Babies need to bulk up; Healthy Start Initiative addresses low birth weight in Worcester County.
Byline: Thomas Caywood COLUMN: WHERE WE LIVE While infant mortality rates have declined with advances in medical care, one important indicator of a baby's health hasn't improved. Babies born in Central Massachusetts are as likely to be underweight as they were eight years ago, according...

Raymond H. "Tojo" Lashombe.
FISKDALE Raymond Howard "Tojo Lashombe, 82, died September 4th, at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA after complications stemming from a recently diagnosed brain tumor. He was born on January 29, 1926 in Worcester, MA and later moved to Massena, NY where he lived until 1946 when...

The spiral secrets of mammals' hearing abilities.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Whispering galleries are curious features of circular buildings. As whispers travel along the buildings' curved walls, they remain loud enough to be heard clear on the other end of even a large room. New research suggests we all carry a couple of them around in...

Disability in Local and Global Worlds.
Disability in Local and Global Worlds Ingstad B, Whyte SR, eds. Berkeley, CA 94704, University of California Press, 2007, paperback, 324 pp, illus, ISBN: 978-0-520-24617-1, $22.95. The purpose of this book is to present a view of disabilities all over the world; from developed countries,...

Tuned to the past; Historic pianos deliver sounds composers originally intended.
Byline: Paula J. Owen ASHBURNHAM - Today, concert pianists Cullan Bryant and Dr. Dmitry Rachmanov will perform at the Ashburnham Community Church for this year's fall concert series held by the Piano Study Center. The concert is the second of five in the series. ...

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...

Calendar.
JULY 2008 22 * Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) MacFarland Seminar. Chicago, IL. The theme of the seminar is prosthetic vision. Contact: Jim Gandorf, executive director, AER, 1703 North Beauregard Street, Suite 440, Alexandria, VA 22311; phone: 703-671-4500, extension 201;...

Calendar.
JUNE 2008 27-28 * 2008 Braille Challenge Finals, Los Angeles, CA. Contact: Nancy N. Niebrugge, Los Angeles Sight Center, Braille Institute, 741 North Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90029; phone: 323-663-1111, extension 3112; e-mail: <nnniebrugge@brailleinstitute.org>; web site: <www.braillechallenge.org >. 29-July 5 * National Federation of...

Extracanalicular osteoma of the temporal bone.
Abstract Extracanalicular osteomas of the temporal bone are rare, slow-growing, benign neoplasms. Although they may occur anywhere in the temporal bone, they are most common in the mastoid area. Often, symptoms are negligible and treatment is unnecessary. However, surgical removal is indicated when growth of the osteoma...

Can't put off his Registry visit.
Byline: Frank Lepore COLUMN: FRANKLY SPEAKING I really wasn't looking forward to it. It was time to visit a branch of the Registry of Motor Vehicles to renew my automobile license. I received the notice about six weeks prior to my birthday ... plenty of...