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    Oct 24, 2011 |Column| Daily American

  1. Finding a zebra in a beef cow

    Cows are really pretty amazing critters. They continue to amaze me with their toughness and adaptability. I was recently called to examine a beef cow with a history of weight loss after weaning a calf. Weight loss is common in beef cows while a calf is at...

    Tags: Weight, Listeria Outbreak (2011), Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Brain

    2. Jul 19, 2011 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  2. Secondhand Smoke Tied to Hearing Loss in Teens

    NEW YORK -- Teens exposed to secondhand smoke may be at a higher risk of hearing loss, according to medical researchers.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK -- Teens exposed to secondhand smoke may be at a higher risk of hearing loss, according to medical researchers. The findings, which one expert called "surprising," can't prove that secondhand smoke causes hearing loss. But the link is just one...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Hearing Impairment, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Medical Research

    3. Jul 22, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  3. Fungus could imperil livestock

    twager@aberdeennews.com
    A poisoning that can affect cattle on pasture has optimal growing conditions due to this spring and summer weather. While not spotted in South Dakota yet, ergot bodies have been spotted in states to the south, and ergotism is progressing north, said Russ...

    Tags: Agriculture, South Dakota, Human Body, South Dakota State University

    4. Nov 18, 2011 |Story| Winchester Sun

  4. Chronic ear infections usually have an underlying reason

    One of the most common reasons for pets to be taken to their veterinarian is because of ear infections. 
    One of the most common reasons for pets to be taken to their veterinarian is because of ear infections.  Some breeds of dogs are more prone to ear infections such as cocker spaniels, bassett hounds and other breeds with large floppy ears. Dogs with an...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Health, Pharmaceuticals, Ear Infection, Human Body

    5. Oct 26, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Fungus causes white-nose syndrome in bats, researchers find

    Greenspace
    Researchers say they now have proof that a fungus discovered in 2007 is responsible for white-nose syndrome, the devastating infectious disease that has killed more than 1 million bats in North America. The confirmation is a significant step toward...
    6. Jun 7, 2011 |Story| Daily Pilot

  6. My Pet World: Dog and mom still need each other

    Question: Please help settle a family dispute. My 91-year old mother lives 70 miles away in an independent living facility. Her memory is failing, as she was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Pets are allowed, but residents need to be able to...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Lyme Disease, Health, New York, Dog (animal)

    7. Sep 20, 2010 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  7. Listerine cleared up jock itch

    I was in Marine Corps boot camp early in 1970 and developed a bad case of jock itch. My drill instructor, although an extremely harsh and seemingly uncaring guy, had warned us all of this possibility and suggested using Listerine. It worked beautifully,...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Symptoms, Health, Defense, High Blood Pressure

    8. Oct 7, 2010 |Story| LA Canada

  8. In Theory: Scoring on the Religion Quiz

    The Pew Forum on Religion & Public life this week published a short, 15-question religion quiz. The quiz is a shorter version of the "3,412 sampled adults who were asked these and other questions in the U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey." The poll was...

    Tags: Jonathan Edwards, Colleges and Universities, England, Continuing Education, Anglicanism

