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Articles posted on Sun, Aug 29, 2010

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Hope of a cure for deafness - Express.co.uk

DEAF people were given fresh hope last night after a woman became the first person in Britain to receive a single implant which brings hearing to both ears. [...] more »

Categories: Wissenschaft Medizin CI

Articles posted on Tue, Aug 24, 2010

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Birth defects 'will rise as cousins wed' - This is London

In a Dispatches documentary to be shown on Channel 4 tonight, a British-born Pakistani woman tells how childhood deaths and deafness plagued her family ... Great Ormond Street said it was preparing to treat more children born blind or deaf, and genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anaemia, conditions which seriously affect people all their lives. Doctors said growing numbers of people from Asian countries such as Pakistan, where marriages between first cousins are more common, were expected to settle here. [...] more »

Articles posted on Mon, Aug 16, 2010

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Widex opens two new "Senso Hearing Centres"in Hyderabad - Webnewswire.com (press release)

Deafness, which refers to partial or complete loss of hearing, is one of the most common congenital disabilities in the ... [...] more »

Categories: Medizin Hörhilfen

Articles posted on Fri, Jul 30, 2010

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Deaf cancer patient wins fight for more access to interpreters at hospital - The Flint Journal - MLive.com

FLINT — A deaf woman who struggled for two weeks to communicate with doctors and nurses as she underwent tests and was diagnosed with kidney cancer now is ... [...] more »

Categories: Dolmetschen Recht Medizin

Articles posted on Fri, Jun 18, 2010

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Hearing experts label the World Cup vuvuzela \"dangerous\" - Click Liverpool

Liverpool Experts at the charity Deafness Research UK say that any volume above 120 decibels can cause permanent hearing damage in just a few seconds. ... What? [...] more »

Categories: Medizin Sport

Articles posted on Wed, Jun 16, 2010

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Founder of DeafMD.org is an All-Star - About.com: Health

Davis founded the website DeafMD. [...] more »

Articles posted on Mon, Jun 14, 2010

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Genetic modifier in Usher syndrome will lead to better diagnosis - PhysOrg.com

For the parents of a deaf child, it would be advantageous to be aware of the retinal degeneration that will occur later on. "Research on new Usher genes ... [...] more »

Articles posted on Thu, Jun 10, 2010

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Vuvuzela outblasts a chainsaw - SPORT24

South Africa's vuvuzela, the trumpet that will be a fixture at Soccer World Cup matches, is the loudest of all fan instruments and can cause permanent hearing loss, a global hearing foundation said on Monday. [...] more »

Categories: Medizin Sport

Articles posted on Tue, Jun 01, 2010

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'I was allergic to sound' - Independent

When everyday noises began to make Chris Singleton wince with pain, he knew something was wrong. Yet doctors found nothing. He tells Liz Bestic how a talking cure finally saved his hearing – and his career in music [...] more »

Categories: Medizin

Articles posted on Fri, May 21, 2010

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Universities seek more health care jobs for deaf - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

The health care industry offers few high-paying job opportunities for the deaf, but that could change in the next few years. ... and more » [...] more »

Categories: Medizin Beruf

Articles posted on Wed, May 19, 2010

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Viagra Might Make You Go Deaf, But You'll Enjoy Every Minute of It - Village Voice (blog)

New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham indicates the potential for long-term hearing loss ... [...] more »

Categories: Medizin

Articles posted on Sat, May 15, 2010

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Hearing Impaired Students in Armenia Learn About HIV, Sexual Health for the ... - Asbarez Armenian News

Deaf children or children with hearing impairments in Armenia seldom receive information on sexual health, leaving them even more vulnerable to HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STI) and early pregnancy. Training sessions conducted by World Vision health specialists are striving to change that and the students themselves have been overwhelmingly receptive. [...] more »

Categories: Bildung Medizin Erziehung

Articles posted on Fri, May 14, 2010

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Aiming to cure deafness, Stanford scientists first to create functional inner-ear cells

Deep inside the ear, specialized cells called hair cells detect vibrations in the air and translate them into sound. Ten years ago, Stefan Heller, PhD, professor of otolaryngology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, came up with the idea that if you could create these cells in the laboratory from stem cells, it would go a long way toward helping scientists understand the molecular basis of hearing in order to develop better treatments for deafness. [...] more »

Categories: Wissenschaft Medizin
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Hospital for deaf, blind kids - Republica

“The hospital will treat children below 16 who are blind and deaf by birth,” said hospital chairman Dr Man Prasad Upadhyay. “Around Rs 14 million has been ... [...] more »

Categories: Medizin Taubblindheit

Articles posted on Tue, May 04, 2010

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Deaf Missourians suing the state over mental health services - Missourinet.com

The lawyer for a group of deaf Missourians suing the Department of Mental Health says his clients are being discriminated ... [...] more »

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