April 2010 - Posts

It’s International Noise Awareness Day!
April 28, 2010 2:28 PM by Frank Visco

We've still got a few days to go before Better Hearing and Speech Month, but today we kick off the awareness campaigns with the International Noise Awareness Day (thus forth referred to as INAD). INAD was started by the Center for Hearing and Communication Read More...

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One Step Closer to Treating Inherited Deafness
April 14, 2010 10:27 AM by Frank Visco

After having already pinpointed two genes linked to inherited deafness in the last few months, Dutch researchers have revealed another gene (labeled PTPRQ) that also plays a role, according to a BBC News article . According to the research, which is documented Read More...

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Celebrating World Health Day
April 7, 2010 4:28 PM by Frank Visco

Today is the 62 nd annual World Health Day, so I thought it might be appropriate to take a minute and reflect on it. Organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), this year's event focuses on urbanization and health. WHO has launched a "1000 cities, Read More...

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