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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Birdshot eye malady is treated very easily

DEAR DR. ROACH: My niece was diagnosed with birdshot chorioretinopathy. Can you please explain what this is, which treatments are involved, and what the typical prognoses are? — P.Z. ANSWER: Birdshot chorioretinopathy is an inflammatory condition of the choroid and retina (the very back of the eye). The average age of diagnosis is 53. This disease is an autoimmune disease that is strongly associated with genetics. Nearly everyone with this disease has the same human lymphocyte antigen group (HLA-A29), even though only 7% of people have this antigen present in their T cells. The ...

Bridge by Steve Becker

The two-way finesse is usually associated with a missing queen, but sometimes declarer finds himself faced with guessing which opponent has a crucial jack or ten. If the North-South diamonds in today’s hand are examined, it can be seen that declarer must lose tricks to the missing ace and ...

75% of plant species need pollinators

Pollination, the movement of pollen from the anther (male) of one flower to the pistil (female) of another flower is essential for the continuation of a plant species. Attracting our pollinators, bees, birds and butterflies to our garden is not difficult, yet a decline in their population ...

Why oaks are so important

The Roman arch was held together and anchored by a wedge-shaped stone in the center of it. This stone added stability to every stone that made up the arch, and thus this term is synonymous with this stability, the keystone. A keystone species in nature has “a disproportionately large ...

Valley Grows Calendar

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • OSU Trumbull County Extension Office, 520 W. Main St. Suite 1, Cortland. 330-638-6783. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Mahoning Plant and Pest Clinic You can submit your questions by calling the office at 330-533-5538 or emailing us at mahoningclinic@osu.edu. ...