People over the age of 45 who use anti-hyperglycemic medications to control their Type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis. However, those who are under 45 and take anti-hyperglycemic medications are at reduced risk of MS.
Central Piedmont Community College is opening a free eye care clinic on June 15 in the Leon Levine Health Sciences building on Charlottetowne Avenue. The clinic will offer free vision exams and eyeglasses to uninsured and low-income patients.
Americans in the 1960s were becoming increasingly aware of the ways their behavior could be harming the natural world. But it was a an oil spill in 1969 off the coast of Santa Barbara that ultimately served as a catalyst for Earth Day.