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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Deaf children who already had one cochlear implant had improvements in speech, hearing and related quality of life measures after a second was implanted in ...

  Kids do well with two cochlear implants: study

  on January 18, 2012 - 12:30pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens exposed to higher-than-normal levels of lead are more likely to have trouble hearing, suggests a new study that links the hearing problems to lead ...

  High lead exposure linked to hearing loss in youth

  on December 22, 2011 - 12:50pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Canadian researchers have found that over the last 20 years, three percent of deaf children who got cochlear implants at their hospital needed new ones ...

  Problems with cochlear implants rare in kids: study

  on December 21, 2011 - 1:00pm
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  Whenever a child has to have surgery, no matter how frequently the doctor performs it, how "minor" the procedure, or how many other people have had it done in the past, a parent will ...

  What Parents Need to Know About Tonsillectomies in Children

  By mariasmith76 HERWriter Blogger on December 14, 2011 - 5:07pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Adele has been forced by impending surgery to cancel all her remaining tour dates and promotional appearances through the end of the year, ...

  Adele to get throat surgery, cancels all 2011 dates

  on October 28, 2011 - 1:59pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids whose parents smoke are more likely to get ear infections and have hearing problems, according to a new review paper.

  Kids who live with smokers have more ear infections

  on September 8, 2011 - 1:30pm
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  If you have sinus problems, the last thing you’d probably think to do is spray hot chili peppers up your nose! But a new study from researchers led by Dr.

  Chili Pepper Heat May Ease Sinus Problems

  By Denise DeWitt HERWriter on August 30, 2011 - 11:37pm
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  Fresh smelling clothes may be the hallmark of cleanliness, but did you know that fresh scent is also classified as air pollution?

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  Is Your Dryer Polluting As Much As A Car?

  By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on August 25, 2011 - 10:07am
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  A very rare infection called Naegleria fowleri has now claimed the lives of three people. The Naegleria ameba lives in freshwater and enters the human body through the nose.

  Two Children and a Man Die from Brain Eating Ameba Infection

  By Joanna Karpasea-Jones HERWriter on August 19, 2011 - 5:49am
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  Since I had already been through it once, it came as no surprise to me when our pediatrician strongly suggested that our youngest son should have a procedure done to have tubes put into ...

  Babies, Ear Infections and Ear Tubes

  By Susan Schade HERWriter on August 17, 2011 - 10:14pm