Meningitis victim identified.
Byline: Elaine Thompson SHREWSBURY - The 30-year-old man who died of bacterial meningitis last week has been identified as Mohammad Shakir. Shrewsbury Health Director Nancy Allen said she was notified by the infection control department at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus that the...

Dolphins that beached off Bataan doomed -- researcher.
The pod of dolphins that beached in Manila Bay last Tuesday have suffered injuries from a series of undersea earthquakes from which the cetaceans are not likely to recover, and they will likely not survive another week at sea, according to a marine mammal reasercher who has predicted similar...

Rivera's bid for police test just isn't fair.
Byline: Dianne Williamson COLUMN: DIANNE WILLIAMSON Poor Jose Antonio Rivera. The former champ hasn't been beaten up this badly since he was knocked out in 2007 at Madison Square Garden. Granted, most people who've weighed in on his fight to become a Worcester...

Results of exploratory tympanotomy following sudden unilateral deafness and its effects on hearing restoration.
Abstract In cases of acute unilateral deafness, no consensus exists as to whether tympanotomy and sealing of the round window should be performed routinely. To further address this issue, we conducted a retrospective study of pre-, intra-, and postoperative findings in 97 patients who had undergone exploratory...

Book it: best bets for board reading: from a roundup of new books, leadership insights on executive humility, CEO tone deafness, managerial development, the problem with pocket vetoers, and interweaving the work/life fabric.
'That's not the real story' From How We Lead Matters: Reflections on a Life of Leadership by Marilyn Carson Nelson with Deborah Cundy. Copyright 2008 by Marilyn Carson Nelson. Published by McGraw-Hill (www.mhprofessional.com). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WOMEN MBA STUDENTS ARE HUNGRY to see models...

Fired for deafness, suit argues; Worker names town, school system in claim.
Byline: Elaine Thompson WESTBORO - A former custodian with the Westboro public schools has filed suit against the town and his former supervisor, claiming he was fired because he is deaf. Karen L. Stern, with the Worcester law firm of Bernstein, Burwick, Tucker & Stern,...

Deaf Awareness Week.
THIS week has been declared this year National Deaf Awareness Week, pursuant to Proclamation No. 829 signed in 1991. Carrying the theme, "Ano DAW? Deaf Ako Walang Hadlang," the observance aims to build and strengthen public awareness on deafness, its prevention and rehabilitation, and ensure the integration...

Hearing unimpaired: Janice Dickinson's newest male model is adorable, gay--and deaf.
MARTIN RITCHIE WAS JUST 16 when he moved to Los Angeles from his hometown of Austin four years ago. On a mission to follow his heart, Ritchie says he wasn't about to let his gayness-or deafness-hold him back from discovering his true path, which has led him most recently...

Aggressive phototherapy can improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature babies.
The use of aggressive phototherapy significantly reduces neurodevelopmental impairment such as cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness or physical or mental problems in extremely low birth weight premature infants, according to researchers. Phototherapy helps to reduce the bilirubin level and the risk of brain damage that can occur when...

Beyond 'type 1' and 'type 2': diagnosing different forms of diabetes.
This article considers the diagnosis of some of the rarer causes of diabetes with the aim of summarising the important diagnostic clues that suggest a newly presenting, or established, case of diabetes in the surgery may not be typical type 1 or 2 diabetes. As the range of diagnostic...