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.

2012 NFL Draft: 9 Prospects on Oakland Raiders' Wish List

As the Super Bowl ends, football fans get ready for the offseason. Thirty-one other teams are looking forward to making key transitions into improving their football team and making a run for a championship in 2012. Now that the Super Bowl is over, it's NFL draft season. Mock drafts and possible blockbuster trades are what entertain football fans from here on out. A team that is going to have an ...

Experts At Las Vegas Convention Say Technology Improves Hearing Aids

There's an old joke in the auditory industry that illustrates the public relations problems - and the functional issues - related to hearing aids. It starts with a man telling his friend, "I just got new hearing aids." The friend says, "Oh? What kind are

Study links sleep apnea and sudden deafness

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sudden hearing loss might be tied to an underlying sleep disorder that interrupts breathing, suggests a new study from Taiwan. Consulting a large health insurance database, researchers found that people who'd suffered sudden deafness were more likely to have a previous diagnosis of sleep apnea than a comparison group without hearing loss. The absolute difference was ...

Colleagues comment on Giffords' resignation

Statements on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' announcement Sunday that she plans to resign from Congress this week to focus on her recovery: