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Research published today by the AMRC (Association of Medical Research Charities) shows a worrying lack of awareness of the work of medical research charities. A survey of more than 2,000 British adults has revealed huge gaps in knowledge about medical research charities, even though these now top the list of charitable causes to which we give money.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Most prescription drug users would be unhappy if one of their medications was switched to another in the same class without their knowledge or their doctor's approval, a new survey shows.

Reuters - The U.N. General Assembly has ordered Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to put an end to smoking at U.N. headquarters in new york, widely seen as a tobacco safe haven in an otherwise smoke-free metropolis.

Sabinemac posted on the forum: I am the grandmother of an 11 year old deaf child; we live in Guyana South America where there are no schools with really qualified teachers...

New Scientist has a report that scientists have discovered that infrared light can stimulate the neurons that send sound signals to the brain, the same way that hair cells in...

When I am much older, if I ever hear music in my ear, it probably will be "Do, re, mi." That's the song that stuck with me throughout childhood, from...

One thing I have discovered since getting a cochlear implant, is that hearing people make a lot of small talk. For example, this morning in the elevator at the office,...

The Fookem & Bug blog (Bug, this time) has an item about how a deaf couple that had been on Extreme Home Makeover is about to lose their home due...