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    Consumer Reports Risk Survey: 58 Percent of Cyclists Never Wear a Bicycle Helmet, 27 Percent Never Use Sunscreen  Jan 6, 2009
    And according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, prolonged exposure to noise at or above 85 decibels (emitted by many mowers) can cause gradual hearing loss. Male and female poll respondents didn't act much differently except when it came to wearing sunscreen (women did more often) and reading the info sheet for medicine (ditto). (PR Newswire)

    NRI doctors to set up free clinics  Jan 3, 2009
    We are going to have our experts - people who have their roots here - train health care professionals in the primary health care centres in the rural areas such that they can screen the population for diseases like diabetes, cardio vascular diseases, carcinoma of cervix and prostate, deafness in children, maternal and child health care and mental illness, he added. Each disease will have a physician as a team leader who will be responsible for implementation of the programme. (NDTV.com)

    Madoff Proves SEC Watchdog Has No Bark or Bite  Jan 3, 2009
    " Nothing ever came close to shaking our confidence in those who had proved themselves morally. That "football team" now has 11 gaping vacancies. The other side of the Madoff coin also gives hope. Whistle-blowers from now on may not have as much of their tooting ignored by cash-induced deafness. In the fairy tale, the 6-year-old boy who yells, "The emperor has no clothes on. " brings down the crooked weavers' hoax as quickly as an Alka-Seltzer tablet dissolves under the Iguazu Falls. Real life,... (Newsmax)

    Obama the Magic Negro-Gate  Jan 1, 2009
    Doesn't the mailer, asked several cable news programs, expose the Republicans -- yet again -- for their tone deafness on the issue of race ... After all, for 100 years, the Democratic Party showed its tone deafness to the rights of blacks. (Townhall.com)

    Extra Effort: Logan senior views hearing loss as a challenge, not a barrier  Dec 30, 2008
    She started school soon after her hearing loss and has never let her deafness turn into a disability. Interpreter Carrie Casper signs to Emily Oldenburg, 10, during a timeout at a Logan varsity reserve basketball game. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Letters to the editor (Dec. 24)  Dec 27, 2008
    5 million people (half of them 17 years old or younger) living in the densest concentration on the planet, with no freedom of movement (they cannot leave Gaza by land, air or water), 45 percent of the children suffering from acute anemia, 75 percent of the people suffering from malnutrition, widespread deafness among children due to sonic booms, widespread mental disorders and acute depression, no access to their internationally recognized waters (because Israeli military fire on their boats,... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Cutting edge surgery  Dec 25, 2008
    This meant Fink's invention was useful not only in the military and telecommunications field, but could also be used in minimally invasive laser surgery -- the use of lasers rather than scalpels to operate on everything from tumors, deafness and spine injuries. This type of surgery is known to reduce recovery time, the likelihood of complications and incision size. (CNN -- International)

    Listen up: iPods blamed for deafness  Dec 22, 2008
    Monday, December 22, 2008. McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    As we age, is the pattern of hearing loss different for men and women?  Dec 16, 2008
    The signs, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, include having problems hearing over the telephone; trouble following a conversation if multiple people are talking; turning up the TV so loud that people complain; and finding yourself frequently asking people to repeat themselves. By age 65, roughly one third of the population needs a hearing aid and by 75, half the population does, though many people who need aids don't use them. (Boston Globe)

    3.9 mln kids to be immunized in Nigeria commercial hub  Dec 14, 2008
    He explained that measles, which is a highly infectious disease caused by the measles virus, is one of the six child killer diseases, adding it kills and leaves some children with severe lifelong disabilities, like blindness, brain damage and deafness. " The combined measles-polio campaign offers us a great opportunity to access our children, reduce child mortality and morbidity in measles as well as interrupt wild polio virus transmission among children less than five years," he added. (Xinhuanet, China)

    What you give, might not always be received  Dec 12, 2008
    Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are important causes of over 40 known types of diseases and disorders which primarily affect brain and muscle function, some of which are severely debilitating, with symptoms including stroke, epilepsy, deafness and blindness. One very common mutation in Quebec causes maternally inherited blindness which has now been traced back to a Fille du Roi sent by the king of France in the 1600s to rectify the imbalance of gender in the newly colonized country. (EurekAlert!)

