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Study Links Loud Noise to Strokes in Seniors
Monday, February 14th 2011
A recent Danish study reveals that traffic noise increases the likelihood of having a stroke in people over 65.
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Age Related Hearing Loss: Research Discovers Different Types
Tuesday, November 9th 2010
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have gained insight into how different types of age related hearing loss may occur in humans. The discovery could eventually help physicians develop drugs to combat progressive hearing loss.
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White Noise: Helps Inattentive Children Learn
Thursday, October 21st 2010
Playing white noise in class can help inattentive children learn. Researchers tested a group of 51 schoolchildren and found white noise hindered the ability of children who normally pay attention but improved the memory of children who have difficulties in paying attention.
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How to Prevent Hearing Loss: Heart Health
Wednesday, August 4th 2010
New research shows that a healthy cardiovascular system boosts our hearing over time, particularly among older adults. The study also shows that cardiovascular fitness can protect our hearing by having a beneficial effect on the vascular pattern of the cochlea and, consequently, on hearing loss prevention.
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The Latest in Bone Anchored Hearing Implant Technology
Friday, March 19th 2010
Today, those who experience severe conductive and mixed hearing loss have new treatment option.
In August, 2009, hearing aid manufacturer, Oticon, received FDA approval to begin...
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Elusive Protein Points to Mechanism Behind Hearing Loss
Tuesday, January 26th 2010
A serendipitous discovery of deaf zebra fish larvae has helped narrow down the function of an elusive protein necessary for hearing and balance. The work, led by Rockefeller...
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More Than Half of Babies Born Today in Wealthy Nations Will Live to 100 Years if Current Life Expectancy Trends Continue
Tuesday, November 3rd 2009
More than half of babies born in rich nations today will live to 100 years if current life expectancy trends continue. And we are not only living longer than before, but those...
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Health Care Costs Higher For Children With Special Health Care Needs
Saturday, December 31st 2005
Chicago Although children with special health care needs comprised less than 16 percent of the child population, they had health care expenditures three times higher than ch...
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Most Primary Care Physicians Believe Annual Physical Examinations are Valuable
Monday, November 7th 2005
Chicago - Current practice guidelines that recommend against routine annual physicals for adults without specific symptoms of illness may not be widely accepted by primary care...
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Peer Mentoring-- Its Time Has Come
Monday, October 17th 2005
In our society today, there seems to be a local, national or virtual support group for every conceivable problem or condition. Considering their ubiquity and popularity, that...
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Home Videos Suggest Regression Occurs in Some Autistic Children
Monday, October 10th 2005
Chicago - Home videos of first and second year birthday parties provide support for parents' reports of children whose behavior seemed normal when they were one-year-olds but...
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Greater Use of Evidence-Based Medicine Needed in U.S. Outpatient Care
Thursday, August 11th 2005
Chicago - Although the quality of outpatient care in the United States has improved over the last decade, greater use of evidence-based medicine is needed, however, and quality...
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Hospice Referral Rates for Nursing Home Residents and Family Ratings of End-of-Life Care Increase With Intervention Improving Co
Monday, August 1st 2005
Chicago - A simple information and communication intervention between a patient and physician can increase hospice referral rates among nursing home residents, increase their...
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Adults Who Had Higher Exposure to Infant Siblings Have Decreased Risk for MS
Monday, July 4th 2005
Chicago Adults who report having had higher exposure to infant siblings during their first 6 years of life have a reduced risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a in...
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Acupuncture Treatment No More Effective Than Sham Treatment in Reducing Migraine Headaches
Monday, June 20th 2005
CHICAGO - Migraine patients who received true acupuncture had no decrease in headaches as compared with those who received sham acupuncture treatment, according to a study in the...
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Risk of Heart Attack Higher for Several Weeks After Stopping NSAID Therapy
Monday, January 17th 2005
Chicago The risk of having a heart attack is elevated in the weeks after stopping use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to an article in the December issue The...
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Study Examines the Potential for Conflicts of Interest to Influence Evaluation of Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions
Wednesday, January 12th 2005
Chicago A review of the published literature and of internal company documents from the manufacturer of cerivastatin, a cholesterol lowering drug removed from the market 2001,...
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Regular Physical Activity, Including Walking, Associated with Better Mental Functioning in Older Women
Sunday, January 2nd 2005
Chicago Women aged 70 years and older who participated in higher levels of physical activity scored better on cognitive performance tests and showed less cognitive decline wo...
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Computerized Orders Effective in Increasing Administration of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines
Thursday, December 23rd 2004
Chicago Computer-based standing orders are more effective than computerized reminders to physicians in increasing influenza and pneumococcal vaccine administration hospitalize...
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Essential Handbook for People with Aphasia and Their Families Just Published
Friday, December 17th 2004
View Handbook Flyer and Order Form (PDF)The National Aphasia Association (NAA) announces the publication of The Aphasia Handbook: A Guide for Stroke and Brain Injury Survivors...
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Topic: Visual Implants for Blind People
Monday, December 6th 2004
Beck: Hi Dr. Greenberg. It is so exciting to meet you and to tour your facility. Greenberg: Hi. Dr. Beck. Its a pleasure to have you here.Beck: Lets start with a biographi...
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Patients with Chronic Sinus With Recurrent Attacks Do Not Necessarily Develop Resistance to Antibiotics
Saturday, November 13th 2004
Chicago Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS, inflammation of the nasal passages and sinuses) do not necessarily develop resistance to antibiotics although they may treate...
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Many Patients Never Tell Their Health Care Clinicians They Underuse Medications Because of Prescription Costs
Wednesday, November 10th 2004
Chicago About one-third of chronically ill adults who underuse medications because of the costs associated with buying the drugs, never tell their health care accor...
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Antidepressants, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Appear Equally Effective in Treating Social Phobia
Sunday, November 7th 2004
Chicago The use of fluoxetine (an antidepressant) or comprehensive cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) were similarly effective for treating social phobia, while combining t...
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Certain Types of Schizophrenia May Be Linked to Summer Birth
Wednesday, November 3rd 2004
Chicago Patients with deficit schizophrenia, a subtype of schizophrenia characterized by negative symptoms, such as blunted speech and expression, lack of emotional and...
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