About 20 percent of children with sensorineural hearing loss also have eye disorders, a new study has found.
Sensorineural hearing loss, caused by damage to the inner ear or to the nerves that link the ear to the brain, affects up to three of every 1,000 children, according to background information in the study. Half of [...]
Entries from August 2009
Eye Problems, Hearing Loss May Be Linked (via Y! News)
February 18th, 2009 · No Comments
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Hot pepper nose spray relieves hay fever (via Reuters)
February 18th, 2009 · No Comments
By Megan Rauscher
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A second-generation all-natural nose spray called Sinol-M, whose main ingredient is capsaicin derived from hot peppers, safely and effectively relieves stubborn nasal allergies, according to results of a clinical study.
“This study proved for the first time that a homeopathic nasal spray containing capsaicin is an effective treatment for [...]
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Canadian scientists read minds with infrared scan (via Eureka Alert via Engadget)
February 12th, 2009 · No Comments
Using optical brain imaging, Bloorview researchers decode preference with 80 percent accuracy
Researchers at Canada’s largest children’s rehabilitation hospital have developed a technique that uses infrared light brain imaging to decode preference – with the goal of ultimately opening the world of choice to children who can’t speak or move.
In a study published this month in [...]
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‘Pre-historic Viagra’ found in Siberian mammoth DNA could boost your sex life and let you live longer (via DailiMail via Gizmodo)
February 12th, 2009 · No Comments
By Will Stewart In Moscow
Russian scientists working at a ‘graveyard’ of extinct mammoths and woolly rhinos in Siberia claim to have found a bacterium which could prolong human virility and life span.
Already nicknamed ‘pre-historic Viagra’, experiments on mice show it increases mental alertness, physical prowess and sexual activity, with females reportedly having babies into old [...]
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Scans for Back Pain Ineffective (via NYTimes Health Blog, WELL)
February 10th, 2009 · No Comments
by Tara Parker-Pope
Patients suffering from lower back pain often undergo X-rays or imaging scans to detect the source of the problem. But new research shows scanning to find the source of back pain may do more harm than good.
Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University in Portland reviewed six clinical trials comprised of nearly 2,000 [...]
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