Beacon Hill Roll Call: House OKs education collaborative regulationWicked LocalBy Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local representatives on two roll calls from the week of January 23-27. There were no roll c…

Stacey Campfield Spreads Deadly MisinformationNashville SceneAs Jonathan Meador pointed out, Stacey Campfield continued on his quest to make Tennessee the laughingstock of the nation on Michelangelo Signorile's radio show. I won't go into his bizarre…

NJ State Police superintendent aids in arrest after tractor-trailer stolenThe RepublicAP LINDEN, NJ — Police are crediting the superintendent of the New Jersey State Police with helping make an arrest after a tractor-trailer was stolen. Col. Rick F…

Beltone Owner Expects New City Store To Be First Of Several Locally (VIDEO)Patch.comBy Robin Traum Edwin Ryan, president of Beltone Hearing Center, knew he wanted to locate his next store in New City. He first visited during the summer when numerous…

Senior Care Technology Review: Robot Babies, Affordable Hearing Aids, & MoreSenior Housing NewsThere are always new developments in senior care technology, from better ways to keep track of health, to new blogs talking about healthcare information te…

Los Angeles TimesThat bad attitude? Blame the birth monthLos Angeles TimesNumerous studies suggest a link between temperament and health and the month in which a person is born. If you're overweight, you could be a winter baby. Temperature, sunshine,…

Los Angeles TimesIn-Your-Face Fitness: Is there a right way for women to get ripped abs?Los Angeles TimesYes, experts say. But the best way to achieve a defined midsection is to burn it off. A low caloric intake can lead to menstrual disturbance and/…

Health and fitness: Jan. 30San Antonio ExpressMeditation & Nutrition: Learn how to mellow out a stressed nervous system through guided meditation and nutritional therapies from Thaddeus Hedges, chiropractor and doctor of Oriental medicine and acupunc…

Los Angeles TimesFat chefs in the spotlight as 'Fat Chef' debuts on Food NetworkLos Angeles TimesOn the heels of the Paula Deen debacle comes a new show from the Food Network: "Fat Chef." No euphemisms allowed here, apparently. The new reality series…

Los Angeles TimesPatient's Obesity Diagnosis May Depend On Doctor's Weight, Study SuggestsHuffington PostWhether or not you get a diagnosis of obesity may come down to more than numbers on the scale -- it may actually be about what your doctor's weig…

Northland's NewsCenterA Deaf Rock and Roll Bank Rocking it Out in the NorthlandFOX 21 OnlineThe band formed 40 years ago with dreams of being rockstars and being able to indulge in something hearing people can, music. "I missed that so I decided I wa…

Deregulation bill withdrawn in the House; local barbers, cosmetologist agree ...Greene County Daily WorldBy Sabrina Westfall, Staff Writer Indiana State Rep. Dave Wolkins withdrew Indiana House Bill 1006, which would have deregulated several occupati…

MediplacementsWomen With Diabetes Experience More Hearing ProblemsMedical News TodayA new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, presented at the annual Triological Society's Combined Sections Meeting, on January 26 in Miami Beach, shows that dia…

Otago Daily TimesFamily fundraising for second implantOtago Daily TimesBy Ben Guild on Sat, 28 Jan 2012 Oamaru girl Emjai Welsh jumps on her trampoline, having removed the external sound receiver for her cochlear implant. She needs to raise about $50…

Free hearing tests offered in TrowbridgeThis Is WiltshireAround 2500 people in Trowbridge could be tested for hearing loss this year after a new campaign was launched in the town. Action on Hearing Loss, formerly RNID, has teamed up with Specsavers o…

Christian Science MonitorCollege tuition costs: Hold 'em down or else, Obama saysChristian Science MonitorCollege tuition costs could determine how much federal aid colleges and universities get, President Obama says in a speech at the University of…

Globe and MailDemi Moore 911 call is public information, for better or worseEntertainment Weeklyby Lanford Beard When the dramatic recording of the 911 call leading to Demi Moore's Monday night hospitalization was released to the public today, it beg…

Occupy DC protesters warned: Stop camping or risk arrestLos Angeles TimesFederal authorities, under pressure to crack down on the 4-month-old Occupy DC encampments, warned protesters Friday that they must stop camping in two parks near the White Hous…

