Patients' favorite music during surgery lessens need for sedative
...ects wore headphones and were randomly assigned to hear music they liked, white noise or to wear no headphones and be exposed to operating room noise. Dropping a surgical instrument into a bowl in the operating room can produce noise levels of up to 80 decibels, which is considered very loud to uncomforta...Protein essential for hearing also vital for pain perception
...ve signals to the brain and enables individuals to hear is also required for pain perception, researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have found. Because the protein, TRPA1, is found in the majority about 75 percent -- of the body's pain-perceiving neurons, but not in major ...New national effort seeks a more rational organ allocation system for kidney transplants
...me ideas of the changes needed -- and we'd like to hear more ideas."...Researchers largely at fault for health risk studies that influence and confuse the public
...bility to the general public, who on a daily basis hear about new findings or ways to reduce risks of disease that are extrapolated from a study and then reported by the media. But too often, these reports are confusing or include data taken out of context and offer conflicting information about what puts...Early failure to pay attention to faces, speech may influence later development in autism
...rception to develop normally, a baby not only must hear speech sounds, but the baby also must be actively engaged in social interaction that involves speech. In other words, the emotional and social relationship is critical for normal social and language brain development to occur. The infant or toddler...Trusts perform better on chemical incidents but protective suits and tents still imperfect
... when wearing the suits, staff struggled to hear each other even when shouting there were frequent battery failures the suits had inadequate flexibility at the knees, shoulders and elbows when lifting some suits leaked in the foot area At both hospitals, the process of ......appears the public also is taking an interest. "We hear a lot about putting physical education back in school. We are seeing legislation coming forth at the national and state level and I have the feeling we might be able to turn this around," says Dr. Gutin. But it's a tough fight, with societal trends i...