    New Technique Enables Faster Genetic Diagnosis For Hereditary Diseases  Dec 11, 2008
    With this new technology, the molecular diagnosis of genetic diseases such as breast cancer, cystic fibrosis, and hereditary deafness will be carried out much faster and more cost-effectively. It takes 3 to 6 months to receive a result with the techniques that are currently in use. (Science Daily)

    Obesity's Tie to Childhood Earaches  Dec 10, 2008
    One could imagine since these children have ear problems or other illnesses more constantly, they d be smaller, says Howard Hoffman, a researcher at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, who examined the NCHS data. Turns out that s not what happens. (Scientific American)

    WHO launches deafness prevention center in China  Dec 9, 2008
    BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO)on Monday opened here a deafness prevention center in cooperation with the local Tongren Hospital. The center will promote the hearing loss prevention in China, the rural areas in particular. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Crystallography Reveals The 3D Structure Of Mammalian Sperm Receptor  Dec 6, 2008
    Moreover, ZP-N domains are also found in many other extracellular proteins that are unrelated to fertilization, but play important roles in human diseases such as non-syndromic deafness, renal and vascular disorders, and cancer. In the Nature paper, an example is discussed that shows how the structure of ZP-N can be used to understand the molecular basis of some of these disorders. (Science Daily)

    Discovery of a debilitating genetic syndrome - MEDNIK Syndrome found in Quebec families sharing a common ancestor  Dec 5, 2008
    Caused by a mutation in the AP1S1 gene, this syndrome is characterized by mental retardation, enteropathy, deafness, and peripheral neuropathy, ichthyosis, and keratodermia (MEDNIK). "Our observations strongly suggest that MEDNIK Syndrome is caused by impaired development of various neural networks, including the spinal chord (ataxia and neuropathy), the inner ear (sensorineural deafness) and possibly the brain (microcephaly and psychomotor retardation)," notes Dr. Cossette. (Canada Newswire)

    Unique hereditary disorder found in Quebec families  Dec 5, 2008
    MEDNIK is an acronym of the symptoms: mental retardation; enteropathy (poor food absorption); deafness; peripheral neuropathy (a problem with nerve and muscle connections); ichthyosis (dry scaly skin); and keratodermia (horn-like skin growths). They have severe developmental delay, Cossette said of children born with the syndrome. (Edmonton Sun)

    Fruit Fly Research May Lead To Better Understanding Of Human Heart Disease  Dec 5, 2008
    (May 10, 2005) University of Iowa Biological Sciences Professor Daniel F. Eberl and his colleagues at Duke University have uncovered genetic defects leading to deafness in fruit flies that may shed light on. (July 21, 2003) UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers have discovered a tumor-suppressor gene that, in fruit flies, simultaneously restricts cell proliferation and promotes cell death, a process that. (Science Daily)

    Discovery of a debilitating genetic syndrome  Dec 5, 2008
    Caused by a mutation in the AP1S1 gene, this syndrome is characterized by mental retardation, enteropathy, deafness, and peripheral neuropathy, ichthyosis, and keratodermia (MEDNIK). Our observations strongly suggest that MEDNIK Syndrome is caused by impaired development of various neural networks, including the spinal chord (ataxia and neuropathy), the inner ear (sensorineural deafness) and possibly the brain (microcephaly and psychomotor retardation)," notes Dr. Cossette. ''Disruption of the... (EurekAlert!)

    Gene Associated With Age-related Hearing Loss Identified  Dec 4, 2008
    "Finding the genetic causes of age-related hearing loss could lead to treatments that would bring relief to millions of people worldwide who now suffer from social isolation, depression and even cognitive impairment as a result of not being able to properly understand what others are saying,'' said Dr. Matthew Huentelman, an investigator in TGen's Neurogenomics Division and one of the lead authors. Researchers believe this paper's findings represent important and significant progress in the... (Science Daily)

