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    Sep 20, 2010 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Listerine cleared up jock itch

    I was in Marine Corps boot camp early in 1970 and developed a bad case of jock itch. My drill instructor, although an extremely harsh and seemingly uncaring guy, had warned us all of this possibility and suggested using Listerine. It worked beautifully,...

    Tags: Bursitis, High Blood Pressure, Diseases and Illnesses, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Symptoms

    2. Oct 7, 2010 |Story| LA Canada

  2. In Theory: Scoring on the Religion Quiz

    The Pew Forum on Religion & Public life this week published a short, 15-question religion quiz. The quiz is a shorter version of the "3,412 sampled adults who were asked these and other questions in the U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey." The poll was...

    Tags: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Anglicanism

    3. Nov 6, 2009 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  3. Botox: beyond cosmetic fixes

    At one time, most of us knew about botulinum toxin mainly as the source of deadly botulism food poisoning. Produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, the toxin is one of the most lethal substances on earth. Ingested, it can paralyze muscles throughout the body, including those that control breathing. Yet on a smaller scale, the same mechanism can do a body good. Injected into muscle tissue, for example, botulinum toxin can ease debilitating spasms and pain.
    At one time, most of us knew about botulinum toxin mainly as the source of deadly botulism food poisoning. Produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, the toxin is one of the most lethal substances on earth. Ingested, it can paralyze muscles...

    Tags: Women's Health, Elbows, Tourette Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Human Body

    4. Feb 4, 2011 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  4. Lauren & Sean

    Our story is one that almost did not happen.  
    Our story is one that almost did not happen.   Lauren and I met in March of 2007.  It didn't take long for me to know that she was "the one".  I am absolutely crazy about her.  By the summer of 2010, I knew that it was time to "pop the question".  I...

    Tags: Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Weddings, Symptoms, Medical Procedures and Tests

    5. Feb 3, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. A hearing aid that goes in the ear canal and stays there for months

    <span style="font-size: small;">What did you say? I'm sorry I didn't hear you.</span>
    WDBJ-TV Anchor/Reporter
    What did you say? I'm sorry I didn't hear you. Does this sound like you? If so you may be one of the millions of Americans with hearing loss. Now there's something so small that's making a big change in many lives. Joe Vipperman is a retired executive...

    Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Poetry

    6. Mar 23, 2011 |Story| Daily Press

  6. Affordable hearing aids? $200 style helps most

    When it comes time to crank the volume on everyday banter, there are hearing aids that won't break the bank It's a statistic that confounds and frustrates just about anyone who works to make sure the sounds of everyday living are heard: Only about 1 in 5 Americans with hearing loss actually uses a hearing aid. The stumbling blocks? The cost of hearing aids, and the fact that most insurance policies won't cover the devices that make it possible to hear a bird chirping or someone yelling across the room. Or a siren. Or fire alarm. Typically, a hearing aid costs $1,000 to $3,000 (and, remember, that's per ear). According to industry statistics, the average cost of a hearing aid was $1,601 in 2009, the latest year available. Only 22 percent of Americans have insurance policies that will help pay for hearing aids, according to the nonprofit Better Hearing Institute. (Those with Veterans Affairs benefits have full coverage.) Insurance companies, on the whole, have never explained the thinking behind that lack of coverage; some have actually deemed them cosmetic devices. The new federal health care plan doesn't offer coverage either. "We tried to push for that, at least for kids," but got nowhere, said Brenda Battat, executive director of Hearing Loss Association of America. (The plan does prevent a tax on hearing retail sales, however.) Affordable option Dr. Sreek Cherukuri, a board-certified ear-nose-throat specialist who runs an audiology clinic in a blue-collar community in Indiana, was frustrated by the calculus of hearing-loss patients who couldn't afford to hear. He was forever seeing patients with varying degrees of hearing loss, sending them to a free consultation with a trained audiologist -- and never hearing from those patients again. Once they heard the cost of hearing aids, which quickly translates to $2,000 to $6,000 if the hearing loss is in both ears, "Those patients went home with nothing," Cherukuri said. In 2007, when the iPhone came on the market, Cherukuri saw reports showing that the phone's components cost an average of $130 to $140. "I started thinking that if you can make a fantastic phone for under $200, I could make a hearing aid that's pretty good for about the same price," he said. Cherukuri is the first to acknowledge that the best option is a customized hearing aid, one that's designed and fitted to a patient. But for many hearing-impaired people, amplification of a full range of frequencies will make for a marked improvement. Cherukuri got to work designing a hearing aid, for mild to moderately severe hearing loss, that would cost less than $200. By summer 2009, his product, the MDHearingAid, was ready for retail. His company claims the FDA-registered hearing aid -- an analog device that comes with a volume dial -- is "one-size-fits-most," amplifying the sound frequencies of the human voice. Other hearing aids in the under-$200 range amplify only the bass, or low frequencies, and tend to amplify background noises that make it harder to hear the human voice. Review and trial "What he's doing is a good thing," said Dr. Charles Weingarten, an ENT in private practice for 41 years and assistant clinical professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Weingarten examined the MDHearingAid at the request of Tribune Newspapers. "It's an economic issue. Good enough is sometimes the best you're going to get." Weingarten and other ENT physicians who looked at the MDHearingAid were quick to applaud its 45-day free trial, which allows people to find out for themselves if it works for their particular hearing loss. The trial is important, says Cherukuri, because "it takes the brain several weeks to adjust to the hearing aid. It has to get used to the new stimulus of sound. You will hear better on Day 28 than you hear on Day 1," he said. "It's not like glasses, where the minute you put them on, you see better." Cherukuri cautions that for patients whose hearing loss is due to nerve damage -- a hearing loss referred to as one of "clarity" -- the amplification will not fix that loss. Overall, Cherukuri's prescription is one with which no doctor would argue: "See a physician and get the best hearing aid you can afford." bmahany@tribune.com Options for those who are hearing impaired Some 36 million American adults (approximately 17 percent) report some degree of hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. For the MDHearingAid, visit mdhearingaid.com. For other more-affordable options ($295 to $895), Weingarten, who carries a pocketful of $30 amplifiers when he goes on medical missions to third-world countries, recommends the website hearingaidscentral.com.
    Tribune
    When it comes time to crank the volume on everyday banter, there are hearing aids that won't break the bank It's a statistic that confounds and frustrates just about anyone who works to make sure the sounds of everyday living are heard: Only about 1 in...

