New England College of Optometry News

Dr. Richard Laudon, associate professor at New England College of Optometry, coordinator of vision therapy services at New England Eye-Commonwealth How and why do these kinds of vision function problems start? ...

Bloodshot eyes. Illegible handwriting. Homework battles, inability to concentrate and almost constantly wandering attention.

Mayo Clinic and University of Iowa researchers have identified a new mechanism of atrial fibrillation , the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia .

July 16, 2008 - 12:00 a.m. EST Paul K. Coppola, OD is the owner and optometrist at Westminster Vision Associates on Retreat Street in Westminster.

Friend of Serious Eats and Roadfooder Stephen Rushmore embarked on an insane 100-stop journey with two other Roadfooders, searching for the best ice cream in New England .

Farm Aid, the nation's longest-running benefit concert, will be held this year in New England for the first time.

Before the ensuing 111th Congress has adjourned the 2010 Census will have begun.

CONCORD, Mass. - July 15, 2008 - Are you someone who loves the musty aroma of history...that rich fragrance you find only when you?re exploring shelves of used books? You're not alone in the hunt for bookstore ...

HARTFORD, Conn. _ A deal to sell the bankrupt Haven Healthcare nursing homes has collapsed two weeks after it was announced, forcing state officials to devise a new plan to operate the chain.

While the Iowa Hawkeyes have always recruited the East Coast under Kirk Ferentz, it is not very often they dip into the state of Massachusetts.

Barry Dana has served as Chief of the Penobscot Indian Nation. Now he is an educator whose material is rooted in 11,000 of years of New England history.

Travelers looking for a place to rest while recharging their iPhones or calculating their carbon footprint now have two options along Route 128: The tech-savvy Aloft and the ecoconscious Element hotels.

BOSTON July 2008 With the recent launch of the South Portland, Maine website, Applied Geographics, Inc.

An unusual case involving a sudden remission of lung cancer highlights the carcinogenic potential of certain drugs used to treat Crohn's disease, experts say.

A 6.5-foot great white shark washed up on a Massachusetts beach on Monday. New England has been a little skittish about sharks ever since the movie "Jaws" came out in 1975.

Being born prematurely can lead to a host of long-lasting medical complications and may also affect other areas of life, such as education and income, even when no disability is apparent, a new study suggests.

Individuals who are poor candidates for organ transplantation may improve their odds with a new combination therapy.

The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to ...

Portland International Jetport's passenger traffic grew by nearly 12 percent during the fiscal year that ended June 30, a time when airlines are shedding jobs and reducing the number of flights, airport ...

Epidemic obesity among children today will lead to a surge in the occurrence of premature heart attacks in strokes as those children age, according to two studies published in the New England Journal of ...