]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest Ears & Hearing Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/patients-doctor/923605?rsstype=latest&cid=88 The Health Care Blog: A patient's perspective: As a customer relations expert and a concerned healthcare observer, I must comment on doctor's turning a deaf ear to patient input.Two things to remember:-You don't have to read an entire stack of artic... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:30:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/patients-doctor/923605?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923534?rsstype=latest&cid=88 The woman I spoke to at the birthday party yesterday told me that her brother had been institutionalized at the Cambridge State Hospital. Originally called the Minnesota Colony for Epilectics, it became a state hospital for the developmentally disabl... Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:43:10 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923534?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/923519?rsstype=latest&cid=88 Thanks to the French reader who sent the link to this very important Jakarta Post report: Suspected bird flu patients isolated. Excerpt:The Wahidin Sudirohusodo regional hospital in Makassar, South Sulawesi, is continuing to isolate 17 patients of Bi... Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:32:39 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/923519?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923330?rsstype=latest&cid=88 One of life s hardest lessons to learn is that you can only change yourself. Some people spend inordinate amounts of time and energy upset, angry, or frustrated by other people s thoughts and behaviors. But to what end? You can rail against the ... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:38:42 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923330?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/doctor-anonymous/923338?rsstype=latest&cid=88 Happy World Diabetes Day! Just wanted to spotlight our blog buddy Kerri from the blog Six Until Me. (Check out her video blog above) We've never met in person, but I feel that I've gotten to know her my reading her blog, by her being on the show, and... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:18:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/doctor-anonymous/923338?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/schwitzer-health/923331?rsstype=latest&cid=88 I've been tracking news coverage of a Minnesota company's heart sock device for heart failure for four years. Four years ago, I questioned Star Tribune coverage. Two years ago, questions of evidence started to surface. Today the Star Tribune repor... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:33:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/schwitzer-health/923331?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923368?rsstype=latest&cid=88 At the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), work is being conducted to develop a software package that can assist pilots and astronauts with realizing their true spatial orientation, a problem commonly experienced in moving aircraft ... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:54:35 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923368?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/923229?rsstype=latest&cid=88 Congress is about to meet in a lame duck session to try and help the economy by spending some extra money. John Dingell, the Dem who chairs the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, held a hearing today to share his ideas. Namely: Shell out s... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:44:45 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/923229?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/923122?rsstype=latest&cid=88 I love when the health world overlaps with the tech world; it makes health blogging that much more relevant. Technology is ever advancing, and folks are finding new applications for communication technology in addressing age-old problems in both the ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/923122?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/923021?rsstype=latest&cid=88 By Val WillinghamCNN Medical Producer l love my iPod. From Etta James to Roy Rogers, my playlist is pretty diverse. Each song is part of who I am. And I guess I have a lot of parts, because I ve loaded over 4,000 songs into that tiny device. I take... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:58:21 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/923021?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/922975?rsstype=latest&cid=88 Hey everyone,Here s an interesting story I saw about a new beauty machine that makes anyone look beautiful. No chemicals or cosmetics needed!Sounds great, right?Unfortunately, it only works on pictures, not actual people. But who hasn t taken s... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:44:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/922975?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/ask-doctor-joshua/922926?rsstype=latest&cid=88 My 4 yr old will be getting a 3rd set or ear tubes in 2 weeks. I can t wait -he needs these really badly. Needles to say, he has been sick since dec.He also has asthma,allergies and a VSD(hole in heart). He is a grumpy guy lately, and tired too. Hi... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:38:03 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/ask-doctor-joshua/922926?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/922903?rsstype=latest&cid=88 Researchers at Maastricht University in Holland developed an innovative technology that uses functional MRI and computer software to reveal specific details of the hearing process. In gathered fMRI data scientists were able to identify who the subjec... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:13:25 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/922903?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/922795?rsstype=latest&cid=88 Forty-one million Americans consider themselves runners. We are by far outnumbered by the 202 million licensed drivers in our country. In light of those numbers you need to play it safe and run defensively. Here are a few ways to run safely as the da... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/922795?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/922792?rsstype=latest&cid=88 To no one's surprise, specialists are already drawing the line at taking income cuts to help fund primary care:Expanding and improving primary care physician payment will itself be controversial. I am writing this blog from the American Medical Assoc... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:11:18 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/922792?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/922790?rsstype=latest&cid=88 Health care reform will soon reach center stage. I (and many others) believe that the Obama administration will develop a health care reform early in their tenure. Bob Doherty provides a sobering view of AMA discussions on this issue - Who will... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:58:30 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/922790?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/922697?rsstype=latest&cid=88 Dawn wants to know Hello Beauty Brains! I ve been hearing this a lot on my local media recently, Even though you may have oily skin, it could actually be very dry underneath. Thus, you should use a moisturizer to keep your skin hydrated.Is it act... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:01:39 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/922697?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/922641?rsstype=latest&cid=88 NORML's planning it's next steps:This week, Massachusetts became the 13th state in the country to decriminalize marijuana when voters approved Question 2 on the ballot, which made getting caught with less than an ounce of marijuana punishable by a ci... Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:03:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/922641?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/922415?rsstype=latest&cid=88 With the economy slowing (or crashing depending on your point of view), and food prices rising, you may be forced to make some tough choices when it comes to what to eat, where to eat it and how to pay for it. Can you still afford to buy nutritious ... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:37:46 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/922415?rsstype=latest&cid=88 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/922386?rsstype=latest&cid=88 A gene linked to susceptibility to autism, CNTNAP2, has also been connected to specific language impairment, the most common childhood language disorder, as reported yesterday in Reuters. The study, A Functional Genetic Link between Distinct Develop... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:58:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/922386?rsstype=latest&cid=88