    Kidney Function Discovery Sheds Light On Genetic Complexity Of Disease  Dec 2, 2008
    For those individuals in whom it continues to occur, it is generally thought not to cause medical problems but previous cases have been linked to high blood pressure, kidney stones, deafness and problems in the brain. "Iminoglycinuria was observed to occur in families and the pattern of inheritance suggested that the cause might be due to an inherited abnormality of a specific pump on the surface of kidney cells," Professor Rasko explains. (Science Daily)

    Light may bring sound to the deaf  Nov 22, 2008
    However, hair cells can be destroyed by disease or injury, or can contain defects at birth, leading to deafness. In such cases, cochlear implants can directly stimulate neurons. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)

    Scientists Reshape Future Of Drug Discovery With Next Generation Man-Made Molecules  Nov 21, 2008
    20, 2008) Scientists in Leeds have devised a new way to create the next generation of man-made molecules in a breakthrough that could revolutionize drug development. Creating new drugs to combat disease and illness requires the completion of a complex 3D jigsaw. (Science Daily)

    French Court Fines Power Grid For Harming Animals  Nov 18, 2008
    The high voltage line, 30 metres away from the house, caused respiratory problems for the 34-year old farmer and deafness in his 57-year old mother and 59-year old father, Marcouyoux said. Marcouyoux said his symptoms stopped when he moved into a caravan further away from the site. (Planet Ark, United States)

    Life sentence  Nov 15, 2008
    These drugs are highly toxic and often cause painful side effects, some of which can be permanent, like deafness. "It's a really tough situation for the patient and those who have to care for them," he says. (BBC News -- Health)

    Sailors prevail, but only barely  Nov 15, 2008
    "It is gratifying that the court did not accept the Navys expansive claims of executive power, and that two thirds of the injunction remains intact, said Richard Kendall, NRDC co-counsel.The Navy acknowledges that sonar can be deadly to marine mammals, and that the exercises at issue would take an estimated 170,000 marine mammals, including causing permanent injury to more than 500 whales and temporary deafness to at least 8,000 whales. ". SAHSgrad wrote on Nov 13, 2008 9:46 PM:" The choice was... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    It's all over, what do you think?  Nov 10, 2008
    I'm looking to the day when a president just happens to experience Down Syndrome, multiple sclerosis, deafness, traumatic brain injury, etc. I was offended at seeing Trig used as a prop by Sarah. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    Lecture focuses on help beyond hearing aids  Nov 9, 2008
    Cochlear implants are a proven medical option for individuals who have severe to profound nerve deafness and receive little or no useful benefit from hearing aids. Cochlear Americas literature says, Electrical stimulation produces sound that is very different from hearing with hearing aids. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    'Personal genomes' from Africa, Asia mapped  Nov 6, 2008
    The second study, led by Jun Wang of the Beijing Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, China, described the first genome of a man from China as "a representative of an East Asian population that accounts for nearly 30% of the human population." The study found the man possessed a gene for deafness. "With such rapid advances in next-generation technologies, and with third generation technologies emerging, this is just the beginning of the era of the individual genome," says Samuel Levy and Robert... (USA Today -- Tech)

    Brittle bone disease  Nov 2, 2008
    Deafness from fractures of bones in the ear. Hernias. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Aggressive Phototherapy Can Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcomes In Some Preemies  Oct 31, 2008
    30, 2008) Researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say the use of aggressive phototherapy reduces the odds that tiny premature infants will develop neurodevelopmental impairment such as cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness or physical or mental challenges. See also. (Science Daily)

    Gene Find Sheds Light On Motor Neuron Diseases Like ALS  Oct 28, 2008
    Most patients live full lives, but many experience a range of other difficulties, including blindness, skin problems, nerve damage in the fingers and toes, and deafness. Some patients are completely disabled, while others have little difficulty. (Science Daily)

    Insect Spotlight: Insects are often wrongfully the focus of paranoia (20)  Oct 28, 2008
    Moreover, if the inner ear is damaged by the insect or the well-intentioned medical personnel, infection can produce some lasting problems, of which deafness is only the start. This problem is particularly acute in India, where hundreds of cases of human otoacariasis are reported each year. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)

    Tender heart born of warm, yet wavering, start to life  Oct 27, 2008
    Her advancing deafness made it unlikely she heard much of his sermons. This summer, she watched on television as her son, Claybon Council, pitched to local baseball phenom Josh Hamilton in Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium. (News & Observer)