USA TODAYBest QB on championship weekend? Not Tom Brady or Eli Manning, but Joe FlaccoWashington Post (blog)By Sean Moroney Let's face it, the NFL playoffs are a crapshoot. We all know that you need a great quarterback to get you to the playoffs on a…

FirstpostTwitter will block posts in certain countries: Censorship? Or benevolent ...Entertainment Weekly (blog)by Darren Franich Internet companies are like musicians. First, they become famous by forming a personal relationship with their fans buil…

BUSINESS PLAN: Keleko “Jay” Fischer, K313ko VisionAnchorage PressKeleko Fischer, who prefers to go by Jay rather than the Hawaiian name he was born with, arrives for his Press interview in a suit and tie, eager to discuss the new business he's la…

Northland's NewsCenterA Deaf Rock and Roll Bank Rocking it Out in the NorthlandFOX 21 OnlineThe band formed 40 years ago with dreams of being rockstars and being able to indulge in something hearing people can, music. "I missed that so I decided I wa…

USAID to promote sign languageThe News InternationalUSAID representative Randy Hatfield on Friday assured his cooperation to promote sign language for mutes in different institutions of the province. Hatfield was speaking to PML-F Chief Coordinator a…

KSEERetired architect pledges $2M to Fresno State deaf studiesFresno Business JournalRobert Duncan NicolRobert Duncan Nicol, a retired Bay Area-area architect, himself deaf, has pledged $2 million to the Department of Communicative Disorders & Deaf S…

Lawsuit against Adams County sheriff over alleged ADA violations gains three ...Denver PostBy Monte Whaley BRIGHTON — Three more plaintiffs — including a deaf man — have joined a lawsuit filed in US District Court against Adams County Sheriff D…

Hospital Begins 1st Stem Cells Approved Study to Treat Hearing LosseMaxHealthBy Armen Hareyan on January 26, 2012 - 10:29am First FDA-approved study of Stem Cells to treat hearing loss begins at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, TX. Wh…

Portland TribuneReal life sciencesPortland TribuneBy Peter Korn OHSU researcher Peter Steyger needed daily speech therapy as a child (above) after antibiotics caused him to go deaf. Today, Steyger researches how antibiotics cause deafness. Scientists…

Lecture shows that sign language can be funnyOnline AthensBy April Burkhart - april.burkhart@onlineathens.com Every culture and community has a sense of humor. The deaf community is no different. Donna Jo Napoli, professor of linguistics at Swarthmor…

Librarian's journey one for the booksMinneapolis Star TribuneA bad reaction to a medical procedure robbed Anoka County Library director Marlene Moulton Janssen of her hearing. That didn't stop her from crusading on behalf of the printed page, and now…

How a mum fought her son's disabilityBangalore MirrorA mother's instinct, unfathomable but precise, helped Radha Raju recognise her child's impairment at an early stage when hearing screening for small children was almost unheard of. It is thanks to…

al.comDay 2 of hearing for confessed murdererWALA-TV FOX10MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The hearing to determine if Jeremy Bentley, who confessed to a murder in 2000, should be released resumed Friday. Bentley has been in a mental health facility for the las…

AARP News (blog)Are we over-diagnosing autism? The psychiatric debateCBC.caThe American Psychiatric Association sent shivers through the mental health community last week when it said it was re-examining its list of disorders and would be proposing a…

Combined Therapy Results Mixed in High-Risk Head, Neck CancerMedPage TodayBy Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considere…

Mother Nature NetworkGrandma's mental health may have shaped your interestsMother Nature NetworkStudents interested in humanities and social science were more likely to grow up with relatives with depression, bipolar disorder or substance abuse. By S…

CBS LocalExpelled EMU counseling student wins OK to sue after refusal to advise gays ...Detroit Free PressBy David Ashenfelter An Eastern Michigan University student who was expelled from a counseling program because she refused to counsel gays and l…

Ky. to review how to restore aging traffic bridge struck by boat carrying ...Washington PostLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky's governor said Friday there will be an immediate review of ways to restore an aging traffic bridge in the western part of the st…

Retirement Options Limited For Gay And Lesbian SeniorsOPB NewsPORTLAND - As gay and lesbian people age, their need for retirement options mirrors those of the general population. But they often face unique challenges, especially when it comes to find…

