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Health Insurers Offer to Accept All Applicants, on Condition
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:13:19 -0000
The health insurance industry said it would support a plan requiring insurers to accept all customers, but asked that Congress require all Americans to have coverage in return.
What Happy People Don’t Do
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:47:05 -0000
Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers — but they don’t spend a lot of time watching television, a new study finds.
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier Babies
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:47:16 -0000
A new report suggests that women who become pregnant after weight-loss surgery have easier pregnancies than do obese women who become pregnant.
BBC News | Health | World Edition
Rapid care 'cuts baby's HIV risk'
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:59:49 -0000
Rapid drug treatment of babies with HIV dramatically cuts their risk of death and debilitating disease, research shows.
Windpipe transplant breakthrough
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:28:49 -0000
Surgeons in Spain claim a major breakthrough by giving a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells.
Technology to eradicate malaria
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:40:01 -0000
Emerging technologies could boost supplies of essential plant-based drugs to combat malaria, says a report.
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Health Insurers Offer to Accept All Applicants, on Condition
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:13:19 -0000
The health insurance industry said it would support a plan requiring insurers to accept all customers, but asked that Congress require all Americans to have coverage in return.
What Happy People Don’t Do
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:47:05 -0000
Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers — but they don’t spend a lot of time watching television, a new study finds.
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier Babies
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:47:16 -0000
A new report suggests that women who become pregnant after weight-loss surgery have easier pregnancies than do obese women who become pregnant.
BBC News | Health | World Edition
Rapid care 'cuts baby's HIV risk'
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:59:49 -0000
Rapid drug treatment of babies with HIV dramatically cuts their risk of death and debilitating disease, research shows.
Windpipe transplant breakthrough
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:28:49 -0000
Surgeons in Spain claim a major breakthrough by giving a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells.
Technology to eradicate malaria
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:40:01 -0000
Emerging technologies could boost supplies of essential plant-based drugs to combat malaria, says a report.
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Deafening Sound: Supplementary materials, program background, statistics, external web sites, videos and much more at this PBS companion site.Decibel Ruler: Interactive site from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Illustrates the meaning of decibel levels.
H.E.A.R. - Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers: H.E.A.R. Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers is non-profit grassroots hearing health organization of hearing professionals, audiologists, ear doctors, educators, music industry professionals, musicians dedicated to the prevention of hearing loss and tinnitus for musicians, recording engin...
Hearing Conservation Council: Information about this British registered charity. Includes the constitution, applying for and donating funds and contact details.
Hearing damage and loud music: On the relationship between loud noise and ear damage, with particular reference to young people and loud music.
National Hearing Conservation Association: This professional association seeks to prevent hearing loss due to noise and other environmental factors in all sectors of society.
NIDCD - Wise Ears!: Educational materials from a campaign to prevent noise-induced hearing loss.
WHO Guidelines on Community Noise: The World Health Organization defines community noise as that which occurs from outside the industrial workplace.
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