    Making Flies Sick Reveals New Role For Growth Factors In Immunity  Oct 27, 2008
    (May 10, 2005) University of Iowa Biological Sciences Professor Daniel F. Eberl and his colleagues at Duke University have uncovered genetic defects leading to deafness in fruit flies that may shed light on. (Jan. (Science Daily)

    Baldelli savors playing a part  Oct 23, 2008
    Symptoms can include blindness, deafness, strokes, seizures, cardiac disease, liver disease, diabetes, the inability to digest food, and susceptibility to infection. "Researchers have linked mitochondrial dysfunction to a range of other well-known diseases, including autism, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and even cancer.". (Boston Globe)

    Around the corner ...  Oct 22, 2008
    It's a debilitating disease that causes muscle weakness and can also lead to, among other things, blindness, deafness, seizures, diabetes and heart failure. According to the UMDF website, researchers also have linked mitochondrial dysfunction to a range of other well-known diseases, such as autism, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and even cancer. (CBS News)

    If I have trouble hearing in one ear, is it dangerous?  Oct 20, 2008
    Sudden deafness is fairly common, and most of the time, it's a benign problem caused by the build-up of wax in the ear canal, water in the ear, or congestion from a head cold or allergies ... But sometimes sudden deafness is "sensorineural," meaning that the inner ear nerve endings are damaged, which is a genuine medical emergency. (Boston Globe)

    Cochlear implant opens world of hearing to Longview woman  Oct 20, 2008
    The National Institute on Deafness describes it as a useful representation. Ultimately, only Jordan knows how it sounds. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Lodge looks soberly at death's 'long silence'  Oct 19, 2008
    "Deafness is comic, as blindness is tragic," Desmond asserts in the journal that forms the narrative of the novel, and comedy is certainly Lodge's bread and butter ... He tries to keep up with the busy schedule of his entrepreneurial and ever-more-youthful wife, Winifred, between doleful trips down to London to visit his aging father, a former musician besieged by deafness as well as an enlarged prostate and an encroaching dementia that renders him suspicious of just about everything and... (Boston Globe)

    Genes that control cell death fingered in age-related hearing loss  Oct 17, 2008
    But while more than 100 genes are known to play a role in congenital deafness, scientists have yet to pinpoint any gene in humans that plays a role in presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss ... In the study in Apoptosis, the team used two different methods to study gene expression, thanks to funding from the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, both part of the National Institutes of Health. (EurekAlert!)

    Worrisome Infection Eludes a Leading Children's Vaccine  Oct 15, 2008
    Pneumococcal meningitis can be fatal, and survivors are often left with deafness and other lifelong neurological problems. And by most measures, the vaccine has worked: by 2002, rates of infection from these bacteria had dropped as much as 80 percent in some places. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    Disabled gamers  Oct 15, 2008
    Such as hand movement, deafness etc, There is no way at all I can play games today as the controls are to complex and you have to mash so many buttons at a time, plus games lack subtitles. As much as it sucks, disabled gamers are seen as a 'minority' and developers etc will not specifically cater games for cripples. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Tackling Deafness at Birth  Oct 15, 2008
    Meenakshi Rajagopal, State commissioner for disabled inaugurated the orientation programme which kicked off yesterday. Saraswathy Narayanaswamy, director, Balavidyalaya, The School for Young Deaf Children said the project is cost-effective and aims to help children with hearing impairment from birth to two-and -a- half years. (MedIndia)

    One in ten face deafness from iPods, MP3 players  Oct 14, 2008
    It's not just deafness, it also eventually creates a constant ringing in the ears through damage to the ear's nerves - a ringing that goes on 24/7, day and night - and when certain sounds are heard there is also a maddening crackling noise that accompanies them ... Like all the cars blaring doof doof music, its ok they will all lodge industrial deafness claims in a few years and win. (Melbourne Herald Sun)

