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Unheard of reversal: Watsonville High wrestling turning around the ... 29 Jan 2006
...pops up," says Maria. At 18 months, Edgar was diagnosed with profound deafness, about as deaf as it gets. He started learning sign ...
- Santa Cruz Sentinel,
Rose Ellison King, 63, 'Flo & Friends' writer 29 Jan 2006
...former US Rep. Mary Rose Oakar. King overcame deafness at an early age, which influenced her career, Oakar said. "She loved to read ...
- Cleveland Plain Dealer,
There’s blood on the tracks 29 Jan 2006
According to the tribunal, cases of deaths, loss of hands, feet, absolute deafness and blindness could be awarded a compensation of up to Rs4 lakh.
- Daily News & Analysis,
SILENT FIGHT 29 Jan 2006
...“It was just one of those things I guess,� he said. “There was no deafness on either side of the family. It was one of those quirky things.�. ...
- Manteca Bulletin,
Inner Ear Conundrum 29 Jan 2006
Can a Stanford team of six scientists imported from Harvard cure deafness with stem cells? It wasn't long after Stefan Heller discovered ...
- San Francisco Chronicle,
Protect yourself from meningitis 29 Jan 2006
Control and Prevention. Nearly one in five suffers long-term effects, such as deafness and loss of limbs. Pediatricians and infectious ...
- Kansas City Star,
Boy's disorder prods growth of support group 29 Jan 2006
When Clifford was born in April 1993,he had a heart murmur, cataracts, deafness, kidney problems, undeveloped stomach muscles and a cerebellum and brain stem ...
- Press & Sun-Bulletin,
Swim parents deserve answers from school Jan 28, 2006
Instead, in an unbelievable display of tone deafness, PHS Principal Forrest Ransdell gave a 25-minute PowerPoint presentation (a well-known torture technique ...
- Portsmouth Herald News,
Deafness soaring among soldiers, study finds Jan 23, 2006
The ranks of current and former military personnel receiving disability pensions for deafness has soared in recent years to almost 80,000, more than the number ...
- National Post,
Deafness No Barrier To Determined Louise Jan 16, 2006
..."People like Louise are an inspiration to us all. She showed the determination to overcome her deafness and a willingness to help others.". ...
- News Letter,
The culture of deafness Jan 21, 2006
By Mary Vause. JAMES CITY — Kerri Cianciotti, who teaches American Sign Language at Jamestown High, developed a passion for deaf culture early on. ...
- Virginia Gazette,
Deafness No Obstacle for Badminton Duo Jan 15, 2006
Eighteen-year-old badminton players Shin Geyong-deok (left) and Gang Myeong-jung (right) got good news recently: they were both accepted to Donyang University ...
- Donga,
Deafness research body hires first comms chief Jan 24, 2006
The UK’s only national deafness research charity has taken on its first head of communications in a bid to secure more donations and highlight its progress ...
- PRWeek (subscription),
iPod earphones linked to deafness Dec 29, 2005
EARBUDS used with many iPods and other MP3 players may be more stylish than the bigger and bulkier earmuff-type headphones, but they may also be more damaging ...
- Daily Telegraph,
Who star warns iPod users of deafness threat Jan 4, 2006
The Who guitarist Pete Townshend has warned iPod users that listening to music through earphones could make them deaf. Townshend ...
- Ireland Online,
Deafness fears grow for Bailey Jan 7, 2006
By Ben Blaschke. DRAGONS prop Luke Bailey fears he will go deaf after surgery to correct a degenerative ear condition during the ...
- FOX SPORTS,
Legendary 'Who' guitarist warns iPod generation of deafness danger Jan 3, 2006
THE Who guitarist Pete Townshend has warned the iPod generation to turn the volume down after revealing that increasing deafness may force him into retirement. ...
- Unison.ie,
Rocker warns of iPod deafness Jan 4, 2006
THE Who guitarist Pete Townshend today warned iPod users that listening to music through earphones could make them deaf. Townshend ...
- Glasgow Evening Times,
Coping With Deafness, Blindness and Schizophrenia Jan 1, 2006
Kimtheresa Moore is deaf, but she can still hear voices. They whisper - sometimes softly, sometimes harshly - suggesting that she should kill herself. ...
- New York Times,
QUIZ TARGETS HARD OF HEARING Jan 25, 2006
A charity dedicated to funding research into deafness has today launched a new online quiz for an estimated four million people in the UK who could benefit ...
- Community Newswire,
Who star warns of deafness threat Jan 4, 2006
Townshend revealed his own hearing had been irreversibly damaged by years of using studio headphones. The 60-year-old is now forced ...
- UTV,
Mental Health Care of Deaf People: A Culturally Affirmative ... Jan 25, 2006
I plan to recommend it to all the professionals I know who work in the areas of deafness and mental health and to have medical students read the chapter on ...
- Psychiatric Services (subscription)
Giving the gift of language Jan 25, 2006
Mid-Cheshire tutor Alison Cookson, who is offering lipreading classes in Northwich, knows first hand how alienating deafness can be, having been born ...
- ic CheshireOnline,
More walk, less talk Jan 27, 2006
...did raise questions about his grip. His recounting of the events also revealed a certain tone deafness. To recall the moment he ...
- Times Online,
Obama reflects on year in Senate during QC stop Jan 27, 2006
..."I think there is a deafness to what people are saying out there.". Sen. Obama already has announced he will vote against Judge Alito next week. ...
- Quad-Cities Online,
Wall's Lawson honored Jan 28, 2006
..."I just never let the deafness hold me back from accomplishing all my goals. For the most part, there have been very few communication problems. ...
- Asbury Park Press,
More news briefs Jan 27, 2006
A locally written play centered on deafness and the issues deaf people face is being performed at Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical ...
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,
'The Man' (Who Would Be King) Jan 28, 2006
The chaos he presides over is testament to this as is his selective deafness when it comes to even the most well-intentioned criticism. ...
- Mid-Ocean News,
With help, determination, he toasts end of stuttering Jan 22, 2006
...and others to help with the condition that affects more than 3 million Americans, according to the Web site for the National Institute on Deafness and Other ...
- Orlando Sentinel,
Sound off Jan 24, 2006
Molly Khatami, a graduate student studying at USC's Sacramento School of Public Policy, said her deafness helped her maintain a strong sense of self from an ...
- Daily Trojan Online,
Auditory Achilles' heel Jan 15, 2006
Success could help fight deafness. By Linda Marsa, Special to The Times. ... "If we could regenerate these cells, we could cure deafness.". ...
- Los Angeles Times,
Parents urged to have kids tested Jan 13, 2006
American Mary Pat Moeller, who has a doctorate in child language and deafness, has been speaking at a conference, held in Rotorua this week, for about 200 deaf ...
- The Daily Post,
Senator queries music players' role in hearing loss Jan 26, 2006
...to have good information about the potential health concerns posed by these devices," Markey said in a letter to the National Institute on Deafness and Other ...
- Sydney Morning Herald,
Editorial: Plea of poverty a tough sell Jan 25, 2006
This meshes with the continued deafness of both Ma and the party to calls to return those stolen assets that once belonged to the government -- either ...
