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Healthday An interesting finding from this study is that after three weeks of donating blood, those with obesity lowered their systolic blood pressure from 148mmHg to 130mmHg.

http://www.iovs.org/content/early/2012/05/11/iovs.11-9413.abstract Conclusions: In this pilot proof-of-concept study of DME, minocycline as primarytreatment was associated with improved visual function, central macular edema and vascular leakage, comparing favorably with historical controls from previous studies. Microglial inhibition with oral minocycline may be a promising therapeutic strategy targeting the inflammatory etiology of DME.

Ophthalmology News Article | Smoking and Risk of Age-related Cataract: A Meta-analysis |4076465 This study shows that smoking increases the risk for nuclear cataract.