    * Ears wide shut  Oct 13, 2008
    I get the impression that having Ramon, Louise and their kids around here has done a lot to make this small corner of England a little less scared of deafness. Back at the house, we have coffee, and Louise makes a victoria sponge cake. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Page turners  Oct 13, 2008
    The esteemed British novelist --- twice a finalist for the Booker Prize --- delivers a tale about a linguistics professor "vexed by his encroaching deafness and at loose ends in his personal life.". Coming this month. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Whats it all about?  Oct 11, 2008
    Acupuncture is known to help with head and neck pains, migraines, cervical spondylitis, azoospermia, urinary systems like bed-wetting in children, laryngitis, earache, depression, arthritis, deafness, schizophrenia and skin disorders like acne, psoriasis and hair loss. Acupuncture can also help in curing a cigarette addiction, alcoholism and drugs, he added. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)

    Protein that helps people hear found  Oct 10, 2008
    "This won't help cure deafness but will help diagnose why some people have hearing problems, especially in noisy places," Avan, who worked on the study, said. The study, which used genetically engineered mice, looked at the part of the inner ear called the cochlea, which contains two types of sensory cells to detect sounds. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)

    Empowering the deaf  Oct 5, 2008
    An aluminium fabricator by trade, Soon is unperturbed by his deafness. Apart from kayaking, he enjoys interacting and hanging out with friends, fishing and playing computer games. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Helping older ears hear again  Oct 3, 2008
    Theyre among growing numbers of seniors turning to the quarter-sized implants and external processors to restore communication and connection and to prove that a slow descent into deafness is not an inevitable consequence of aging ... Gantz and others grumble at those limits, which they say may penalize people who are on the border of deafness ... The worst candidates are people who grew up primarily using sign language to communicate and never really learned sound, and those with a very... (MSNBC -- Health)

    Handing out early NFL awards  Oct 3, 2008
    Growing numbers of seniors are turning to cochlear implants to restore communication and connection and to prove that a slow descent into deafness is not an inevitable part of aging. Multimedia. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Video: Palin once blessed to be free from 'witchcraft'  Oct 3, 2008
    Non-demonic miracles attributed to Jesus involved infirmities such as fever, Leprosy and related skin diseases, long-term bleeding, withered hands, Dropsy, deafness, blindness and paralysis. Miracles of a controlling nature: Feeding the 5000 and the 4000 men, cursing the Fig Tree, Turning water into wine, walking on water, trasfiguration of Jesus, Catch of 153 fish, calming a strom, transubstantiation during last supper. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    The wondrous consensus in D.C.  Oct 3, 2008
    Editor - Loved your article on health care in the Oct. 1 edition ("Prescriptions for America." In particular, the tennis coach from Burlingame, who overcame deafness. My only question is. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    Australia's telcos have dismissed a Swedish study which found ...  Sep 25, 2008
    He says those who started using a mobile phone before the age of 20 also increased the risk by five times of getting an acoustic neuroma a benign but often disabling tumour of the auditory nerve which usually caused deafness. Adult users were not safe either, it was claimed, with people who began using mobiles in their 20s being 50 per cent "more likely to contract glioma and twice as likely to get acoustic neuromas". (Adelaidenow)

    'Dancing with the Stars' recap: Crazy Cloris steals the season premiere  Sep 24, 2008
    Like taking Marlee Matlins deafness into account last season. Corky is laughing hysterically through everything. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Life lessons  Sep 23, 2008
    Grange Hill has introduced characters with deafness, Asperger's Syndrome, epilepsy, ME and agoraphobia - helping young viewers to understand people are not defined merely by their disability. And it broke new ground when Francesca Martinez, a young girl with cerebral palsy, joined the cast in 1994 for five years, often getting involved with amusing storylines that made no reference to her condition. (BBC News -- UK)

    Who Are This Year's 'Geniuses?'  Sep 23, 2008
    Wilson studies electrical activity in the brain, and her findings may affect treatments for Parkinson's disease and deafness. "As scientists we're kind of trained to try to keep ideas in pace with funding," she said. (Click2Houston, TX)

    NBA player speaks on deafness, challenges  Sep 23, 2008
    Lance Allred escaped a cult and overcame deafness, obsessive compulsive disorder and depression to become the NBA's first legally deaf player ... Lance's deafness was not discovered until he was a toddler. (Daily Collegian, PA)