- Taipei Times,
Music gadgets threaten hearing: audiologist Jan 26, 2006
Eaton-Stagg says too many hours of high-volume music can create hearing problems like tinnitus, cause anxiety and increase the chance of deafness later in life ...
- CBC New Brunswick,
Republicans have a chance now to prove their sincerity Jan 26, 2006
The adjustments in the bill make it more palatable, but this bill is a prime example of Republican deafness and inexperience when it comes to running state ...
- Macon Telegraph,
Can you hear me now? Perhaps, but for how long? Jan 26, 2006
...of their devices, amid growing fears that iPods, as well as other digital music players, may be causing permanent hearing damage that can lead to deafness. ...
- The Argonaut,
Catholic Schools Week activities Jan 26, 2006
Regis Ryan will speak on Catholic Social Justice Principles on Thursday and grades K-3 will watch a puppet presentation on bullying, disabilities and deafness. ...
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette,
Weird world: oddities from the day's news Jan 26, 2006
Gill Hodge, who helped train Blue, said: "His deafness meant we could not train him with voice commands in the usual way, so we came up with the idea of sign ...
- Telegraph.co.uk,
Topical Quinolone effective in controlling eardrum perforations Jan 26, 2006
CSOM as been a common problem in children’s from developing country and can lead to deafness in early age which mostly leads to dumbness in these children’s ...
- MedIndia,
Catholic Online Jan 26, 2006
You have called to me, and have cried out, and have shattered my deafness. You have blazed forth with light and have put my blindness to flight! ...
- Catholic Online,
At Paces all night, and all I got was a headache Jan 25, 2006
From this point onward I started to rapidly go downhill as fatigue, deafness and mild insanity set in and I stumbled around the party writing only “Oh man ...
- Phoenix Online,
Teacher knows sign language can save lives Jan 23, 2006
..."Unfortunately, sign language is misused and misunderstood by the hearing. A lot of people are misguided as to what deafness is and many sign incorrectly.". ...
- Taunton Gazette,
Downside of pumping up the volume Jan 27, 2006
In fact, temporary deafness after listening to loud music is an early sign of damaged hearing, and hearing problems increase with the volume of loud noise and ...
- Australian,
Carnegie Mellon’s School of Music and PSO Present "Carnegie ... Jan 26, 2006
It was composed in 1802 during a dark period in his life, in which he experienced a broken heart, poor health and the initial signs of the deafness that would ...
- WebWire (press release),
What a cochlear implant is and statistics on hearing disorders Jan 19, 2006
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders (NIDCD), a cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can ...
- Canton Journal,
At KEM, tests spell out if newborns have hearing problems Jan 18, 2006
...before they are six months’ old. Now, there is hope for early detection of deafness in the city. The KEM Hospital has introduced ...
- Pune Newsline,
Dogs Need Pedicures to Keep Them Happy, Too Jan 3, 2006
But the vet said his ears are clean and that he probably had nerve deafness. Can this happen so suddenly to a dog? A: Deafness is common in older dogs. ...
- Gilroy Dispatch (subscription),
Unspoken bond Jan 2, 2006
For them, deafness is a part of their cultural identity — and a point of pride. ... Deafness can be caused by a mutation in any of 100 genes. ...
- Columbus Dispatch (subscription),
Unspoken bond Jan 3, 2006
For them, deafness is a part of their cultural identity — and a point of pride. ... "But they don’t. They don’t use their deafness as a handicap or crutch.". ...
- 4 Hearing Loss,
Former EPA chiefs join the clamor: Bush must lead the fight ... Jan 22, 2006
...the scientists' warnings have merit. It might be that only citizen outcry can pierce Bush's willful deafness about global warming.
- Houston Chronicle,
Nicholas gives thumbs-up to the future Jan 24, 2006
..."I call him my little Tom Thumb," she said. Nicholas also suffers from deafness and a stomach problem, which have required 23 operations so far. ...
- Telegraph.co.uk,
Nothing Serious Jan 22, 2006
...grown up. At the end of the book, Louise pronounces her self sick of myopia, of deafness, of silence. But then, clearly, so is Levy.
- The Age,
State editorial roundup Jan 23, 2006
...warnings have merit. It might be that only citizen outcry can pierce Bush's willful deafness about global warming. Open enrollment ...
- Fort Worth Star Telegram,
GREATER THAN GOLD Jan 22, 2006
She never expected, however, the way the two parts of her life would come together in an effort to find a cure for her son's deafness. ...
- Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Flowers may have to wait several months to learn if son can hear Jan 23, 2006
...their birth. The nerve that connects Jorden's ears to the hearing part of his brain didn't develop fully, causing his deafness. He ...
- Duluth News Tribune,
Dublin Noticeboard Jan 24, 2006
National Association for Deaf People’s Tallaght Resource Centre (Exchange Hall) and have your questions answered about Hearing Loss, Deafness, Tinnitus and ...
- Dublin People,
Sweeney fell short on this one Jan 22, 2006
...he did in Utah. There's a certain political tone-deafness in Sweeney's response to the flap, it strikes me. As if advocating for ...
- Albany Times Union,
The network of evil Jan 23, 2006
...common technique called the telephone consists of delivering sharp blows to both ears simultaneously, which drives the victim ultimately to complete deafness. ...
- Express Outlook,
Herald news ... 100 years ago Jan 25, 2006
Medical advice of a century ago. To treat deafness, put a little salt in the ear. - Best buy of the week. Kimonos, $1.19 at JW Milliken Dry Goods.
- Grand Traverse Herald,
Lend him your ears Jan 25, 2006
...hearing. He laments that the music he helped invent — hard rock, played loud — causes deafness in those who enjoy too much of it. ...
- Ocala.com,
India’s Beethoven Jan 21, 2006
Beethoven composed great music though afflicted by deafness. Seventy-one-year-old Kolkata based Anglo Indian author Vernon Thomas ...
- Deccan Herald,
Urging our readers to listen up Jan 24, 2006
...nothing about it. Another charity, Deafness Research UK, recently carried out a London-wide survey on hearing. This found around ...
- News Shopper,
Scots 'afraid' to reveal hearing loss Jan 24, 2006
...if they needed one. Deafness Research UK has launched a campaign to help people who have hearing problems. It aims to encourage ...
- Glasgow Evening Times,
A rich and varied species Jan 24, 2006
And because of human attempts to develop new breeds of dog, many hereditary diseases such as deafness, blindness and even cancers now occur in thoroughbred ...
- Xinhua,
What is this fifth disease everybody’s talking about? Jan 22, 2006
...that are needed. When deafness becomes a serious problem, the stapes bone can be replaced by a plastic replica. Although usually ...
- The Herald,
Vital Signs Senses: Bad News for Nerves of Aging Fans of Heavy ... Jan 23, 2006
The tumor, which grows inside the skull, can cause constant ringing in the ears, affect balance and result in deafness. It occurs mainly in people over 50. ...
- New York Times,
(PRN) Impact of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Autistic Children Jan 11, 2006
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders defines autism as a brain disorder that begins in early childhood and persists throughout ...
