”drops” News

Peru slum goes cutting edge as 'fog catcher'

LIMA (AFP) – Many of Peru's grittiest slums can only dream of access to water. But thanks to a German NGO, simple technology and hard work, some humble homes are the first to use plastic netting to harvest water from the fog cloaking the night sky. In sprawling settlements
11 14 2009 7:20AM (...more)

Besivance Approved for Bacterial Conjunctivitis

FRIDAY, May 29 ( HealthDay News ) -- Besivance (besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension 0.6 percent) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat bacterial
05 31 2009 4:28AM (...more)

Cyclosporine Eye Drops a Good Deal for Dry Eye

TUESDAY, Feb. 10 ( HealthDay News ) -- Eye drops that contain the immunosuppressant drug cyclosporine may be a cost-effective treatment for 02 13 2009 9:50PM (...more)

Wal-Mart Will Sell iPhone, But Cost Could Be An Issue

An under-$100 price for Apple's iPhone remains a wish, but the buzz about the iPhone being available at Wal-Mart may be true -- for $197. Calls to several 12 9 2008 9:19PM (...more)

New Contact Lenses Pack Vitamin E, Could Replace Eye Drops

A new contact lens loaded with vitamin E could do away with eye drops . The lenses could be used to deliver eye drops for 03 29 2010 6:28AM (...more)

Review: Chocolate Drops more than just revivalists

Carolina Chocolate Drops , "Genuine Negro Jig " (Nonesuch) Any band that shows up with banjo, fiddle and a jug is in danger of being categorized as just another bunch of revivalists.
02 24 2010 7:30PM (...more)

Drops, not pills, best for swimmer's ear

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Antibiotic or antiseptic drops are the best approach to treating swimmer's ear, according to a new research review. And while oral antibiotics are often prescribed along with 01 23 2010 1:22AM (...more)

Ke$ha's time not yet up on U.S. singles chart

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Rookie pop singer Ke$ha's " TiK ToK " tacked on a fifth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, while Lady Gaga
01 22 2010 2:43PM (...more)

2010 Spoleto embraces renovated SC theater

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Spoleto Festival USA plans to celebrate the reopening of a nearly 300-year old South Carolina theater with a production that was the first opera ever performed in the 01 4 2010 11:44PM (...more)

'Full attack' on Southern California wildfire

MOORPARK, Calif. – A fleet of helicopters made water drops as bulldozers carved firebreaks Thursday to stop a 25-square-mile wildfire burning through an agricultural region of Southern
09 25 2009 7:33AM (...more)