Aug 25, 2009 | Hearing Loss | 0 |
By age 50, about 90% of coal miners, and 49% of metal/nonmetal miners, have a hearing impairment, versus 10% of non-miners, according to The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Read MoreDe la Cruz was director of education, House Ear Institute associate, House Clinic, Los Angeles.
Read MoreAug 3, 2009 | Patient Care, Research | 0 |
Griffith speaks about his new job, his vision for the future, and more.
Read MoreResearchers from Massachusetts General Hospital report that Avastin treatment successfully shrank characteristic tumors in a small group of NF2 patients, the first reported successful NF2 treatment not involving surgery or radiation, according to a statement released by the hospital.
Read MoreJul 20, 2009 | Regulation, Research | 0 |
An international group of researchers has found three mutations responsible for a form of hereditary deafness in a gene that is implicated in cancer, according to a statement from the NIDCD.
Read MoreJul 13, 2009 | TeleHealth | 0 |
The event, sponsored by Starkey Laboratories Inc, took place last month with more than 70 industry leaders in attendance, says Starkey.
Read MoreA team of physicians from Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, and Yale-New Haven Childrens Hospital have found that babies from uninsured families who are born with congenital defects are far more likely than those whose families have insurance
Read MoreJun 10, 2009 | Organizations, People, Prevention, Research | 0 |
The new members are Rickie Davis, PhD, William Brownell, PhD, John Niparko, MD, Karen Friderici, PhD, and Brenda Battat, MA.
Read MoreMay 27, 2009 | Evaluation, In the Ear | 0 |
Memory loss is one of the very few symptoms that may signal which 70-year-olds risk developing dementia, according to a doctoral thesis at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Read MoreResearch findings also indicate that when combined with other risk factors, CMV virus could lead to the development of atherosclerosis, according to the study.
Read MoreThe finding may lead to better understanding of how the body responds to mechanical stimuli.
Read MoreMay 5, 2009 | Evaluation | 0 |
The study underscores the importance of appropriate follow up of newborn hearing screens that determine whether a more detailed evaluation of a babys hearing by an audiologist is needed.
Read MoreResearchers found that the ion channels responsible for hearing are not located where scientists previously thought, which turns old theories upside down and could have major implications for the prevention and treatment of hearing loss.
Read MoreApr 22, 2009 | Hearing Loss | 0 |
A scientist at Case Western Reserve University has received a $1.66 million grant for otoprotection research.
Read MoreResearchers at Tel Aviv University say they have discovered “hair” microRNAs as a cause and potential new cure for deafness.
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