- Houston Chronicle,
Doctors hope vaccine will prevent deadly bacterial meningitis Jan 23, 2006
Nearly one in five suffer long-term effects, such as deafness and loss of limbs. The disease takes a greater toll in other parts of the world. ...
- Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),
My degeneration Jan 6, 2006
...down the volume this week. His advice came as he revealed that increasing deafness may force him to retire. (Or perhaps they could ...
- Times Online,
Why the battle for troubled Guidant? Jan 13, 2006
Vying with Boston Scientific (down $0.01 to $13.70, Research), which develops implantable devices with treatments for deafness and pain: Johnson & Johnson ...
- CNN/Money
On their guard Jan 20, 2006
Meanwhile, last year, Tornay's mother, Muguette Baudat, in the face of what she condemned as "years of stubborn deafness from the Vatican", engaged the help of ...
- Scotsman,
Medical centre aims to help Canadians feel at home Jan 19, 2006
Most are left mentally traumatized as well, and 8 per cent are in psychiatric treatment. Eye problems and deafness from explosions are also frequent. ...
- Globe and Mail,
MEPs back plan to save EU constitution Jan 19, 2006
18 January), several MEPs rebuffed such ideas, with British eurosceptic MEP Nigel Farrage arguing "This refusal to accept reality is a form of moral deafness. ...
- EUobserver.com,
Group urges people to check pets' genes Jan 13, 2006
The genetic defects mostly result in conditions such as deafness and hip displasia and the animals are often abandoned by the breeders when they begin to show ...
- eTaiwan News,
Seahawks on verge of greatness Jan 21, 2006
..."But even though I haven't gotten hit in awhile, I'm still goofy.". He warns weekend visitors to guard against nerve deafness. "These ...
- OCRegister,
A Better Diagnostic Tool For Ear Implants Jan 13, 2006
A cochlear implant, allows patients with congenital hearing loss to bypass the problem and perceive sound in either patients born with nerve deafness or those ...
- All Headline News
Matsushita Electric to Market New Models of Digital Ready-Made ... Jan 16, 2006
...quality. The new product is indicated for mild to moderate deafness. The suggested retail price is set at 93,800 yen ($822). The ...
- Japan Corporate News (press release),
Mumps cases soar amid MMR fears Jan 16, 2006
And they said they were concerned about the rapid increase in the bug, which can lead to infertility, deafness, meningitis or even death in a handful of cases. ...
- ic NorthWales,
Early Boeing's China Roots Jan 17, 2006
Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center, 1609 19th Ave., 206-323-5770, www.hsdc.org. $5-$15 (sliding scale). 7:30 pm Sat., Jan. 21. CityClub Forum US Reps. ...
- Seattle Weekly,
The Dilettante vs. The Disaster Jan 18, 2006
This is a woman whose good intentions are exceeded only by a political tone-deafness that makes wayward Portland School Board member Derry Jackson look shrewd ...
- Willamette Week,
FARINELLA: Invesco is no Mile High Jan 14, 2006
Forget the industrial deafness that lingered for more than a day afterward — this was the first time I had really felt the sheer physical force that an NFL ...
- Attleboro Sun Chronicle,
Politics of the absurd litter session on ethics Jan 17, 2006
Bredesen opened the special session than representatives of several political action committees, in an amazing display of political tone deafness, went around ...
- Robertson County Times,
Deaf and dumb man mugged Jan 20, 2006
He escaped unhurt but his loyal companion - an alternative type of guide dog to help combat deafness - suffered injuries to the mouth, nose and paws. ...
- ic SouthLondon.co.uk,
Movie review Beethoven's mane prompts winning film Jan 18, 2006
Lead would explain Beethoven's crippling stomach pains and, perhaps, his violent rages, but it still leaves the cause of his deafness a mystery. ...
- OregonLive.com,
Beethoven's brilliance comes crashing through Jan 13, 2006
...essential to a musician. (The thought of him composing as he descended into near-total deafness is staggering.). Morris casts aside ...
- Charlotte Observer,
Film Shorts Jan 19, 2006
...it—I cried like a baby. (MEGAN SELING) Hearing, Speech, and Deafness Center, Sat Jan 21 at 7:30 pm. No one knows the mean streets ...
- TheStranger.com,
Parents hope, pray after baby arrives too early and so tiny Jan 16, 2006
Infants born early are vulnerable to a host of lifelong disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, blindness and deafness. ...
- Seattle Times,
Recreation professional recognized Jan 3, 2006
The NIH grant from the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders will expand Jones' research by studying additional mouse strains and by ...
- Greenville Daily Reflector,
Roundtable set to explore urban trees, public safety 23 Nov 2005
30 in Seattle. The roundtable is scheduled for 5:30 pm to 7 pm at the Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center, at 1625 19th Avenue, Seattle. ...
- King County (press release),
Deaf woman finds homes for deaf dogs 23 Nov 2005
Marietta park. Deafness is more common in dogs with white coats. For ... Hereditary deafness can appear in any breed. Often linked to ...
- Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),
Health Care Cuts in Europe 23 Nov 2005
In November he was dead. The prostate operation had gone fine, but afterwards the hospital had given him an antibiotic drug that caused complete deafness. ...
- Canada Free Press,
EXCLUSIVE Bits of skull are Beethoven's 23 Nov 2005
...erratic behaviour. A sample will be used to find a gene that might cause deafness. But the bones are unlikely to be displayed. Centre ...
- Mirror.co.uk,
A big problem, but no solution 23 Nov 2005
It authorized the forced sterilization of all individuals who were suffering from mental illness, retardation, feeblemindedness, deafness, blindness, epilepsy ...
- Fayette County Review,
Petition in Kent On Firehouse 23 Nov 2005
...shimmering and a huge distance.". Beethoven began suffering from deafness by the time he entered his 30s. Mr. Morris said he does ...
- Litchfield County Times,
A Merry Economy 23 Nov 2005
Late-age deafness runs in the male side of my family, and I don't want to go there. So I spent $299 for Bose headsets. They're superb. ...
- Forbes
Hearing woes may be leading to Indigenous crime Nov 21, 2005
Supreme Court Judge Sally Thomas told the gathering she had seen many cases where deafness has led to people becoming isolated and angry and eventually ending ...
- ABC Online,
Acceptance of All Levels of Deafness Nov 17, 2005
Something that I see often, between Deaf and late-deafened individuals, is a self-imposed bridge of distance. I have observed that ...
- Bella Online
UK bar staff warned on deafness risk Oct 24, 2005
Bar staff in the UK could face a greater risk of deafness because of extended opening hours, a deafness charity and a union have warned. ...
- 4RFV,
Deafness Does Not Equal Disability: Nov 5, 2005
It has been my experience that many view deafness as a disability. ... Let me assure you that deafness does not affect an individuals capacity to complete a task. ...
- Bella Online
Deafness risk to staff from 24hr drinking Oct 24, 2005
Excessive noise in the workplace has already caused half a million people in Britain to suffer deafness or other ear complaints. ...
