Guided by dogs for the blind and with white sensing canes in hand, staff at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and their visually-impaired clients hit the picket line on Monday. Talks between the non-profit organization's Winnipeg branch in Western Canada, which provides support for some 5,000 people living with vision loss in Manitoba province, and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take certain drugs for depression known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may have a higher-than-average risk of developing cataracts, a study from Canada hints. Among about 18,700 Quebec residents aged 65 and older with cataracts and 187,000 age-matched Quebec residents without cataracts, study chief Dr. Mahyar Etminan, of Vancouver Coastal Health ...

Two former Schering-Plough Corp. executives have taken charge at Bausch & Lomb Inc., whose chief executive retired after guiding the optical products maker through the aftermath of a devastating recall of its flagship contact lens cleaner. Bausch & Lomb said Monday that Brent Saunders, 40, has been appointed ...