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Clinical Audiologist, Heartland Hearing Ltd. Q: I woke up this morning with poorer hearing than usual in one ear. What should I do? A: Sudden hearing loss occurs for various reasons and should always be dealt with immediately. In 9/10 cases, the loss is unilateral (only in one ear).

Derivatives: The risk that still won't go away (Fortune 2009)

Washington wants to step up regulation of these complex instruments, but new rules may not be enough to tame them.

Q+A: Lance Allred

The Japan League center on his personal challenges and the BJL Final Four.

Kyoto's Allred has unique perspective on game, life

The Japan Times periodically features interviews with players in the bj-league. Lance Allred of the Kyoto Hannaryz is the subject of this week's profile. Position: center Age: 31 Ht: 211 cm Wt: 122 kg Hometown: Salt Lake City College: Weber State (first attended Utah)

Medical Beat: Meniere's disease keeps UFC boss Dana White from UFC on FUEL TV 3

UFC president Dana White is scheduled to undergo a procedure today in Los Angeles for a condition called Meniere's disease, which affects 50,000 to 100,000 people per year. Because of the procedure - which ideally will eliminate some of the symptoms he's had for the past few months - White had to skip last night's UFC on FUEL TV 3 event in Fairfax, Va. It's the first UFC show White couldn't ...