- 4 Hearing Loss,
Pre-Katrina Deafness Over Louisiana Levees Oct 27, 2005
...“As long as any flood control or hurricane protection work is left undone, I will reassess any project not directly related to those objectives. ...
- Bayou Buzz,
Deafness no barrier for Handy Nov 3, 2005
It's that kind of attitude that seems to have sustained the 67-year-old Henrico County woman, who has been deaf since birth. In ...
- 4 Hearing Loss,
DEAF CHILDREN TO BENEFIT FROM NEW STUDY Nov 18, 2005
...between the University of Manchester and University College London in partnership with the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) and Deafness Research UK. ...
- Community Newswire,
Deafness warning for UK bar staff Oct 24, 2005
People working in pubs and clubs risk permanent hearing loss because of extended opening times, according to a leading charity and the TUC. ...
- 4 Hearing Loss,
Marrying a relative? Your child isn’t safe, says study Nov 16, 2005
...and Bangalore-based Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have been working on the reasons behind genetic deafness, or deafness ...
- Mumbai Mirror,
Overweight patients to be denied NHS hip operations Nov 22, 2005
Children who do not display educational or behavioural problems will not be eligible for the operation, which reduces childhood deafness, under the NHS. ...
- Independent,
Misonix Promotes Dr. W. Paul Constantine to Lead Medical ... Nov 22, 2005
...for application in veins and arteries in the cardiac market; and, use of the Company's HiSonic ultrasonic technology to alleviate profound deafness and tinnitus ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
A confusing type of love Nov 22, 2005
Their mother's deafness made possible a marvellous scene where the brothers argued violently but silently in sign language with subtitles. ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
Always in a crowd, but always alone Nov 22, 2005
The 2005 Walla Walla High School graduate was born with congenital deafness but for years her parents wrestled with therapists and educators who tried to label ...
- Walla Walla Union-Bulletin,
‘Beware of poor hearing in kids’ Nov 18, 2005
Dr Ashish Varghese, Consultant and Reader in the department informed that deafness is a serious concern and a need for early detection must be emphasized. ...
- Ludhiana Newsline,
Free ear check-ups by docs this week Nov 16, 2005
16: The ENT Head Neck Surgeons Forum, Ludhiana is going to hold free audiometry tests (test for hearing) from November 17 to mark the National Deafness Day. ...
- Ludhiana Newsline,
Music to their ears Nov 22, 2005
...mouths. Children such as Tom have missed out on early diagnosis because New Zealand does not screen babies for deafness at birth. ...
- 4 Hearing Loss,
Impact of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Autistic Children Nov 18, 2005
The National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders defines autism as a brain disorder that begins in early childhood and persists throughout ...
- EndoNurse,
Sound vs. Silence may divide those with hearing loss Nov 8, 2005
...team composed of physicians, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, rehabilitation specialists and educators familiar with deafness and cochlear implants ...
- 4 Hearing Loss,
Bones at SJSU could unlock Beethoven's mystery Nov 17, 2005
...the bones may help validate the theory that lead poisoning was a reason for Beethoven's terrible suffering: his gastrointestinal problems, deafness and erratic ...
- San Jose Mercury News,
Beethoven skull fragments resurface Danville couple loan long ... Nov 18, 2005
..."Beethoven was erratic as a little kid," Meredith said. He and Kaufmann also said Beethoven's deafness was more likely genetic than because of lead. ...
- San Francisco Chronicle,
For Lucy Rose, it's a life worth living Nov 20, 2005
What makes a person dispensable? Is being slow to walk and talk a reason for execution? Blindness? Deafness? A propensity for aggression? Homosexuality? ...
- Boston Globe,
The Problem With an Almost-Perfect Genetic World Nov 20, 2005
But what about other conditions, including deafness, which some do not consider to be a disability, and Huntington's Disease, an adult-onset neurological ...
- New York Times,
Che's Second Coming? Nov 21, 2005
...as the Bush administration's approach to Latin America, which he characterized as comprising "neglect, insensitivity, disregard, tone-deafness." Sachs cited ...
- RedBolivia.com
Keeping Stella 'alive' Nov 16, 2005
...of children and adults who have learning difficulties because of different kinds of handicaps such as blindness, partial sightedness, deafness, limb deformity ...
- Vanguard,
Lynne Curry: Don't let your job limit your outlook Nov 21, 2005
...activity. For example, blindness limits seeing; deafness limits hearing and the congenital loss of a leg limits mobility. Unless ...
- Anchorage Daily News,
Sharp increase in hearing problems after Diwali: Docs Nov 17, 2005
Ludhiana, November 17: POST Diwali, there is a sharp increase in the number of people complaining of temporary deafness. City-based ...
- Ludhiana Newsline,
Lakeland teens feel at home at school for deaf Nov 21, 2005
Reeves doesn't worry she'll be less equipped to navigate the sound-dominated world just because she is now immersed in an enclave of deafness. ...
- 4 Hearing Loss,
Classical music gets local spin, news gets new focus at WEKU Nov 20, 2005
...more than $80,000 a year are going to enjoy.' He was writing music based on some of his heartbreak and things that he went through -- deafness, tragedy and ...
- Lexington Herald Leader,
Lovely Ludwig van Nov 20, 2005
But in his later years, existing in “a sonic world of his own� because of increasing deafness, his life became difficult in the extreme. ...
- Philadelphia Inquirer,
REMEMBERING ARKANSAS : King Crowley was a pretender to ... Nov 20, 2005
Jonesboro. Rowland, nicknamed “Deef� because of his deafness, was a native of Indiana and had lived in Jonesboro since about 1913. ...
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription),
Anatomy of a cell phone revelation Nov 21, 2005
...out electronic-magnetic waves in that direction, avoiding unnecessary radiation to the human body which may trigger headaches, poor memory and even deafness. ...
- Shanghai Daily,
Helping hearing impaired be independent Nov 21, 2005
...monitors, telephone amplification devices, infrared systems, FM systems, amplified phones and a library of information pertaining to issues surrounding deafness ...
- Sheboygan Press,
UK professor awarded Reeve-Irvine medal for spinal cord repair ... Nov 21, 2005
Further application in a range of other clinical cases of spinal cord injury is envisaged, including forms of stroke, blindness and deafness. ...
- NewKerala.com,
Signing on Nov 20, 2005
..."I think that's why it's. "I was born into this field," he said. Deafness is hereditary in Lowe's family. Both of his parents and his older brother were deaf. ...
- Port Huron Times Herald,
Amazing start Nov 15, 2005
Ellie's deafness and "not being able to kiss your baby and make it better" only furthered her depression. ... "This deafness is a gift," she said. ...
- Springfield State Journal Register,
Cochlear's Swedish know-how on show Nov 8, 2005
The deal was Cochlear's first in a decade, allowing the company to diversify its revenue given the different types of deafness the Entific technology addresses ...
- 4 Hearing Loss,
Review: Individuals respond to perchlorate differently Nov 2, 2005
...into the thyroid cell; b) defects in iodide transport from the thyroid cell to the follicular lumen, often combined with inner ear deafness [Pendred syndrome ...
