eyeglasses News Archive

31-Dec-2008

 

  • Prism eyeglasses help brain injuries (Friendswood Journal)
    The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), a leader in the treatment and rehabilitation of veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), is continuing to adapt its programs and offer cutting-edge technology to meet the needs of the men and women who have served in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq (OIF). The latest breakthrough is the ...


  • D.C. Police Offer Peek at What's Been Pilfered (Washington Post)
    A brown wooden organ, possibly from a church. One white baby bootee with pink lace, alongside a silver flask engraved with the initials J.E. Rusty spoons and framed photos in black and white, circa mid-20th century.


  • Think over-the-counter medicine if you still have flex account cash (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
    INDIANAPOLIS -- Stocking up on aspirin by Wednesday night will do more than blunt a New Year's Day hangover for many people across the country.


  • Clock is ticking on New Year's glasses (The Record)
    They have become an icon over the past decade. You couldn't turn on the TV on New Year's Eve without seeing hundreds of pairs of the gaudy plastic glasses in the numerical shape of the New Year.


  • Few crime victims take state benefits (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
    The state Crime Victims Board distributed $27 million last year to crime victims and their families, even though only 13 percent of victims of violent crimes applied for benefits, officials said Tuesday.


  • Spend before it's too late :Last-minute ways to use Flexible Spending Account. (South Bend Tribune)
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Stocking up on aspirin by tonight will do more than blunt a New Year's Day hangover for many people across the country.


  • Flex spending deadline looms for many employees (The Journal News)
    INDIANAPOLIS - Stocking up on aspirin by tonight will do more than blunt a New Year's Day hangover for many Americans. Purchases like that also help employees who hold health Flexible Spending Accounts whittle their balances before 2008 ends and, in many cases, they forfeit their money.


  • Starwatch Consumer: General Motors offers no-interest loans; flex spending deadline (The Kansas City Star)
    General Motors Corp., battling a 22 percent decline in U.S. sales this year, is offering financing discounts including no-interest loans for as long as five years on some 2008 and 2009 models. The rates range from no interest to 5.9 percent annually, are available through Jan. 5 and may be used with cash rebates of as much as $4,250, GM said Tuesday.


  • Man robs business of eyeglasses in Henrico (NBC 12 Richmond)
    RICHMOND, VA (NBC12) - Henrico police are looking into a strange burglary near Willow Lawn, where a thief was after eyeglasses. Around 11 p.m. Saturday night, police say a man broke out the front glass of Capital Eye Care, located in the 4900 block of West Broad Street.


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