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A team of researchers performed an innovative bionic retinal implant surgery in Honolulu at the Eye Surgery Center of Hawaii. This is the first time that a surgery of this kind has been performed in the Asia Pacific region. The surgery focuses on restoring vision for the blind people.

The operation was performed by a team of doctors, which was led by Dr. Gree T. Kokame. The groundbreaking procedure was completed on 24th March, 2015. Dr. Mark Humayu, professor of Ophthalmology - University of Southern California (USC) eye institute, Los Angeles, CA and co-inventor of the Argus II Implant were also there, when surgery was performed.

Brutus, a two-year-old rottweiler from Loveland, Colo., has become the second pup to get four prosthetics. It has received training and therapy for some months and now it is back on its feet.

Laura Aquilina, Brutus' foster mom, said, "He just has these little peg legs to get around on and he does a pretty fantastic job inside the dwelling".

Laura shared that Brutus was left out in the cold by its breeder when it was a puppy. It suffered severe frostbite due to the same and its breeder then amputated the pup's feet on his own. The dog was adopted, but was surrendered, as it became difficult for them to maintain the day-to-day demands of the dog.

Britain will provide all infants a vaccine for potentially fatal meningitis B. Britain decided to offer vaccine after it reached a price deal with GlaxoSmithKline PLC.

In 2014, government health advisers suggested the use of the Bexsero vaccine and months have been spent by the government discussing about the price. Owner of the drug is Novartis that lately sold most of its vaccines business to GlaxoSmithKline. Britain will become the first country to offer the vaccine to all babies.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt was proud that Britain is going to be the first country in the world to have a nationwide Men B vaccination program. According to experts, infants will be given the vaccine at two months, followed by two further doses.

A leading US pediatrics group has recommended that drug-testing in school should not be adopted to prevent young people from experimenting with illegal substances. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in a policy statement released on Monday said that it clearly opposes randomly drug testing-students because there is not enough evidence to show that the process is effective.

They said that random-testing can also harm relationships between students and their schools. It is also a possible policy breach, the group said.

The Supreme Court nearly 15 years ago established the legality for school-based drug testing for students. Supporters of the practice said that random drug testing in schools discourages students from using drugs.

A new study has revealed that daily coffee intake helps to cut the cancer causing effects of alcohol. The study was conducted by researchers of American Institute for Cancer Research and World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).

They worked together to determine the cause and prevention of hepatic cancer and performed the most in-depth review of research on influences of diet, exercise, and lifestyle on liver cancer.

The researchers analyzed global studies on cancer and how it stems and prepared a report after examining 34 studies that involved over 8.2 million people and over 24,500 cases of liver cancer.

Bald eagles could find a home in New York, according to scientists. A wildlife scientist said that he had his eye on Fordham Road. He found eagle-friendly habitat that was created by the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo.

Dan Rosenblatt, head of wildlife diversity at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, said, "It is one of the few areas where you can actually get into some denser tree stands. They are looking for taller, more mature trees that are surrounded by continuous canopy".