Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining whet...
Stefan Heller's dream is to someday find a cure for deafness. As a leader in stem cell-based research on the inner ear at the Stanford University School of Medicine, he's got a step-by-step plan for making this dream a reality. It may take another d...
Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining whether this is also true for the growing numbers of deaf children who've received not one, b...
Outcomes following surgically implanted hearing aids that are anchored to bone appear comparable for children younger than 5 years and those older than 5 years, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck...
The world's first sign language dictionary available from a mobile phone has been launched by the University of Bristol's Centre for Deaf Studies. Mobilesign.org is a video dictionary with over 5,000 British Sign Language signs. Produced by staff at...
Children who are stricken with severe hearing loss are five times more likely to contract meningitis, according to a new study published in the March 2007 edition of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery . The study, conducted over a nine year period...
"Not your grandpa's hearing instrument" that's one way of describing CENTRA Activeandtrade;, Siemens Hearing Instruments new product introduced today to meet the needs of a new generation of physically active Americans. With 73% of respondents ages...
A new international task force has been established to address the worldwide shortage of health care workers, the World Health Organization announced on Tuesday, Xinhua/People's Daily reports. According to WHO, the world is short 4.3 million health...
Scientists at University College London and Imperial College London have shown how the brain makes sense of speech in a noisy environment, such as a pub or in a crowd. The research suggests that various regions of the brain work together to make sen...
For those who pumped up the volume one too many times, UC Irvine researchers may have found a treatment for the hearing damage loud music can cause. Fan-Gang Zeng and colleagues have identified an effective way to treat the symptoms of tinnitus, a f...
Hands On Video Relay Services(HOVRS), Inc. today announced its hiring of Kelby Brick as their Directorof Legal and Regulatory Affairs. Brick, a deaf attorney, comes from theNational Association of the Deaf (NAD) where he served as their Directorfor...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, thermography shows grea...
A researcher in the Oregon Health and Science University Cancer Institute and Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center has found a way to identify which men need a second prostate ...
Boys aged 13 and 14 living in rural areas, are the most likely of their age group to access pornography, and parents need to be more aware of how to monitor their children's viewin...
Continuing with more than a decade of research, doctors at the University of Minnesota have discovered a treatment to help patients with advanced cases of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y ...
More US residents "will need government help" with health insurance, as employers shift more of the cost to employees and health care costs continue to increase ...
Four recently published opinion pieces examined health insurance and the various reform proposals being considered in Massachusetts. Summaries appear below. Cha ...
The Maryland General Assembly on Thursday overrode Gov. Robert Ehrlich's (R) veto of a bill that will require employers with more than 10,000 workers in the sta ...
Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining whet...
Large majorities of those who were treated with therapy and with medication satisfied with their care - A national survey of the generaladult population and of ...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, the...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
