Miners Face Health Risks, Even on Good Days
Miners Face Health Risks, Even on Good Days
For the 33 trapped Chilean miners potentially facing months in crammed quarters, their immediate health may be threatened by the air quality in the chamber and the limited ability to move, which can lead to blood clots. But even without such catastrophes, miners contend with many daily health dangers from working around dust, heavy metals, hazardous gases, fumes and loud noises.
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Testing for hearing loss among infants
It is common practice for every baby to receive a hearing test within hours of birth. read more
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Study: 1 in 5 U.S. teens has slight hearing loss
Here is something parents might want to put on their back-to-school checklists — get your child’s hearing tested. A stunning number of teens have lost a little bit of their hearing — nearly one in five — and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found.
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