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HUD Awards Over $67 Million to Protect Children from Dangerous Lead and Other Environmental Hazards
November 12, 2001
WASHINGTON/PRNewswire/ -- Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez today announced over $67 million in grants aimed at protecting children in low-income households from lead-based paint an... Read More
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Wynd Communications Selected as the Official Wireless Service Provider of the National Campaign for Hearing Health
November 6, 2001
New Alliance Raises the Awareness of Communications Options for People With Moderate-to-Severe Hearing Loss Wynd Communications Corporation (a GoAmerica, Inc company)(NASDAQ: GOAM), the nation's leadi... Read More
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Bio-logic's Ear Muffin™ Receives FDA 510(K) Clearance For Use With Natus® ALGO®Screeners
November 6, 2001
MUNDELEIN, Ill./PRNewswire/ -- Bio-logic Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: BLSC) announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration ('FDA') to market its Ea... Read More
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Rotary International Helps to Supply Hearing Aids to Needy Children
November 5, 2001
Rotary International pushes ahead to help supply hearing aids to needy children. Click here to learn more about their work and how you can be involved. (requires Adobe Acrobat Read More
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Brain's Central Auditory System Could Compensate for Some of Limbaugh's Hearing Loss, Research at UB Suggests
November 2, 2001
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Rush Limbaugh's loss of sensory inner-ear hair cells, a condition that likely contributed to his hearing loss, could lead to changes in his brain that would allow him optimize use of... Read More
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Audiology's Professional Symbol Unveiled
November 2, 2001
West Lafayette, IN-A highlight of the opening ceremony at this year's ADA convention was the unveiling of the unique professional symbol for Audiology. This is a milestone for Audiology and represents... Read More
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AG Bell Launches Effort to Improve Reimbursement
November 1, 2001
Is a misguided attempt at economy depriving children of the ability to hear? The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) fears that it is, and has begun to take im... Read More
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Anthrax: What Every Clinician Should Know
October 31, 2001
This was an extraordinary broadcast that ran ''live'' on 10-18-2001, thanks to the UNC School of Public Health and the CDC. The broadcast was via satellite and on the internet. Tommy Thompson and othe... Read More
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AIHA's New Brochure Offers Tips on Protecting Your Hearing
October 31, 2001
FAIRFAX, Va./PRNewswire/ -- Noise exposure is a growing issue in our communities and workplaces, says the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). To educate the public on the subject, AIHA has... Read More
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Magnatone Introduces The AGCo II, The New And Improved AGCo Circuit
October 30, 2001
Magnatone's AGCo II is the non-programmable version of our popular DigiPro AGCo circuit. Magnatone¹s team of Engineers is continuously improving and enhancing our products to provide you an instr... Read More
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New Adapto With VoiceFinder™ Addresses Three Main Reasons For Poor User Satisfaction
October 29, 2001
Prioritizes Speech Over Noise Reduces Side Effects of Occlusion Reflects Processing Ability & Preferences SOMERSET, NJ October 29 - Oticon, Inc. today introduced ADAPTO, a new hearing aid that priorit... Read More
National Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists to Meet in New Orleans November 15-18
October 29, 2001
(ROCKVILLE, MD) More than 10,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists and scientists are expected to gather in New Orleans, LA, November 15-18, for the annual convention of the American Speech-L... Read More
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USPSTF'S Newborn Hearing Screening Report Ignores Recommendations of Federal Agencies and Professionals
October 26, 2001
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) today expressed its disappointment with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force' s (USPSTF) recent Recommendations and Rationale statement on Ne... Read More
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Fight to Save the Hearing of U.S. Industrial Workers Enters New Phase
October 26, 2001
MONTREAL, Canada/PRNewswire/ - There's new hope today for millions of American industrial workers slowly going deaf from toxic noise and ineffective hearing protection in their work environments. Chic... Read More
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Relay Services Provide 711 Access Nationwide
October 25, 2001
The familiar calling shortcuts of 911 and 411 have been joined by 711—the new three-digit number to reach all Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) nationwide. TRS facilitates telephone conver... Read More
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Concerns Over USPSTF Findings Related to Newborn Hearing Screening
October 25, 2001
MCLEAN, Va.-- The American Academy of Audiology, the professional organization representing over 7,000 audiologist clinicians, educators and researchers, has raised several concerns related to the US... Read More
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Boys Town Hospital Receives Grants to Study Irreversible Deafness Disorders
October 24, 2001
OMAHA, Neb./PRNewswire/ -- The Boys Town National Research Hospital, a division of Girls and Boys Town, the original Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, announced today that it has received $3.5 million in... Read More
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ASHA Reminds Consumers To Seek Help For Hearing Loss
October 24, 2001
In light of the recent announcement by radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh regarding his loss of hearing, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) reminds consumers that hearing loss can... Read More
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Mr. Blackwell Dresses Down Bell's Palsy
October 23, 2001
By Sue Facter, Spotlight Health With medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. Mr. Blackwell has an eye for fashion. But the man who originated Hollywood's Best and Worst Dressed lists couldn't believe w... Read More
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Are Your Patients Satisfied?
October 22, 2001
AFA's exhibit was buzzing with excitement after the Audiology Patient Satisfaction Program was introduced at this year's ADA convention. Audiologists wanted to know more about how they could sign up t... Read More
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