13WMAZElderly Drivers Learn Road Safety Tips13WMAZOfficer Bob Sanderson with the Forsyth Police Department says the class helps the elderly be aware of the dangers on the road and how to prevent them. "It's important to learn how to adjust for aging…

Los Angeles TimesUS may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expectedLos Angeles TimesThe Pentagon has proposed delaying a plan to replace the U-2s with RQ-4 Global Hawk drones because of Defense Department cutbacks. The U-2 spy plane was once sl…

CBS LocalElderly driver pulled from sunken car7Online WSVN-TVDEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- An elderly woman remains in critical condition after she somehow drove her car into a lake at the Century Village retirement community. At around 12:10 pm Fr…

Live Insurance NewsCalifornia AG Urges SCOTUS to Uphold Health Care ActSCVNEWS.com[AG Kamala Harris] – California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today led 10 states in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the US Supreme Court urging the high co…

Sen. McCaskill: Jeff City Lawmakers "Nuts" for Health Care VoteOzarksFirst.com(Jefferson City, MO) -- Sen. Claire McCaskill has one word to sum up actions taken by the Missouri State Senate this week: "nuts!" That's how Missouri's Democratic US senat…

TIMEMedical Malpractice Memo Depicts Obama's Precarious Balancing Act on Health ReformTIMEBy Kate Pickert | @kpickert | January 27, 2012 | + J. Scott Applewhite / AP President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White Hous…

New York TimesVIDEO: Romney Uses Obama's Words To Defend Health Care ReformThinkProgressBy Igor Volsky on Jan 27, 2012 at 12:54 pm At last night's GOP presidential debate, Rick Santorum challenged Mitt Romney on the similarities between the health ca…

MyFox HoustonFeds Reject Texas' Request to Delay Insurance ReformTexas Tribuneby Becca Aaronson The US Department of Health and Human Services has rejected the Texas Department of Insurance's proposal to delay implementation of a federal health care…

The GuardianFitness camp in northern ItalyThe GuardianI've never been so relieved as when Dan, one of the muscle-bound personal trainers on the Fitscape week-long holiday in northern Italy, said I could bunk off on the first day. Arriving catatonical…

Los Angeles TimesIn-Your-Face Fitness: Is there a right way for women to get ripped abs?Los Angeles TimesYes, experts say. But the best way to achieve a defined midsection is to burn it off. A low caloric intake can lead to menstrual disturbance and/…

Health and fitness: Jan. 30San Antonio ExpressMeditation & Nutrition: Learn how to mellow out a stressed nervous system through guided meditation and nutritional therapies from Thaddeus Hedges, chiropractor and doctor of Oriental medicine and acupunc…

PR Web (press release)So many trends available to keep you in shapeLincoln News MessengerBy Paul Apfel Healthy Living Correspondent If 2012 is your year to get in shape, here is a guide from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) on some of t…

PR Web (press release)Integrity Health releases new EZ Coach Fitness SystemPR Web (press release)"Before the EZ Coach program I could only service my personal training members, now EZ Coach ensures that all of my members get results with programs tha…

Heart risks for teens who eat high fructoseExaminer.comTeens who consume diets abundant in fructose show evidence of more cardiovascular disease and have a greater risk of diabetes, according to a new report in the recent Journal of Nutrition. Heavy…

CitybizlistLipoScience Names Timothy J. Fischer Chief Operating OfficerEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)RALEIGH, NC--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--LipoScience, Inc., an in vitro diagnostic company advancing patient care by developing high valu…

USA TODAYStroke, Heart Attack Risk Greater Than ThoughtVoice of America (blog)If you think the odds of having a heart attack or stroke in your lifetime are low, you could be kidding yourself. Even if you are at low risk of having a cardiac incident i…

Mirror.co.ukTea may reduce heart disease - studySky News AustraliaTea may reduce heart disease - study Updated: 12:47, Saturday January 28, 2012 Heart disease rates could be reduced by 10 per cent if everyone took to drinking large amounts of tea, an…

Move over apples: For some patients, an aspirin-a-day may keep the doctor awayMilwaukee Journal SentinelBy (ARA) (ARA) - The statistics are staggering: As the leading cause of death in the United States, cardiovascular (or heart) disease accounts for…