- Food Consumer,
Fred faces a busy last day Nov 16, 2005
ON Saturday night the Deafness Forum hosted the Captioning Awards, which recognise those that provide closed or subscription-only captions, including theatres ...
- Australian,
Music Making Fans Deaf? Nov 18, 2005
More than 28 million Americans currently have some degree of hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness, and as baby boomers age, the number ...
- Rolling Stone
Study: Connection between music, reading Nov 17, 2005
Study: First measurement of tone deafness (August 30, 2005) -- Canadian researchers say they've conducted the first objective measurement of congenital amusia ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Ode To Skull Nov 17, 2005
...the bones, they can determine whether Beethoven was killed by lead poisoning, and possibly extract DNA to determine whether Beethoven's deafness had a genetic ...
- SFist,
Roll Over Beethoven Nov 17, 2005
Was Beethoven's legendary deafness a product of a genetic defect or was it the result of some environmental influence like lead poisoning? ...
- FoxReno.com,
A Low Roar Oct 31, 2005
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders of the National Institutes of Health regularly hands out earplugs in its campaigns against ...
- New York Times,
Bone Fragment Found To Belong To Beethoven Nov 17, 2005
Both remains had an extremely high concentration of lead, adding more evidence to the theory that lead poisoning was the reason behind Beethoven's deafness. ...
- CBS 5,
Beethoven's skull identified in US Nov 18, 2005
Beethoven.". Studies of the bone and hair could help scientists rule out possible causes of Beethoven's deafness, according to the center. ...
- Political Gateway,
Advocacy Group Proposes Tax For Consumers Using VoIP Nov 17, 2005
With Disabilities, American Corn Growers Association, American Council of the Blind, Black Leadership Forum, Consumer Action, Deafness Research Foundation ...
- TMCnet
Martin's USF Trial Balloon Draws Flak Nov 18, 2005
...of groups, including groups not traditionally associated with telephony issues, such as the American Corn Growers Association, the Deafness Research Foundation ...
- TMCnet
O Christmas tunnel of lights Nov 17, 2005
...cancer. Proceeds also will benefit Fantasy Baseball, a program for children suffering from extreme hearing loss or deafness. Hohenwarter ...
- Lancaster Newspapers,
Brian, can you hear me? Nov 19, 2005
Why rock the boat? Sharron knows something about deafness. She was deaf, herself, for 15 years, with a condition affecting the tiny bones in the middle ear. ...
- Providence Journal (subscription),
Thankful Paws to the Rescue Nov 16, 2005
It is also a wonderful educational tool which allows owners of dogs who are deaf or blind to discuss canine deafness and blindness with the public. ...
- 24-7PressRelease.com (press release)
Michael Chorost on Cochlear Implants and Transhumanism Nov 17, 2005
Under normal circumstances, the cochlea transduces sound vibrations into electrical impulses that travel to the brain; many cases of deafness (like Chorost's ...
- Methuselah Foundation,
Study identifies protein as key to hearing Nov 16, 2005
Myosin is critical in hearing a range of sounds. Holt hopes these discoveries will lead to new ways to prevent or treat human deafness. ...
- Daily - University of Washington,
See Emily on stage Nov 16, 2005
...satisfaction of taking part in a theatrical production, Ginny said that what is most powerful about Emily's time in the theater is that her deafness is treated ...
- West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript,
Listening: An acquired skill Nov 18, 2005
...he or she has to say. Emotional deafness: Say a colleague comes to you and starts talking about your boss. If you and the boss have ...
- San Jose Business Journal,
BSIA: Businesses risk prosecution for disability non-compliance Nov 16, 2005
The guide takes into account the fact that the Act applies not only to wheelchair access, but also to other disabilities including deafness and blindness. ...
- Disabilities.AFreePress.com,
TWISTS AND TURNS / ALAN SIDOROV Nov 18, 2005
...on what the various sirens represent. This could not be given orally, due to temporary deafness. The motorist who blocks the left ...
- Winnipeg Free Press (subscription),
Signing new foreign language class Nov 18, 2005
...during the project. Sophomore Kelsey McCorkle said some of her peers joked that deafness was a mental handicap. "Where my class ...
- Greenville Daily Reflector,
Ying Quartet joins string of works by Beethoven Nov 17, 2005
...popularly known as the third "Razumovsky" quartet, is a signal piece for Beethoven, written when the composer was coming to terms with his growing deafness. ...
- Patriot-News,
Blocking the View to An Interpreter Nov 13, 2005
Those of us with deafness understand your desire to capture a special moment on film; however, it is imperative that you not indirectly prevent us from ...
- Bella Online
Fellowship breaks barriers Nov 16, 2005
The next Sunday, a discussion of Helen Keller, whose persevering trust triumphed over blindness and deafness, proved particularly healing. ...
- Philadelphia Inquirer,
DEAFinitively Arts and Culture to host program Nov 16, 2005
...language. “Sign Me a Story� will be performed by deaf children from Blossom Montessori and the Florida Center on Deafness. A ...
- Tampa Bay Newspapers,
REGION AL BRIEFS Nov 16, 2005
The ENT Head Neck Surgeons’ Forum has decided to hold a free audiometry test (test for hearing) starting from tomorrow to mark national Deafness Day being ...
- The Tribune,
Writer, musician spreads love of Beethoven Nov 5, 2005
Morris delves into the complexities and meanings behind many of Beethoven's greatest works and points out where the effects of Beethoven's deafness crept into ...
- Greenwich Time,
Device worn like a pager may help correct balance problems Oct 25, 2005
...they're afraid of falling," says Christopher Platt, program director for balance and vestibular sciences for the National Institute on Deafness and Other ...
- DetNews.com,
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE 3RD COCHLEAR ... Nov 5, 2005
The people who are otherwise healthy in body and mind get isolated because of deafness. Helen Keller says if "I were to be born ...
- Press Information Bureau (press release),
Deaf Students Share Life Experiences, Deaf Culture Oct 24, 2005
...communities. “Deafness is not something viewed as negative, [or] as a disability. It’s something people have pride in,� Horman said. ...
- Cornell Daily Sun,
A work redeemed Nov 4, 2005
...the jeans and cowboy boots, we’re here to give you a glimpse of back story — on the works and the composer who triumphed against growing deafness to make a ...
- The State,
Fear will only fuel the riots Nov 11, 2005
...really are French or British. The recent violence is an unfortunate reaction against the deafness of authority. By avoiding the real ...
- Guardian Unlimited,
When Bloggers Joke About the Unfunny Nov 13, 2005
Humor is one way of dealing with it.". But even beyond this incident, Gawker has a peculiar tone-deafness around death and its collateral damage. ...
- New York Times,
REVIEW | 'SOUVENIR Nov 10, 2005
...for the valiant excesses of women who refuse to accept their limitations, whether of old age, ugliness or, in Mrs. Jenkins's case, unconditional tone deafness.
- New York Times,
Puyallup drag racer wins national Microsoft contest Nov 10, 2005
...meet with Gates: Andre Isom, 23, a music producer and disc jockey from Benton Harbor, Mich.; Michelle Tjelmeland, 32, a Web developer whose deafness and deaf ...
