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...
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are several steps closer to the day when a profoundly deaf patient's own bone marrow cells could be used to let him or her hear the world. The IU group, led by Eri Hashino, Ph.D., was able to tran...
A follow-up study from Israel regarding pediatric hearing loss caused by otitis media and poor reading performance has determined that first and second graders with obvious reading impairments have escaped the deleterious effect of otitis media duri...
A follow-up study from Israel regarding pediatric hearing loss caused by otitis media and poor reading performance has determined that first and second graders with obvious reading impairments have escaped the deleterious effect of otitis media duri...
A research team led by Professor Franco Lepore, director of the Centre for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognition at the Universite de Montreal, has shown that both early- and late-onset blind people have better sound discrimination abilities tha...
In a finding that may one day help researchers better understand age-related memory and hearing loss, scientists have shown that two key nervous system proteins interact in a manner that helps regulate the transmission of signals in the nervous syst...
FDA Not Recommending Removal of Implants Already in Place - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Advanced Bionics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation, is conducting a voluntary recall of its...
A team of researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center and Jefferson Medical College has been awarded a $7.7 million, five-year grant by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) to study how inflammation aff...
Seven doctors who work at the Stapleford Centre, a drug addiction clinic, are facing The General Medical Council on charges of serious professional misconduct. They are accused of prescribing drugs inappropriately - they all deny acting improperly....
Some 37 original articles are featured in the October, 2004, edition of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. This issue can be acce...
Personal stereo systems offer a convenient way to listen to music in public without disturbing others. A typical system combines a portable cassette, compact disc player, or radio, with headphones or earphones. Scientific studies suggest that these...
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...
