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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 [...]

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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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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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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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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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