- Seattle Times,
Extra learning support on offer Nov 14, 2005
...those who could qualify for extra support as well as those with behavioural or learning difficulties or specific disabilities such as deafness or blindness. ...
- Scotsman,
The soul man Nov 13, 2005
...sometimes she thought about the one time he had made oblique reference to getting married before she had even gotten pregnant." Guralnick's deafness here to ...
- Boston Globe,
Crystal's life a delightful open book Nov 11, 2005
...the actor launches into a long riff, at once a conceptual and technical tour de force that suggests the intermittent bits of audibility and deafness that must ...
- Chicago Sun-Times,
Come on, feel the noise Nov 12, 2005
...paid to the enduring values of neolithic rock'n'roll while schoolboys are drawn to the primary colours, the raw energy and the possibility of early deafness. ...
- The Observer,
Pent-up emotion Nov 12, 2005
It's about Beethoven and all that he endured. Floristan's prolonged isolation is a metaphor for Beethoven's isolation through deafness. ...
- San Jose Mercury News,
Listen: The Sound Of Hope Nov 6, 2005
..."This could potentially eliminate deafness.". If Kohan is right, implants could become a mainstream business. ... "They're not prepared to put up with deafness.". ...
- BusinessWeek
Another Monkey Trial? Nov 11, 2005
...education, it's also disastrous for poetry, philosophy, and religion itself, for it reduces all truth to literal truth, and inculcates deafness to profounder ...
- CounterPunch,
Most E-mailed Nov 12, 2005
An odd cultural tone-deafness pervades the movie, giving it the feeling of a standard Hollywood thriller that's been retranslated from a translation. ...
- Calendar Live (subscription),
Dear bloggers: there's nothing funny about murder, mayhem or rape Nov 15, 2005
Carr accuses Gawker and other blogs of its ilk of "a peculiar tone-deafness around death and its collateral damage." Traffic deaths, suicides, murders and ...
- Corante
Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval of Artisan(TM) Surgical ... Nov 9, 2005
Group is a global leader in the development of implantable, high-technology neurostimulation devices that include new treatments for deafness and chronic pain. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
High Court hears 'wrongful life' claim Nov 10, 2005
When Alexia Harriton was born, she was not expected to live beyond six months. She suffers multiple disabilities including deafness and blindness. ...
- LaSalute.net,
Washington native killed in Iraq praised as sacrificial 03 Oct 2005
Jones suffered injuries and deafness after an April blast, but still went to work treating fellow soldiers injured in that explosion. ...
- WWAY NewsChannel 3
Matlin, Marlee - Actress/Author/Producer 03 Oct 2005
Aaron Sorkin never intended it to be a part of the show - my deafness that is. ... I guess you figure out if my deafness has adversely affected my life...". ...
- TheCelebrityCafe.com
Decibel level still unsettled for proposed amphitheater 03 Oct 2005
That's the same loudness as a dishwasher at close range, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. ...
- Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription)
Washington native killed in Iraq praised as sacrificial 03 Oct 2005
Jones suffered injuries and deafness after an April blast, yet went to work treating fellow soldiers injured in that explosion. ...
- San Jose Mercury News
Coffee Club Enables Deaf To Connect 03 Oct 2005
..."Without being defined by your deafness, you can just be," Rome said. That's what Meotti and other deaf people like about the coffee chat. ...
- Hartford Courant
Living in toxic terror 03 Oct 2005
Sinusitis, middle ear problems, deafness and lately bronchial pneumonia have plagued me and previously they were unknown to me," she said. ...
- News24
Partnership has ethical implications 03 Oct 2005
...system. High-dose exposure can result in severe mental retardation, cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness, seizures and even death. ...
- Tallahassee Democrat
ALDA ***For*** 03 Oct 2005
During a 30-minute Q&A session, Alda, who as a result of partial deafness in one ear had trouble hearing several questions, was peppy and pleasant and mildly ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
Medical innovations promise longer 03 Oct 2005
...trimester pregnancy loss. Genetic disorders account for 50% of all childhood blindness and 50% of all childhood deafness. And between ...
- Mining Weekly
High dose aspirin may cause temporary deafness: Sep 20, 2005
Rice University researchers has shown that high doses of aspirin can cause membranes to thin, soften, rupture more easily, which may lead to temporary deafness ...
- NewKerala.com
Valley festival highlights deafness issues, services Sep 25, 2005
By Rick Coca, Staff Writer. VAN NUYS - People got to learn about sign-language classes, examine the technological advances to aid ...
- Los Angeles Daily News
Science Takes Note of Tone-Deafness Sep 9, 2005
According to a study appearing in the current issue of Annals of Neurology, people with amusia, the scientific term for tone deafness, have abnormal activity ...
- Forbes
Scientists listen to brain patterns of tone-deafness Sep 3, 2005
While their friends enjoy the latest hit tunes, people who are tone deaf - in scientific terms, suffering from amusia - are excluded from the fun, unable to ...
- I-Newswire.com (press release)
Looking after your ears Oct 1, 2005
...preventable. The following tips are from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) website. l ...
- Malaysia Star
Study: First measurement of tone deafness Aug 30, 2005
30 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say they've conducted the first objective measurement of congenital amusia -- a brain deficit that causes tone deafness. ...
- Science Daily (press release)
George F. Will: Tone-deafness among Democrats Aug 29, 2005
Sad yet riveting, like a wreck by the side of the road, Cindy Sheehan, a plaything of her own sincerities and other people's opportunisms, has already been ...
- Dallas Morning News (subscription)
Programme for deafness to be launched in Malappuram Sep 26, 2005
KOZHIKODE: The national programme for deafness to prevent hearing disorders will be implemented in Malappuram district before next year, said Dr. Jayaram ...
- Newindpress
Healthbeat: Aphasia Clinic Sep 29, 2005
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, about one million people in the US have aphasia. ...
- WHOI
Study: First measurement of tone deafness:- Aug 30, 2005
Canadian researchers say they've conducted the first objective measurement of congenital amusia -- a brain deficit that causes tone deafness. ...
- Webindia123
Extremely Premature Babies Often Face Lifelong Disabilities Sep 29, 2005
...while 22 percent had severe disability, such as severe cerebral palsy (children not walking), very low cognitive scores, blindness or profound deafness. ...
- Daily News Central
External donations to UCD pass $500 million Oct 1, 2005
...educational programs for the Mexican Institute of the Exterior; and $454,000 from the National Institutes of Health for basic research related to deafness. ...
- Daily Democrat
Genetic test revolution aids fight to end cancer Oct 1, 2005
Breast cancer and severe heart disease also seem fairly cut-and-dried cases. But should we screen for diabetes or deafness? Where should we stop? ...
- The Observer
DRUGS WAR MAY NEVER BE WON Oct 1, 2005
...with birth defects like inoperable cataracts and glaucoma while others gave birth to children with club feet, spina bifida, blindness and deafness," he said. ...
- Bangkok Post
Salicylate causes tympanic membranes to rupture more easily Sep 26, 2005
By Rice University, It's well known that high doses of aspirin can cause ulcers and temporary deafness, but the biochemical mechanism responsible for these ...
