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ANSWER: Nearsightedness (myopia) indicates that the eyes can see things that are near. Nearsighted eyes don’t see distant objects clearly. It’s a by Matilda Charles common eye condition, and genetic involvement in it © King Features Synd., Inc. is high. If one parent is nearsighted, the children have a 24 percent chance of also being nearsighted. If both parents are nearsighted, the children’s risk (Deadline Passed) increases to 48 percent. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s) Spelling  Prices  Hours If neither parent is affected, the  children have an 8 percent chance of developing nearsightedContact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. ness. Factors other than genes have to be at work. Office: 760-320-0997 Email: valleybits@msn.com (Don’t believeFax: these760-320-1630 percentages with unquestioning Do you know whether you may be taking acceptance. I don’t.) a PIM? PIM stands for a “Potentially Inappropriate DEAR DR. 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My mother has felt guilty about this ever ceive home care are three times more likely to be Fri., 12/9/11 Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. since. She lives with us now. I don’t wantFinal to prescribed an inappropriate medication. Being in a BUY ● SELL ● LIST ● TRADE Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours miss the symptoms of a stroke if she has one. nursing home can result in 50 percent of patients Lots, Plots, Crypts and Niches How do you recognize one, and what should be getting at least one PIM. Half of them! Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. done right away in an emergency? -- T.B. % Many of us take multiple types of medicaSAVE Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Email: valleybits@msn.com tions (the average is 11 different kinds). 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