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Health knowledge made personal
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Mouse Study Sheds Light On Hearing Loss In Older Adults (Medical News Today)
Tue Nov 10 07:31:32 PST 2009
Becoming "hard of hearing" is a standard but unfortunate part of aging: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States, and will afflict an estimated 28 million Americans by 2030.
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'Escaped' Proteins Add To Hearing Loss In Elderly, University Of Florida Researchers Found (Medical News Today)
Tue Nov 10 03:31:15 PST 2009
Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder among the elderly. But scientists are still trying to figure out what cellular processes govern or contribute to the loss.
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Hearing loss in chemo kids has genetic link (CBC.ca)
Mon Nov 09 11:24:16 PST 2009
A chemotherapy drug may cause hearing loss in some childhood cancer patients depending on their genetic makeup, researchers in B.C. have found.
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As more toddlers get cochlear implants, they face a strange new world (Denver Post)
Sun Nov 15 00:06:46 PST 2009
A growing number of deaf babies are receiving cochlear implants soon after their first birthday — the Food and Drug Administration has approved the surgery for children as young as 12 months.
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‘Golden Ear’ Mouse Has Great Hearing As It Ages (redOrbit)
Mon Nov 09 12:11:21 PST 2009
What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with “golden ears” – mice that have outstanding hearing as they age.The work by one of the world’s foremost groups in age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, marks the...
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Healthbeat: The miracle of hearing through pediatric cochlear implants (The Doings Western Springs)
Thu Nov 12 02:09:52 PST 2009
It is a moment filled with shock and awe. A child's face may show surprise, confusion or elation. Teary parents in the room often have their own expressions of joy, amazement and caution. It is the moment when a small child is able to hear for the first time in his or her life.
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Scientists Create A 'Golden Ear' Mouse With Great Hearing As It Ages (Medical News Today)
Tue Nov 10 09:48:21 PST 2009
What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with "golden ears" - mice that have outstanding hearing as they age.
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Scientists Create 'Golden Ear' Mouse With Great Hearing As It Ages (Science Daily)
Mon Nov 09 11:23:03 PST 2009
What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with "golden ears" -- mice that have outstanding hearing as they age. The new mouse hears much like people with "golden ears" -- people who are able to retain great...
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Video to improve patient-doctor communication (News-Medical-Net)
Wed Nov 11 22:20:54 PST 2009
Amid growing concerns about racial, ethnic and language disparities in health care, The Joint Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights have released a video, entitled “Improving Patient-Provider Communication,” which supports language access in...
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You make my head spin (AsiaOne)
Tue Nov 10 20:36:13 PST 2009
JUST the other day, I experienced a sudden bout of dizziness. This dizziness was unusual. I saw everything around me spinning round and round. I had to sit down on the ground. I visited a doctor and he told me I had vertigo. What is it?
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