How to tell whether you have hearing loss
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Hearing changes often do not result in an overall loss of volume, which is why you may not think that you’re experiencing hearing loss.
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How did it get this bad?
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How did it get this bad? A study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that telling conservatives that a light bulb is good for the environment makes them less likely to buy it.
UVA Children’s Hospital honored for supporting breastfeeding
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University of Virginia Children’s Hospital has earned an international award for its support of breastfeeding mothers. UVA received the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC) Care Award for its work to promote breastfeeding.
What causes hearing loss?
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Our ears are delicate instruments, and our ability to hear can diminish for a number of reasons. The majority of people develop hearing loss as they get older. Over time, part of the ear’s delicate mechanism may break down or simply wear out.
Goodlatte pays for fat kids to eat more burgers
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Mr. Goodlatte, recently you shared with us a story of visiting local schools and seeing food, and the tax dollars that prepared them, go to waste. You suggested that Washington roll back standards that require school cafeterias to place healthy items on every child’s plate, as these “green” items are foreign to many American’s hamburger tastes and thus get trashed.
Experiencing hearing loss? You are not alone
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More than 34 million Americans have hearing loss. That’s one out of every nine of us. That’s important for you to know if you are experiencing hearing loss. Basically, you need to know that you are not alone.
Make Your Own Virus activity teaches young children healthy habits
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Staunton and Waynesboro area children involved with the public libraries in each city are learning healthy habits with the help of some unlikely partners – viruses.
Robert Hurt: Strengthening Virginia’s agriculture industry
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Agriculture is the backbone of our economy in Virginia. Combined with forestry, agriculture represents the largest segment of Virginia’s economy, generating more than $70 billion annually and accounting for nearly 415,000 jobs across the Commonwealth.
Health commissioner announces state, regional Public Health Nurses of the Year
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Nguyet “Nga” Nguyen, public health nurse supervisor in the Arlington County Public Health Division, received this year’s Virginia Department of Health Public Health Nurse of the Year award. State Health Commissioner Marissa J. Levine, MD, MPH, FAAFP recognized Nguyen today during National Nurses Week.
‘Junk DNA’ holds key to a new detection method for ovarian cancer
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Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute of Virginia Tech have discovered new possibilities for detecting ovarian cancer using microsatellite variations.