    Mobile use 'increases cancer risk in children'  Sep 23, 2008
    Young mobile phone users were also five times more likely to develop acoustic neuroma, a benign tumour that can cause deafness, the study said. Professor Lennart Hardell, of the University Hospital in Orebro, Sweden, said radiation from the phones penetrated deeper into children's brains because their heads were smaller and skulls were thinner than adults. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Mobile phone use 'raises children's risk of brain cancer fivefold'  Sep 22, 2008
    Professor Hardell told the conference held at the Royal Society by the Radiation Research Trust that "people who started mobile phone use before the age of 20" had more than five-fold increase in glioma", a cancer of the glial cells that support the central nervous system. The extra risk to young people of contracting the disease from using the cordless phone found in many homes was almost as great, at more than four times higher. Those who started using mobiles young, he added, were also five... (Independent)

    A new research underway to cure hearing impaired  Sep 22, 2008
    Melbourne, Sept 22 (PTI) A new research that uses stem cells for regrowing the damaged nerves that connect the ear to the brain in a hearing impaired person is underway, if successful it may cure deafness. A Melbourne-based researcher, Bryony Coleman has been conducting world-first research into the potential of stem cells to regrow the nerves that connect the ear to the brain at the Eye and Ear hospital here. (Press Trust of India)

    House vs. House: Addiction, Hearing Loss  Sep 21, 2008
    They have been taking 15 to 75 tablets per day and in a short period of time have developed a rapidly progressive hearing loss, which leads to permanent total deafness. New research released this week by the Kaiser Family Foundation indicates that people are receiving important health information from prime-time television shows. (ABC News)

    Paralympics: Singapore's Laurentia Tan wins second Equestrian bronze  Sep 12, 2008
    It was there her deafness was diagnosed. I'm not sure if she could have achieved all this if she had stayed in Singapore then. (Channelnewsasia.com)

    An Infant with Congenital Deafness, Lethargy, and Hypothermia  Sep 11, 2008
    NEJM -- Case 28-2008 -- An 8-Day-Old Infant with Congenital Deafness, Lethargy, and Hypothermia ... Case 28-2008 An 8-Day-Old Infant with Congenital Deafness, Lethargy, and Hypothermia. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    How outsiders get a raw deal  Sep 6, 2008
    It demonstrates how porous those categories are, although one can distinguish between artists who lead relatively normal lives, such as the eclectic Slim Barrie, and the introverted fibre sculptures of the late Judith Scott, who suffered from Down syndrome and deafness. There is a strange, brooding presence in Scott's works that would have sent the Surrealists into ecstasies. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Minister wants tariffs on tobacco raised to discourage smoking  Sep 5, 2008
    According to Lawal, "these diseases cause life-long debilitation and disability and sudden and unexpected death. Other conditions linked to tobacco use include tuberculosis, blindness, deafness and nutritional and psychological disorders.". He continued: "Tobacco kills close to five million people yearly worldwide with over 70 percent occurring in developing countries including Nigeria. World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that about 1.3 billion people in the world are currently smoking and... (Guardian News, Nigeria)

    Vet Gets Second Cochlear Implant  Sep 4, 2008
    Roy Gibbs, a Vietnam veteran, developed a disease years after his military service, which eventually led to deafness in both ears. A team of specialist inserted a cochlear implant in Gibbs left ear. (WOKR13 Rochester)

    Dating Websites for the Disabled  Sep 3, 2008
    The site provides a forum for discussing deafness and ALS issues, culture, religion, work, sports, and living. Users can place free lifetime ads in a matter of minutes. (Suite101.com)