Winona woman receives new breast cancer treatmentWXOW.comBy Heather Armstrong - email La Crosse, WI (WXOW) Last week we told you about a major advance in treatment of breast cancer but reported that further studies were needed before a patient could…

Los Angeles TimesNew Avastin tests add to confusion over use in breast cancerLos Angeles TimesBy Jill U. Adams, Special to the Los Angeles Times In November, following an emotional public hearing some months earlier, the Food and Drug Administration…

Prostate cancer screening should be evidence-basedJerusalem PostBy BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER Expert: Current system that relies on prostate-specific antigens levels in the blood is “deeply flawed.” By Thinkstock/Imagebank Newswise —…

High school basketball players wear pink sneakers to honor teammate's mother ...San Jose Mercury NewsBy Joe Rodriguez Members of the Independence High School boys' varsity basketball team wear pink shoes during a game against Evergreen Valley, Wednes…

Combined Therapy Results Mixed in High-Risk Head, Neck CancerMedPage TodayBy Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considere…

European orphan drug status for Celator Pharma's CPX-351 to treat AMLpharmabiz.comThe European Commission (EC) has granted orphan drug status to CPX-351, the Celator Pharmaceuticals' proprietary "liposomal combination of cytarabine and daunorubicin,"…

The Nation, PakistanPharma owners' physical remand extendedThe Nation, PakistanLAHORE – A local court on Friday extended five-day physical remand of three owners of pharmaceutical companies on the request of FIA for providing spurious cardiac medic…

WISC MadisonMaker recalls 2200 tubes of Aveeno baby lotionCNNBy Tom Watkins, CNN (CNN) -- Johnson & Johnson announced Friday it is voluntarily recalling a single lot of Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion after a test by the Food and Drug Administrati…

Express Scripts' Lipitor Move Highlights Pressure on PfizerWall Street JournalBy JON KAMP Pharmacy-benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. will soon make an adjustment that raises out-of-pocket costs for some customers filling prescriptions of Pfizer In…

MyFox HoustonUS HOT STOCKS: Amylin Pharma, Alkermes Active In Late TradingWall Street JournalUS stocks closed mixed Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 74 points to 12660, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index declined 2.1 points to 1316,…

When records go digital, it's win-win for patients, doctorsGainesville SunPediatrician Donald Novak, assistant dean for clinical informatics at the University of Florida, demonstrates how he uses an Apple iPad to access patients' medical records at t…

Deseret News3 Utah hospitals sue over disputed Medicaid fundsDeseret NewsBy Hunter Schwarz, Deseret News Davis Hospital & Medical Center, Salt Lake Regional Medical Center and Jordan Valley Medical Center, all part of IASIS Healthcare, were told in a…

Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association loses 3 membersAZ Central.comby Ken Alltucker - Jan. 27, 2012 05:41 PM Arizona's three largest hospital systems are leaving a statewide hospital lobbying group over concerns about how the group represents t…

Electronic Health Records Could Improve Care for Type 2 DiabeticsNewswise (press release)* Switching from paper records to electronic records does not adversely affect the care of patients with type 2 diabetes older than 40, according to a new study…

Kaiser Health NewsThe government agency that's holding our hospitals hostageCatholic OnlineBy Dr. William D. Bezdek, MD The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, is a federal agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services th…

When records go digital, it's win-win for patients, doctorsGainesville SunPediatrician Donald Novak, assistant dean for clinical informatics at the University of Florida, demonstrates how he uses an Apple iPad to access patients' medical records at t…

Children to Have a Second Dose of Measles VaccinationAllAfrica.comBy Irene J. Mensah, 27 January 2012 The Ghana Health Service is set to add a second dose of measles vaccine to the number of vaccines children receive at child welfare clinics to prote…

RVANewsVirginia House votes to end HPV vaccine mandateThe Virginian-PilotBy Michael Sluss For the second year in a row, the House of Delegates has voted to repeal a state mandate to vaccinate girls before entering sixth grade against a virus that is…

Macleans.caThe Possible Impact of Autism Definition ChangesIndiana's NewsCenterBy Megan Trent KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Big changes could be on the horizon for children diagnosed with autism if a new proposal by the American Psychia…

CBC.caAre we over-diagnosing autism? The psychiatric debateCBC.caThe American Psychiatric Association sent shivers through the mental health community last week when it said it was re-examining its list of disorders and would be proposing a more narr…