    9. Mar 23, 2011 |Story| Daily Press

  9. Affordable hearing aids? $200 style helps most

    When it comes time to crank the volume on everyday banter, there are hearing aids that won't break the bank It's a statistic that confounds and frustrates just about anyone who works to make sure the sounds of everyday living are heard: Only about 1 in 5 Americans with hearing loss actually uses a hearing aid. The stumbling blocks? The cost of hearing aids, and the fact that most insurance policies won't cover the devices that make it possible to hear a bird chirping or someone yelling across the room. Or a siren. Or fire alarm. Typically, a hearing aid costs $1,000 to $3,000 (and, remember, that's per ear). According to industry statistics, the average cost of a hearing aid was $1,601 in 2009, the latest year available. Only 22 percent of Americans have insurance policies that will help pay for hearing aids, according to the nonprofit Better Hearing Institute. (Those with Veterans Affairs benefits have full coverage.) Insurance companies, on the whole, have never explained the thinking behind that lack of coverage; some have actually deemed them cosmetic devices. The new federal health care plan doesn't offer coverage either. "We tried to push for that, at least for kids," but got nowhere, said Brenda Battat, executive director of Hearing Loss Association of America. (The plan does prevent a tax on hearing retail sales, however.) Affordable option Dr. Sreek Cherukuri, a board-certified ear-nose-throat specialist who runs an audiology clinic in a blue-collar community in Indiana, was frustrated by the calculus of hearing-loss patients who couldn't afford to hear. He was forever seeing patients with varying degrees of hearing loss, sending them to a free consultation with a trained audiologist -- and never hearing from those patients again. Once they heard the cost of hearing aids, which quickly translates to $2,000 to $6,000 if the hearing loss is in both ears, "Those patients went home with nothing," Cherukuri said. In 2007, when the iPhone came on the market, Cherukuri saw reports showing that the phone's components cost an average of $130 to $140. "I started thinking that if you can make a fantastic phone for under $200, I could make a hearing aid that's pretty good for about the same price," he said. Cherukuri is the first to acknowledge that the best option is a customized hearing aid, one that's designed and fitted to a patient. But for many hearing-impaired people, amplification of a full range of frequencies will make for a marked improvement. Cherukuri got to work designing a hearing aid, for mild to moderately severe hearing loss, that would cost less than $200. By summer 2009, his product, the MDHearingAid, was ready for retail. His company claims the FDA-registered hearing aid -- an analog device that comes with a volume dial -- is "one-size-fits-most," amplifying the sound frequencies of the human voice. Other hearing aids in the under-$200 range amplify only the bass, or low frequencies, and tend to amplify background noises that make it harder to hear the human voice. Review and trial "What he's doing is a good thing," said Dr. Charles Weingarten, an ENT in private practice for 41 years and assistant clinical professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Weingarten examined the MDHearingAid at the request of Tribune Newspapers. "It's an economic issue. Good enough is sometimes the best you're going to get." Weingarten and other ENT physicians who looked at the MDHearingAid were quick to applaud its 45-day free trial, which allows people to find out for themselves if it works for their particular hearing loss. The trial is important, says Cherukuri, because "it takes the brain several weeks to adjust to the hearing aid. It has to get used to the new stimulus of sound. You will hear better on Day 28 than you hear on Day 1," he said. "It's not like glasses, where the minute you put them on, you see better." Cherukuri cautions that for patients whose hearing loss is due to nerve damage -- a hearing loss referred to as one of "clarity" -- the amplification will not fix that loss. Overall, Cherukuri's prescription is one with which no doctor would argue: "See a physician and get the best hearing aid you can afford." bmahany@tribune.com Options for those who are hearing impaired Some 36 million American adults (approximately 17 percent) report some degree of hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. For the MDHearingAid, visit mdhearingaid.com. For other more-affordable options ($295 to $895), Weingarten, who carries a pocketful of $30 amplifiers when he goes on medical missions to third-world countries, recommends the website hearingaidscentral.com.
    Tribune
    When it comes time to crank the volume on everyday banter, there are hearing aids that won't break the bank It's a statistic that confounds and frustrates just about anyone who works to make sure the sounds of everyday living are heard: Only about 1 in...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Apple iPhone, Hearing Impairment, Health, Insurance

    10. Mar 22, 2011 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  10. Top Down, Volume Up: Study Finds Convertibles Can Harm Hearing

    Leslie Clay always wanted a convertible--and three years ago she got one--and hasn't looked back.
    The 33 News
    Leslie Clay always wanted a convertible--and three years ago she got one--and hasn't looked back. "It was great," Leslie said. "It's a very liberating experience and I don't know if I'll ever drive a car that's not a convertible again." When the weather...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Hearing Impairment, Health, Traffic, Career and Workplace

    11. Mar 5, 2011 |Story| WXIN-LTV

  11. Journey of Drey Mingo one for all of Purdue women's basketball

    <span style="font-size: x-small;">The memories aren't cloudy. They're just not there.</span>
    Fox59.com
    The memories aren't cloudy. They're just not there. Not from the point to which she slipped to the floor of her West Lafayette apartment on a Tuesday afternoon in late November. To Drey Mingo, it was a dark sleep with a couple of dazed moments of...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Health, Meningitis, National Invitation Tournament

    12. Mar 7, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. Aberdeen educators help students break silence

    &nbsp; Ethan Hoag might not want to hear every sound &mdash; his little brother&rsquo;s crying, for instance.
    edickey@aberdeennews.com
      Ethan Hoag might not want to hear every sound — his little brother’s crying, for instance.  But it’s important for Ethan, a Simmons Elementary first-grader, to hear what his teacher is saying — and a classroom sound system...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Hearing Impairment, Health, Watertown, Schools

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