- RxPG NEWS
‘Check’ them young for hearing disability Sep 21, 2005
...‘‘Deafness is a silent hidden disability. ... Deafness in children should be identified at a very young age and proper treatment should be given, he said. ...
- Newindpress
Hearing loss, tinnitus focus of conference Sep 22, 2005
...on major developments in research, treatment and prevention of acquired hearing loss and tinnitus cohosted by the Center for Hearing and Deafness at UB and the ...
- University at Buffalo Reporter
Law reform body proposes joint legal action system Sep 27, 2005
Army deafness, claims over contaminated blood products and asbestos exposure and tobacco-related law suits are examples of the kind of litigation the ...
- Ireland Online
Don't put up with tinnitus Sep 23, 2005
...years ago. That's why I was particularly shocked to see the results of a new study by the charity Deafness Research UK. This found ...
- Bexley Express
Purcell, board discuss issues Sep 29, 2005
Branche, chairman of the board, said Purcell's comments about not seeing any issues between the board and herself is "a reflection of the tone-deafness that is ...
- Montgomery Advertiser
Qur’an a light for guidance Sep 29, 2005
...that which translates as: “Say: ‘It is for those who believe, a guidance and a cure’ And those who do not believe - in their ears is deafness, and it (ie ...
- Gulf Times
Association for Deaf People holds information stand Sep 26, 2005
The voluntary organisation are hoping to raise awareness of deafness and acquired hearing loss. They will provide information on ...
- Limerick Post
VCU researchers design new receptor and enhance bioassay to ... Sep 29, 2005
...abnormalities. Two potential outcomes of Bartter’s syndrome are kidney failure and inner-ear defects resulting in deafness. This ...
- innovations report
Turn down the volume Sep 29, 2005
Hearing loss is a serious health problem linked to regular exposure to loud music and a recent British study has warned of an epidemic of premature deafness. ...
- Orange Central Western Daily
Kids' Events' Sep 29, 2005
Deaf Celebration Day: More than 50 exhibitors offer information on deafness, hands-on activities, entertainment, kids crafts, and the Verdun Family from the ...
- DetNews.com
PACE hosts event for those dealing with hearing loss Sep 29, 2005
PACE is hosting a consumer and business forum titled "A Sound Investment: Meeting the Needs of People who are Coping with Hearing Loss or Deafness" on Tuesday ...
- Cape Codder
Providing signs of faith Sep 30, 2005
...services. It's part of our life.". The church service is open to people with disabilities other than deafness or blindness. The relaxed ...
- 2TheAdvocate
Aquatic series comes to community center Sep 29, 2005
...a volunteer instructor in a Red Cross program for youths whose physical challenges ranged from cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy to blindness and deafness. ...
- Ft. Washington Montgomery Newspapers
Pervert back in jail after girls' ordeal Sep 30, 2005
The court heard he was a "social and physical misfit" whose life had been blighted by disabilities, including deafness and a condition affecting his shoulder. ...
- Yorkshire Post Today
Biotest: New study doubles the market potential of Cytotect Sep 29, 2005
...the eyes and ears. These symptoms can lead, among other things, to blindness, deafness and mental retardation. The study conducted ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
Touch the Sound Sep 30, 2005
But like Beethoven, Glennie’s deafness, which is near-total, is not just a morbid obsession for a prying public — it’s integral to her music and to our ...
- The Desert Sun
HUSEL KHA’S COLUMN Sep 29, 2005
A few columnists possess such a magnificent combination of self importance and inner deafness that one turns hungrily to see what new killer openings they will ...
- Independent-Bangladesh
Leadership Tip:: Solving without Listening Sep 28, 2005
The problems of deafness are deeper and more complex, if not more important than those of blindness. Deafness is a much worse misfortune. ...
- Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California
Charity's plea to help people with noises in their heads Sep 12, 2005
A study by the charity Deafness Research UK has shown that thousands of patients suffering from tinnitus across Yorkshire are being badly let down by the NHS. ...
- ic Huddersfield.co.uk
New Cochlear Implant Surgery Safer, Less Invasive Sep 26, 2005
Sunday in Los Angeles. The US National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has more about cochlear implants.
- Forbes
Deaf NZers share experiences worldwide Sep 23, 2005
...interview. "It is true that deafness is often seen as an invisible disability, but my view is that Deaf people often lead normal lives.". ...
- Stuff.co.nz
Actor Ed Harris can pound table and play Beethoven Sep 27, 2005
...in a movie made by Polish film director Agnieszka Holland called "Copying Beethoven," about the composer's last years as he battles increasing deafness. ...
- Reuters
Czech press survey Sep 28, 2005
...counter-offensive on "paid blocking" [of the ODS] in the media, other of his people see the causes in the alleged blindness and deafness of journalists in the ...
- Czech Happenings
NC soldier dies in Iraq blast Sep 27, 2005
In April, he was riding in the back of a 5-ton truck when it was hit and badly damaged. "He was lightly wounded, a little bit of deafness," his brother said. ...
- News & Observer
Junk this food, Kelly tells schools Sep 28, 2005
Most veterans are not qualifying for any assistance at all and around 90 per cent of those who have applied for compensation for deafness in the last five ...
- Leeds Today
Biochemical mechanism responsible for aspirin-induced ulcers and ... Sep 19, 2005
It's well known that high doses of aspirin can cause ulcers and temporary deafness, but the biochemical mechanism responsible for these phenomena has never ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
State laws, need clash in Lakota levy debate Sep 25, 2005
...“This includes with students and their families who have conditions such as deafness, blindness, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, learning ...
- Hamilton Journal News (subscription)
Special Report:Katrina/Rita Fallout Part One Martial Law: Police ... Sep 27, 2005
...pistols. See this article on The Pentagon's Secret Scream Sonic devices that can inflict pain--or even permanent deafness. These ...
- uruknet.info
CRSG clamps down on churches, mosques Sep 25, 2005
This includes health hazards experienced through deafness, sleep deprivation syndrome, impaired mental functioning and high blood pressure due to prolonged ...
- The Tide
Top of OSU student to-do list: Get shot for bacterial meningitis Sep 25, 2005
Of those who survive, 11 to 19 percent experience limb loss, deafness, problems with their nervous systems, seizures, strokes or brain damage. ...
- Corvallis Gazette Times
From the rubble of Katrina, the voice of poetry Sep 28, 2005
...days when there was no communication. So many phone calls went unanswered in our time of absolute deafness. It was as if we could ...
- SunHerald.com
Tucson Bicycle Classic: Roar of crowd not his motivation Sep 28, 2005
After some bumps in the road - the least being deafness from birth - Nick Schreiber has his directions straight at age 25 heading into this weekend's three ...
- Tucson Citizen
In the Player: 'It's All Gone Pete Tong' Sep 26, 2005
...the film isn't all that funny and sinks into an after-school-special level of bathos as hero Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye) triumphs over his deafness and discovers ...
