Antioxidant-Enhancing Drug Partly Rescues Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
...drug." Noise-induced hearing loss, a major health problem in industrializedsocieties, is a primary research focus of UB's Center for Hearing and Deafness,which Henderson co-directs with fellow scientist Richard J. Salvi, Ph.D. The new study, conducted by Henderson and colleagues Sandra McF...A Helping Hand Could Save An Ailing Heart
... Theysurveyed them again a year later to determine health status. After adjusting for age and initial health status, those who had feltthey needed more help were 3.2 times more likely to have died during that ...Unique Interactive Health Kiosks Distributed In Michigan
... computer kiosks to link residents with up-to-date health information. The $1 million project, which debuts... available channels that cover a broad spectrum of health topics and issues---breast cancer, prostate cancer screening, smoking, bike helmet safety and immuni...Many Medical Screening Tests May Be Unnecessary.
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...e current film X-ray technology, while reducing health care costs and improving patient care, says Gary S. Shaber, M.D., research professor of Radiology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and director, Division of General Diagnostic Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Phil...Women Say Overwhelming Yes To Ultrasound In New Study
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...r health. This is largely independent of access to health careor lack of health insurance." According to McEwen, the stress of livingin poverty, or working in a low-level job that ...Survey Finds Increasing Popularity Of Acute Stroke Teams In U.S. Hospitals
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...he Research Council's 1988 and 1991 reports on the health effects of radon, the committee developed two mode...bination with smoking -- poses an important public health risk, and it should be recognized as such," said committee chair Jonathan Samet, professor and chair...Hollywood Increases Film Portrayals Of People With Disabilities
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