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Scientists uncover easy strategies to prevent harmful side-effects of antibiotics responses

A team of scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has discovered why long-term treatment with many common antibiotics can cause harmful side effects-and they have uncovered two easy strategies that could help prevent these dangerous responses.

4 Jul 2013

Endoscopic imaging: an interview with Len Farris, Vice President of Marketing, Americas, PENTAX Medical

The impact of endoscopic imaging on patient care has been enormous since the first fiber optic systems were introduced more than 50 years ago. Today, high resolution and high definition systems are used to provide clinicians and patients unprecedented images from inside the body.

From PENTAX Medical Company 3 Jul 2013

Bioline announces worldwide release of MyTaq Extract-PCR Kit

Bioline, The PCR Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Bioscience, Inc., is proud to announce the worldwide release of the MyTaq Extract-PCR Kit.

2 Jul 2013

Parents, children should leave fireworks displays to experts, say Vanderbilt specialists

Vanderbilt specialists are urging parents and children to leave the fireworks displays to the experts this Fourth of July.

2 Jul 2013

Wellcome Trust-funded study could point to new therapies for glue ear

Important new insights into how the brain compensates for temporary hearing loss during infancy, such as that commonly experienced by children with glue ear, are revealed in a research study in ferrets.

28 Jun 2013

Physician offers helpful tips to a healthy summer

Summer is officially here, and for many, so is the threat of sunburn, bug bites and allergies. Deepti Shivakumar, MD, family practice at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, offers some helpful tips to a healthy summer.

27 Jun 2013

Young people need to wise up and turn the volume down on their earbuds, says audiologist

In today's disposable society, hearing is an endangered species. "Once hearing is damaged, it cannot be repaired," said Jyoti Bhayani, a certified audiologist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, part of Loyola University Health System. "And hearing aids have yet to become coveted status accessories so young people need to wise up and turn the volume down on their earbuds."

21 Jun 2013

Obesity in adolescents is associated with sensorineural hearing loss

Obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to have hearing loss, according to results of a new study. Findings showed that obese adolescents had increased hearing loss across all frequencies and were almost twice as likely to have unilateral (one-sided) low-frequency hearing loss.

18 Jun 2013

New study tests vestibular prosthesis to help restore balance for people with Meniere's disease

Many disorders of the inner hear which affect both hearing and balance can be hugely debilitating and are currently largely incurable. Cochlear implants have been used for many years to replace lost hearing resulting from inner ear damage.

14 Jun 2013

Study unravels cause of hearing loss in humans

A novel genetic mutation was first identified in 2010 as causing hearing loss in humans. Researchers have now discovered that this mutation induces malfunction of an inhibitor of an enzyme commonly found in our body that destroys proteins.

13 Jun 2013

Massachusetts Eye and Ear enrolls deaf children in new clinical trial of Auditory Brainstem Implant

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate, is now enrolling a select group of deaf infants and children in a new FDA-approved clinical trial of an Auditory Brainstem Implant.

12 Jun 2013

Research shows visually impaired individuals have greater risk of diminished balance

UC Davis Health System Eye Center research has found that visually impaired individuals and those with uncorrected refractive error - those who could benefit from glasses to achieve normal vision but don't wear glasses - have a significantly greater risk of diminished balance with their eyes closed on a compliant, foam surface than individuals with normal vision.

7 Jun 2013

Prime Urgent Care offers enhanced services to better meet the needs of patients

Prime Urgent Care, a walk-in urgent care facility, has long offered fast services and affordable care for residents of the greater Pearland region. Prime Urgent Care is now offering enhanced services to better meet the needs of its patients.

1 Jun 2013

Ragweed allergy sublingual immunotherapy: an interview with Dr. Peter Creticos, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Ragweed is a dominant seasonal allergen in North America (~26% of US and North American population is allergic to this noxious weed which pollinates from early August to early October).

31 May 2013

Common sugar molecule promising target for development of broad-spectrum vaccine

Developing new vaccines to protect against diseases that plague humans is fraught with numerous challenges-one being that microbes tend to vary how they look on the surface to avoid being identified and destroyed by the immune system. However, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have discovered a sugar polymer that is common on the cell surface of several pathogens.

28 May 2013

Ear News and Research

Scientists uncover easy strategies to prevent harmful side-effects of antibiotics responses

Endoscopic imaging: an interview with Len Farris, Vice President of Marketing, Americas, PENTAX Medical

Bioline announces worldwide release of MyTaq Extract-PCR Kit

Parents, children should leave fireworks displays to experts, say Vanderbilt specialists

Wellcome Trust-funded study could point to new therapies for glue ear

Physician offers helpful tips to a healthy summer

Young people need to wise up and turn the volume down on their earbuds, says audiologist

Obesity in adolescents is associated with sensorineural hearing loss

New study tests vestibular prosthesis to help restore balance for people with Meniere's disease

Study unravels cause of hearing loss in humans

Massachusetts Eye and Ear enrolls deaf children in new clinical trial of Auditory Brainstem Implant

Research shows visually impaired individuals have greater risk of diminished balance

Prime Urgent Care offers enhanced services to better meet the needs of patients

Ragweed allergy sublingual immunotherapy: an interview with Dr. Peter Creticos, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Common sugar molecule promising target for development of broad-spectrum vaccine

Study reveals that an epilepsy drug shows promise in preventing noise-induced tinnitus

Prostaglandin analogues cause droopy eyelids, new study finds

Study: Air and noise pollution may increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Measuring genetic diversity within tumor predicts outcomes of patients with head and neck cancer

Study shows strong correlation between brain dominance and the ear used for cell phone

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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