- KVUE (subscription)
Disabled artist showcases talent through paintings Sep 28, 2005
Linda Walls is a parent and grandparent of people with disabilities ranging from deafness and Tourette's syndrome to cerebral palsy and epilepsy. ...
- Asbury Park Press
Deaf Awareness Week Sep 26, 2005
The week of events is presented to raise awareness of the differences in attitudes toward deafness by both the hearing public and deaf people themselves, to ...
- Inside CMU
Between genius and madness Sep 25, 2005
In the later years of his life, Spanish artist Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes dwelled in his deafness and his dementia, etching a series of works too dark ...
- Kentucky.com
Profile of a Newsmaker Sep 23, 2005
In October, RCI Hearing Aid center will unveil a new technology in hearing aids that addresses the problem of single-sided deafness, or "dead ear.". ...
- Norwich Bulletin
Dr. Johnson's poetry in prose Sep 26, 2005
As he was suffering from blindness in one eye, deafness, and depression, it is no wonder he described compiling a dictionary "dull work," and defined a ...
- Providence Journal (subscription)
Viewpoint: Afghanistan is Bush's unwelcome gift to NATO Sep 28, 2005
But diplomatically (and respectfully), the Europeans prefer to simulate deafness and look the other way, remembering Seneca's warning: "Unwelcome is the gift ...
- Middle East Times
Students are immersed in lessons to use sign language Sep 25, 2005
Sirois, who has worked as an educational interpreter, said she will teach students that history, and explain the different degrees of deafness. ...
- 4 Hearing Loss
Bush's unwelcome gift to NATO: Afghanistan Sep 26, 2005
...there. But diplomatically (and respectfully), the Europeans prefer to simulate deafness and look the other way . . . remembering ...
- Online Journal
New Cochlear Implant Surgery Safer, Less Invasive Sep 26, 2005
Angeles. The US National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has more about cochlear implants (www.nidcd.nih.gov ).
- HealthCentral.com
Waiting time for a hearing aid soars Sep 14, 2005
...those aged over 81. A CAMPAIGN to help forces veterans suffering from deafness has recruited a city MP. Sunderland North MP Bill ...
- Sunderland Echo
Dalai Lama host bares his soul in new memoir Sep 6, 2005
...love and loss by a successful investment analyst willing to bare his "Russian soul" after many years of isolation and despair due to late-onset deafness and a ...
- Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
Cochlear implant fills her heart with music Aug 29, 2005
...had spent the previous 40 years in a world of silence, but watching the tenor's passion as he sang inspired her to do something about her profound deafness. ...
- Salt Lake Tribune
Home needed for deaf dog Sep 7, 2005
...manager of the RSPCA’s Ashley Heath Animal Centre, near Ringwood, Hants, said last night: “Chance’s original owners were aware of his deafness but they ...
- The Sun
Silent Owens seems to be a content Owens Sep 19, 2005
...playing nice with the man who controls his fate, and not saying anything that would make regular citizens weep and pray for the sweet release of deafness. ...
- CBS News
The James Dean story Sep 24, 2005
One way or another, maybe James Dean had assured himself that he wouldn't be around to see 50, his own spare tyre of flesh, his crippling deafness, his losing ...
- Independent
Children denied meningitis jab because of cost Sep 20, 2005
...meningitis in 2003. Half of those who survive the disease do so with serious disabilities including deafness and brain damage. They need ...
- Independent
FDA Rethinks Women's Chief Sep 19, 2005
..."Once again, this episode shows the agency's complete tone-deafness," said Kirsten Moore, director of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project. ...
- Washington Post
A little less conversation... Sep 2, 2005
...“Girls are more helpful when I’m lost,� grins Loh, 15. “But some people equate deafness with lack of intelligence, and treat us like we’re stupid. ...
- Malaysia Star
Health calendar Sep 18, 2005
SHHH) monthly meeting. 6-7:30 pm, Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center, 1625 19th Ave., Seattle; free (206-935-6337). Thu Support-group ...
- Seattle Times
It's hear, hear for Cochlear with earnings rising by 20pc Sep 19, 2005
This and a full contribution from Swedish acquisition Entific Medical Systems -- which treats different types of deafness, including loss of hearing in one ear ...
- Australian
Stephen Stills swaps torment for family Sep 17, 2005
But with his first solo album in 14 years to promote, Stills is on his best behaviour and even apologises for a cold that has exacerbated the deafness in his ...
- Economic Times
Arsenic contaminated water poisoning people Sep 22, 2005
LAHORE: Arsenic contamination is causing diseases like liver and lung cancers, leukaemia, deafness and renal failure and is the cause of these diseases in four ...
- Daily Times
Bajo people say they live in harmony with surroundings Sep 19, 2005
Bajo babies are usually healthy, although some are born deaf. However, the Bajo people have their own perception about deafness. ...
- Jakarta Post
Japanese sign language opens new world of communication ... Sep 18, 2005
...you can give them. One well-known aspect of deafness is that deaf people often have trouble reading well. Reading ability is closely ...
- Japan Today
'Ringing in the Ear' May Respond to Alcoholism Drug Sep 22, 2005
...in the department of communicative disorders and sciences and otolaryngology, and Richard Salvi, director of the university's Center for Hearing and Deafness. ...
- ABC News
Deaf film maker scoops awards Sep 21, 2005
A film about a woman who loses her deafness scooped up three awards at the New Zealand Deaf Film Competition, including best short film. ...
- Stuff.co.nz
Ottawa gives $3.2 million for genetic disease project in Atlantic ... Sep 22, 2005
...population. They include such commonly occurring conditions as colon cancer, sudden cardiac death, deafness and blindness. Michael ...
- Canada.com
Turning on to the causes of hearing loss Sep 22, 2005
...health as smoking," she said. "As part of Deafness Awareness Week, the message must get out about toxic noise.". She has clients who ...
- MyTown Bay of Plenty
Rare Eye-movement Disorder May Shed Light On Brain And ... Sep 12, 2005
Collaborators in Saudi Arabia alerted them to patients they'd been seeing who had not only restricted horizontal eye movement, but also deafness and motor ...
- Science Daily (press release)
NZ led studies confirm new treatments for Paget's Sep 1, 2005
...caused by a malfunction of the body’s regular bone building process and results in bone pain, skeletal deformity, bone fractures, deafness and neurological ...
- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
FDA Names Special Health Issues Director As Acting Women's Health ... Sep 20, 2005
..."Once again, this episode shows the agency's complete tone-deafness," Reproductive Health Technologies Project Director Kirsten Moore said, adding, "It ...
- Kaiser network.org
Understanding dementia Sep 23, 2005
Other conditions that are mistaken for dementia include deafness, depression, and short periods of confusion occurring for other reasons, such as chest ...
- News Today
Study shows how aspirin causes problems Sep 19, 2005
By a similar mechanism, the changes may result in aspirin-related deafness by interfering with the proper function of prestin, a transmembrane protein that's ...
- United Press International
Deaf Oscars Showcase Outstanding Talent Sep 20, 2005
...directed. The film, winning Best Comedy, Best Actress and Best Short Film, is about a woman who begins to lose her deafness. Eventually ...
- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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