BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Susan Detels, doctor of audiology, has joined Dr. Joyce Brackebusch at Oregon Ear, Nose and Throat PC, at its new location, 360 S. Garden Way, Suite 200, in Eugene. Detels has more than 15 years of experience in the field of...

Noise exposure levels for student musicians.
Twenty-seven student musicians were surveyed regarding musical practice and playing habits, knowledge of hearing conservation practices, use of hearing protective devices (HPD), and the occurrence of tinnitus after exposure to loud music. In addition, noise exposure levels during practice and sporting events (football and basketball games) at which they...

AAP steps up surveillance on infant hearing loss.
New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics call for prompt intervention when infants fail hearing tests and for ongoing surveillance of all infants--regardless of risk factors for hearing loss--during well baby exams and other office visits. Since the last policy statement was issued in 2000, the...

Habersham County Medical Center Announces New HMO/POS Contract With Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia.
DEMOREST, Ga., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Habersham County Medical Center and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa) today announced the signing of a three-year contract, enabling Habersham County Medical Center to join the BCBSGa HMO/POS network, effective January 1, 2007. BCBSGa has had a PPO contract with Habersham...

How to pick the perfect career.
Byline: Jayanti Ghose CHOICES AND ENTRY PROCESSES After class 12/ SSLC in Science/ Arts/ Commerce or non-science based Chartered Accountancy (through Professional Education -I ) (www.icai.org), or Cost and Works Accountancy (http:// myicwai.com) or Company Secretaryship (www.icsi.edu) through the relevant Foundation course to be pursued...

Warning falls on deaf ears.
Byline: Panchalee Thakur A musician speaks up about hearing loss and a man sues Apple over iPod use. Are we being too hard on our ears? This will not come as music to your ears. Audiologists have found a new category of noise-induced hearing loss...

Able Planet Wins Six 2007 CES International Innovations Design and Engineering Awards.
DENVER, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Able Planet Inc., a leader in innovative technologies "For People with All Levels of Hearing(TM)," today announced that it won six awards from the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES); the six Honoree Awards included; Clear Harmony Noise Canceling Headphones (High Performance Audio); Able...

Nurses grounded.
Byline: Urmi A Goswami NEW DELHI: In a move that has significant impact on Indian nurses looking for overseas employment, the British government has removed nursing from the list of professions that bypass immigration rules. The changes follows the finding that nearly 80% of the trainee nurses...

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Doctors Awarded Grants for Innovative New Research.
Green Family Health Initiative Awards $60,000 to Group of Four Doctors, to Further Pediatric HIV/AIDS and Cystic Fibrosis Research MIAMI, Fla., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Family Foundation Health Initiative (GFFI) announced today that it has awarded $60,000 in grants to four doctors in the Department...

How Loud Can It Go? Researchers Identify 'Safe' Volume-Levels for iPod Lovers.
SciTech21-19 October 2006-How Loud Can It Go? Researchers Identify 'Safe' Volume-Levels for iPod Lovers(C)2006 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Children's Hospital in Boston have produced the first-ever detailed guidelines for listening to music through earphones connected to iPods and other...