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It's the latest wrinkle in research toward finding a pill that will help protect and even treat hearing loss from exposure to loud noise. While the effort is hardly new, experts say it has picked up steam in just the past few years.// Starting in a few months, a group of 600 Marines will face ri...One Million Americans - and Counting - Come Out Against President Obama's Health Care Plan
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...soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses and blocks the airway during sleep. Most children with OSA have a history of snoring that tends to be loud and may include obvious pauses in breathing and gasps for breath. Parents often notice that the child seems to be working hard to breathe during slee...Risky driving puts P-platers at high danger of crash
...of their perceptions, their crash risk escalates significantly. Risky driving behaviours included speeding, carrying multiple passengers, listening to loud music and text messaging while driving. The research evidence shows that these behaviours are significant contributors to road crashes, particularly a...Memory Forms at 30 Weeks in the Womb
...cine and medical director of obstetrics at Scott & White. "I almost wish I could do an ultrasound looking at the baby while they were making these loud noises. I would not be at all surprised to see the baby putting its hands over its ears." And, of course, doctors routinely used different forms of...Boca Raton, FL Becomes Home of Dale Buchanan's Supreme Ultimate Fitness
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...of the real-world ambience of a noisy nightclub, researchers Luca Tommasi and Daniele Marzoli took notes as 286 patrons went about their business with loud music blaring in the background. The majority of folks engaged in conversation listened with their right ear. In the second study, the researchers ...New Poll Finds Disease Prevention is Top Priority for Americans in Health Reform
...ent to prevention and wellness. Not only does the science say we need to target disease before it strikes, but the American people are saying it too - loud and clear," said Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Health Care Task Force. "Prevention is America...Your Hearing May be at Risk, Says Harvard Men's Health Watch
... noise exposure is the most common cause, but recreational noise -- such as loud music -- is catching up. If present trends continue, the condition may some...warning signs. If your ears ring or buzz after being exposed to noise, it's loud enough to cause damage. And if noise exposure makes hearing painful, muffle...Premier Micronutrient Launches Supplement for Hearing Health
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...asure the volume of a pair of whispering bat species' calls to find out how loud the whisperers are. They publish their discovery that whispering bats are r...emarkable 100 times louder than a 70decibel bat whisper and almost twice as loud as A. jamaicensis. Surlykke suspects that she can explain the difference...Photos: Turn Your Couch into a 'Disney' Ride for Under $300
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...n local wildlife populations. Curious to know how sharp-eared bats react to loud background noise, Siemers and his colleagues Andrea Schaub and Joachim Ostw...15m of the busy road. Back in the lab the animals were less bothered by the loud traffic noise than they had been by the white noise buzz. But they still pr...Unique study shows oil, gas seismic work not affecting Gulf sperm whales
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... dubbed a "giggle" by those who study the animal - is a vocalization used more frequently in competitive situations, such as haggling over prey, while loud whooping calls are used for long-distance communication. However, groans are the most common type of vocalization for communicating in short-range set...Novo Nordisk Convenes Policy and Clinical Experts at Diabetes Media Summit
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... Not because I don't share them, but because I was pretty certain I was standing alone. Apparently not. A colleague and I . . . were wondering out loud about [Pluck's] business model and it hit us almost simultaneously: they keep track of what we search and then use it as deep and accurate marketing i...Ten reasons to flee your Midwest technology employer
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...Gene Patterns Can Predict Disease Progression and Influence Choice of Treatment, was published in the journal Nature Medicine and made him exclaim out loud when he read it. The research has helped scientists predict who may develop cancer, what therapies doctors will choose, and who is going to respond...House may vote soon to relax stem-cell restrictions
...rchers led by UW-Madison's James Thomson were the first to isolate human embryonic stem cells. While many detractors of Bush's policy have worried out loud that other countries will take the lead in stem cell research, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently called for the state to pursue a mul...Forma 1400 from Thermo Scientific
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