Far from combat zone, vet faces toughest foe (Albany Times Union) Ex-soldier says he wants answers on disease that afflicts him, many others CLIFTON PARK ? Lou Gehrig's disease is destroying Iraq war veteran Chris Morris.The Shenendehowa High School graduate began experiencing strange muscle twitches and leg kicks at night as a mortar gunner in Iraq in 2004. Morris survived the war, but medical problems have mounted since he came home. Last November, the ...
Vision Correction Procedure Hits a Milestone (Carteret County News-Times) (ARA) - More than 150 million Americans, or approximately 50 percent of the U.S. population, require eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct common vision problems. For these people, waking up in bed and reaching over to the nightstand for eye glasses is a normal ritual.