    Tags: Health, Trials, Hearing Impairment, Contracts, Physical Conditions

    7. Mar 22, 2011 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  7. Top Down, Volume Up: Study Finds Convertibles Can Harm Hearing

    Leslie Clay always wanted a convertible--and three years ago she got one--and hasn't looked back.
    The 33 News
    Leslie Clay always wanted a convertible--and three years ago she got one--and hasn't looked back. "It was great," Leslie said. "It's a very liberating experience and I don't know if I'll ever drive a car that's not a convertible again." When the weather...

    Tags: Health, Hearing Impairment, Career and Workplace, Physical Conditions, Human Body

    8. Mar 5, 2011 |Story| WXIN-LTV

  8. Journey of Drey Mingo one for all of Purdue women's basketball

    <span style="font-size: x-small;">The memories aren't cloudy. They're just not there.</span>
    Fox59.com
    The memories aren't cloudy. They're just not there. Not from the point to which she slipped to the floor of her West Lafayette apartment on a Tuesday afternoon in late November. To Drey Mingo, it was a dark sleep with a couple of dazed moments of...

    Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Sports, Basketball

    9. Mar 7, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  9. Aberdeen educators help students break silence

    &nbsp; Ethan Hoag might not want to hear every sound &mdash; his little brother&rsquo;s crying, for instance.
    edickey@aberdeennews.com
      Ethan Hoag might not want to hear every sound — his little brother’s crying, for instance.  But it’s important for Ethan, a Simmons Elementary first-grader, to hear what his teacher is saying — and a classroom sound system...

    Tags: Health, Hearing Impairment, Physical Conditions, Watertown, Schools

    10. Jan 27, 2011 |Story| KWCH

  10. Sinus surgery gaining ground in Kansas

    For those of you who have battled colds and sinus infections for most of the winter, relief may be in sight.
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    For those of you who have battled colds and sinus infections for most of the winter, relief may be in sight. For years, most people endured the pain of constant sinus infections - or the pain of surgery. But there's a procedure gaining ground in Kansas...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas, Physical Conditions, Human Body, Medical Procedures and Tests

    11. May 14, 2010 |Story| Health Portal

  11. 'Hats On' to Sassy Sun Protection

    Hats offer a strong defense against developing wrinkles, age spots and skin cancer on your face, neck and ears. But not just any hats. Here's what you need to know to ensure you're getting a chic accessory and maximum protection.
    HealthKey.com contributor
    Hats offer a strong defense against developing wrinkles, age spots and skin cancer on your face, neck and ears. But not just any hats. Here's what you need to know to ensure you're getting a chic accessory and maximum protection. What Sun Protective Hats...

    Tags: Skin Cancer, Age Spots

    12. Sep 17, 2010 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  12. Toddler with recurring ear infections may benefit from tubes

    <b>DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 18-month-old has had six ear infections in the last year. Is it time for ear tubes?</b>
    Medical Edge from Mayo Clinic
    DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 18-month-old has had six ear infections in the last year. Is it time for ear tubes? ANSWER: Middle ear (between the eardrum and the inner ear) infections are common in young children, and most of these infections are relatively...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Mayo Clinic, Human Body, Physical Conditions

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