Diabetes Takes Toll on Women's Hearing: Study

FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes is associated with hearing loss in women, especially if the blood sugar disease isn't well-controlled, new research indicates.

Middlesbrough family launches bid to give little Alfie Spraggon gift of hearing

THE gift of hearing would be the best present ever for little Alfie Spraggon. Now the Middlesbrough tot's family has launched an appeal to raise £20,000 to make that dream come true.

Musical training can avoid age-related hearing loss

Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to a new study from Northwestern University. The study is the first to provide biological evidence that lifelong musical experience has an impact on the aging process.

Inching Toward a Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine for Infants [Editorial]

In the past decade, the introduction of meningococcal conjugate vaccines has led to substantial reductions in meningococcal disease.

Gisele Bundchen Rant Causes Backlash

Gisele Bundchen's F-rated tirade has evoked a front-page backlash after she dissed Tom Brady's Patriot teammates, saying, "My husband can't f***ing throw and catch the ball at the same time. I can't believe they dropped the ball so many times."...