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| RESEARCHERS CONFIRM LINK BETWEEN COMMON COLD AND EAR INFECTION |
| A new five-year study at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston confirms the suspected close link between the two most common diseases of young children: colds and ear infections. |
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| PIERCING THE UPPER EAR MAY BE RISKY |
| Piercings in the upper part of the ear are more likely to get infected than ones in the lobes, say U.S. researchers. |
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| ORAL SEX LINKED TO MOUTH CANCER |
| Oral sex has been linked to a tiny risk of mouth cancer, an international team of scientists say. |
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| KARAOKE BAD FOR YOU: STUDY |
| It's official. Listening to and participating in karaoke is bad for your health, Korean and Hong Kong studies have found. |
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| A PERSONALLY TRAINABLE HEARING AID |
| An Australian engineer has developed a hearing aid that can be "trained" by its users to adjust automatically to their individual preferences for different sound environments. |
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| IS THIS THE CELL THAT COULD REVOLUTIONISE MEDICINE? |
| IT MIGHT turn out to be the most important cell ever discovered. It's a stem cell found in adults that can turn into every single tissue in the body.
Until now, only stem cells from early embryos were thought to be able to do this. If the finding is confirmed, it will mean cells from your own body could one day be turned into all sorts of perfectly matched replacement tissues and even organs. |
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| MUSIC - GOOD VIBRATIONS FOR DEAF |
| Deaf people sense vibration in the part of the brain that other people use for hearing, according to the results of a recent study.
This may explain how deaf musicians can sense music, and how deaf people can enjoy concerts and other musical events.
The study was presented at the 87th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America this week. |
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