    Mission rejuvenates lives  Sep 1, 2008
    Ear infections are the most common cause of deafness in Asia, where people aren't treated adequately with antibiotics and the World Health Organization deems them a priority in Asia, he said. Cable, who did cleft palate and lip reconstruction, said he's the "smile" part of the mission: "It's a phenomenal thing to do for kids.". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Pencil in 2010 as the start of recovery from the recession  Sep 1, 2008
    By Charles GoodhartLast Updated: 10:15pm BST 31/08/2008. The UK is currently entering a recession. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Peugeot hybrid's Paris debut  Sep 1, 2008
    Peugeot hybrid's Paris debut - Telegraph. Peugeot hybrid's Paris debut. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Arctic becomes an island as ice melts  Sep 1, 2008
    By Auslan CrambLast Updated: 4:01pm BST 31/08/2008. The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Race to build new nuclear reactors start  Sep 1, 2008
    By Katherine Griffiths, City CorrespondentLast Updated: 12:38am BST 24/05/2007. Nuclear reactor designer Westinghouse is plunging into the race to build new power stations in the UK.. (Yahoo News -- Nuclear Power and Waste)

    PartyGaming bets on Empire Online  Sep 1, 2008
    By Stephen SeawrightLast Updated: 1:34am GMT 29/12/2006. Internet gambling group PartyGaming is set to acquire the gaming assets of rival Empire Online as the industry consolidates following the US crackdown. (Yahoo News -- Gambling & Lottery)

    Institute offers hope for smallest cancer sufferers  Sep 1, 2008
    Despite being left with developmental difficulties, partial deafness and one kidney, Jake survived - largely thanks to techniques and technologies developed by world-class cancer researchers both here and overseas. An example of one of the latest advances is an inhibitor for a protein encoded by the gene ODC 1, which Prof Kavallaris said was shown to destroy tumours in the lab and she expects it to go to clinical trials soon. (Brisbane Times)

    Deafness breakthrough as doctor grows  Aug 31, 2008
    The search for new therapies for deafness has taken a significant step forward after scientists successfully grew a critical type of ear cell in mammals for the first time ... Between 60 and 90 per cent of cases of deafness and hearing loss are caused by damage to hair cells in a part of the inner ear called the cochlea that pick up sound and activate the nerves that transmit this sensory information to the brain ... The cells do not regenerate, so this damage causes progressive and irreversible... (Times Online)

    Australian Shepherd  Aug 29, 2008
    Prospective owners should be aware that there is a risk of blindness and/or deafness. Although it is rare, the breed can also be born with spinal defects; furthermore, because many are prone to hip dysplasia, their owners should keep an eye out for problems (testing is also available to ensure the puppy's hip functions normally). (Suite101.com)

    Nature Clinical Practice Neurology  Aug 29, 2008
    Normal performance on neuropsychological measures administered nonverbally and failure to activate auditory cortices on functional MRI led to a diagnosis of locked-in-syndrome complicated by central deafness. Free featured article. (Nature News Service)

    Two-thirds of mumps cases likely going undetected  Aug 29, 2008
    It is not clear how many of those cases will result in permanent deafness or sterility. Related Articles. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    Protecting Newborns From a Dangerous Threat  Aug 28, 2008
    Those who survive often suffer permanent disabilities such as blindness, deafness, mental retardation and cerebral palsy, according to Group B Strep International, a nonprofit group dedicated to informing the public about the disease. The good news is, doctors have come up with an effective means of helping to protect newborns from the bacterium. (Health-Finder)

    Mumps traced to community in Chilliwack  Aug 28, 2008
    Permanent effects are rare but include deafness or sterility in people who have swollen reproductive organs. In extremely rare cases, mumps can be fatal. (Globe and Mail)

    Ear hairs help hearing?  Aug 28, 2008
    The proof-of-concept experiments are a crucial step toward therapies that could one day treat deafness and inner-ear disease in humans, said the study, published in the British journal Nature ... The loss of these cells and the neurons they contain is the most common cause of hearing impairment and so-called nerve deafness ... But recent research has kindled hope that nerve deafness may one day be curable. (iAfrica.com)

    Counting Days Until the World Goes Quiet  Aug 28, 2008
    "The deafness thing -- I will find some funky, quirky way to make it work for me," Jessica told "Good Morning America" shortly after she got the diagnosis. "To be the person in the family where they are like, 'Wow, she's deaf, but she does it so well!'". (ABC News)

    Senior Notes  Aug 27, 2008
    The most common form of hearing loss is nerve deafness. This comes about as a result of the fact that the cochlea (inner ear) and auditory nerves do not properly transmit their signals to the brain. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

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