RNID: For deaf and hard of hearing people.

Monday 24 November 2008

Scottish charities ‘face 70% lottery funds cut’

Scottish charities are facing a "devastating" cut in lottery support next year as funds are diverted to the London Olympics, a new report by a leading pressure group has warned.

The 70% decline in lottery cash forecast by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has been condemned as completely unacceptable.

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Daily Express Crusade: Victory for our wounded heroes

A dedicated military hospital for our Armed Forces heroes is to be built, defence chiefs confirmed yesterday.

It is a victory for the Daily Express Hospital for Heroes Crusade that lobbied for better treatment for the growing number of injured soldiers, sailors and airmen, many of who feel forgotten.

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Sunday 23 November 2008

New model humans

The transplant of a windpipe built from stem cells shows we are entering a new era of sci-fi medicine.

One Sunday lunchtime in March, Anthony Hollander, professor of tissue engineering at Bristol University, received a call from his colleague Martin Birchall, a professor of surgery. He had an unusual assignment: they were being asked to grow a new windpipe for a patient.

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Most MP3 players set above safe noise level

Fresh evidence has emerged that music lovers are risking permanent hearing loss as a result of using their MP3 players at "dangerously loud levels".

More than half of those tested were found to be using their personal music players at levels above the maximum 90 decibels allowed by noise at work regulations, a new survey has found.

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Saturday 22 November 2008

Light-wave implant hope for deaf

An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers.

Nerves in the ear can be stimulated by light as well as sound and the team from Northwestern University, Illinois, is aiming to harness this.

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