Dr. Hodgetts (L) and Dr. Pugh (R) Image by Alberta Advanced Education and Technology Dr. Bill Hodgetts (L) and Dr. Jeff Pugh (R) are leading projects that received support for commercialization from the Western Economic Partnership Agreement program. Dr. Hodgetts manages the bone conduction amplification clinical program. His research involves developing and refining the selection, [...]
Padded pants earn mom kudos Tammany Atkinson noticed years ago that when her son, Jackson, began crawling around the hardwood floors of the family’s Lorne Park home, his knees became red and bruised. Read more on Mississauga News NIDCR funding to US dental schools diminished from 2005 to 2009 Adding to the national debate on [...]
Research and Markets: Personal Protective Equipment – Global Strategic Business Report – 2010 Features Forecasts up to … DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4d9e83/personal_protectiv) has announced the addition of the “Personal Protective Equipment – Global Strategic Business Report” report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Personal Protective Equipment in US$ Million Tby [...]
Hearing aid battery book Image by Rob Fenwick This quaint ye olde-style beige docket thing is my hearing aid battery book – the NHS demands that I keep track of how many hearing aid batteries I use, and they also keep track of repairs in here. It’s sort of like a service history for hearing [...]
Fact Finder: Preventing teen hearing loss One in five teenagers has some hearing loss. This is a problem that will linger for a generation. Read more on NBC 13 Birmingham Hearing loss trend continues According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, young kids are not hearing as well as they used to. Read [...]
Big Dreams Powered by Healthy Bodies I realize that there are exceptions to the implications of the above title-and their rarity makes them all the more glorious. Read more on Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News Would the real Carla Bruni please step forward? Rival biographies sow confusion Rival biographies of Carla Bruni raise the [...]
Why do people become Cochlear Awareness Advocates? When someone gets hearing aids they don’t become a hearing aid advocate and join a group telling people about their experience. Yet Cochlear Implantees often become Advocates. I wondered why? Read more on BellaOnline Flawed study only confirms the benefits of acupuncture On behalf of the Hawaii Oriental [...]
2010 ISDB Read Captions Across America Image by dcmpnad Photos from the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind’s annual Read Captions Across America celebration. Chip eaters make racket about loud snack bags I can no longer remain silent about an annoyingly ear-splitting problem: loud snack bags. Huh, you might scoff. Why not tackle [...]
The Loudest Swan Image by DerrickT Family win 18 year fight over MMR damage to son: £90,000 payout is first since concerns over vaccine surfaced The judgment is the first of its kind to be revealed since concerns were raised about the safety of the triple jab. Robert Fletcher, 18, is unable to talk, stand [...]
Revenue From The River It’s another serene summer morning at Monticello’s Atwood Water Park as Gary Blackwell launches his boat off the ramp and into the swift emerald waters of the Pearl River. Read more on The Daily Leader Yacht Owner Survived Chopper Crash The man behind the controls also owned the yacht used as [...]