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Findings from a recent study published in Clinical Ophthalmology show that iota-carrageenan (I-C) eye drops eased dry eye disease (DED) symptoms and protected the ocular surface in adults with mild-to-moderate disease. Give me some background first. Some context: DED is one of the most common reasons patients see eyecare practitioners (as evidenced in the Tear Film Ocular Society’s DEWS II), and its global prevalence runs anywhere from 5% to 50% depending on region and age group (see this epidemiology report for more on this). The lubricant market has been dominated for decades by hyaluronic acid (HA) products. Innovation since then has mostly meant new combinations of existing compounds. But real gaps remain, with tolerability issues, little ability to help damaged tissue heal, and a therapeutic effect that can take weeks or months to kick in. So what’s the argument favoring I-C drops? The pitch: I-C is a natural polysaccharide extracted from red seaweed. It forms a gel on contact with the ocular surface, holds water there, and thins under the shear of a blink so it does not fight the eyelid.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bowl of oatmeal, a sandwich on whole-grain bread and a side of brown rice may do more for your heart and overall health than you think, according to a new study. Eating four to six servings of whole grains each day may offer the greatest benefits for heart health, lowering body weight, cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure, a large meta-analysis published in the European Heart Journal found. The analysis reviewed data from 87 randomized trials involving more than 6,500 people across Asia, Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia and Brazil. MAN SAYS MEAT-ONLY 'LION DIET' CLEARED PSORIASIS COVERING 90% OF HIS BODY, ENDED DECADES OF DEPRESSIONIt found that many of the greatest benefits occurred when people ate about 60 to 100 grams of whole grains daily — about what you would get from a bowl of oatmeal, two slices of whole-grain bread and a serving of brown rice, according to the researchers.