screening: A1 – UTME Candidates UTME candidates that picked the University with a minimum score of 180 in the 2017/2018 UTME Results. Candidates who did not pick the University but with a minimum score of 180 in the 2017/2018 UTME results. A2 – Direct Entry Candidates Candidates with ‘A’ Level/ OND/HND/NCE/A’LEVEL/JUPEB Resu...