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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to premature birth rates, the United States rates a "D," and 18 states plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia get failing grades.

Reuters - Chronically ill Americans are more likely to forgo medical care because of high costs or experience medical errors than patients in other affluent countries, according to a study released on Thursday.

BIO-Europe Conference - 17-19 November 2008 - Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany. There are currently no drugs available to protect against, prevent or restore hearing loss. The only options for individuals suffering hearing loss are hearing aids and cochlear implants. RNID Research is attending BIO-Europe to raise awareness of the currently unmet clinical needs of people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

HHissues has posted an interesting article in the Hearing Research topic folder on the forum, "Dangerous Decibels? Are Movies Too Loud?" This is an article about how the loudness of...