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Hearing loss, a disability currently untreated in about 85 percent of those affected, may be the nation's most damaging and costly sensory handicap. It is a hidden disability, often not obvious to others or even to those who have it.
Its onset is usually insidious, gradually worsening over years and thus easily ignored.
Most of those affected can still hear sounds and think the real problem is that people aren't speaking clearly. They often ask others to speak up, repeat what was said or speak more slowly. Or they pretend they can hear, but their conversations may be filled with non sequiturs. Continue reading
Source: New York Times, January 17, 2012
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Source: Rock River Times, May 16, 2012
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]]>During his tenure as Executive Director, he guided the expansion of TSHC from one to three offices, oversaw the development of professional services, and always lead the charge in growing our stakeholder community. Thanks, Dr. Rompala for your hard work and vision.
Please drop by to congratulate Dr. Rompala on a job well done.
Retirement Reception, Everyone Invited!
For more information about this event, please contact Melanie Jones
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Source: Link forwarded by Dr. Jennifer Gagesch; NBC, Today Show August 11, 2011
]]>Women are the fastest growing segment in the U.S. military, already accounting for approximately 14 percent of deployed forces. According to statistics from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 20 percent of new recruits and 17 percent of Reserve and National Guard forces are women. As the number of women continues to grow in the military, so does the need for health care specifically targeted to their unique concerns.
Historically, lower rates of female veterans have used the VA system. "Research has shown that women didn't define themselves as veterans in the past, and this is changing," said Antonette Zeiss, PhD, a clinical psychologist and acting chief for Mental Health Services at the VA Central Office in Washington, DC.
"Women are among the fastest growing segments of new VA users, with as many as 44 percent of women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan electing to use the VA compared to 11 percent in prior eras," said Sally Haskell, MD, acting director of Comprehensive Women's Health at the VA Central Office. Continue reading
Source: Advance, July 20, 2011
]]>Human brains shrink as people grow old, unlike even our closest animal relative, says a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that highlights what researchers call the unique character of human aging.
The human brain normally can shrink up to 15% as it ages, a change linked to dementia, poor memory and depression. Until now, researchers had assumed this gradual brain loss in later years was universal among primates.
But in the first direct comparison of humans to chimpanzees, a brain-scanning team led by George Washington University anthropologist Chet Sherwood found that chimpanzees don't experience such brain loss. From that, researchers concluded that only people are afflicted by this oddity of longevity. Continue reading
Source: The Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2011
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