Sign Language vs. Hearing Aids: The Debate
What began as a Washington Post profile of Dancing With The Stars competitor Nyle DiMarco, quickly sparked a debate over the use of American Sign Language versus the use of hearing aids at an early age. DiMarco, who is deaf and is an advocate for ASL, was met with criticism from Meredith Sugar, president of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Sugar claims that ASL is becoming obsolete with the rapid...
A Virtual Heart Can Now Predict Arrhythmia?
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) stemming from arrhythmias is a leading cause of death. For heart attack survivors, implanting a small device called an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) can help save them from these deadly arrhythmias. However, implanting these devices is invasive and expensive and the procedure carries risks, which may include device malfunction, infection or even heart or blood vessel damage. That may be a high...
How Certified Are Nutritional Therapists?
Anyone with a Netflix subscription, or just access to YouTube can delve into the world of nutritional documentaries and other “alternative” philosophies pertaining to the healthcare industry. Films like Food Matters try to outline the ills of the medical world and agricultural industries of the United States, bringing attention to the country’s chronic lack of healthy habits. With the modern emphasis on everything we eat being a...
6 Ways to Protect Your Ears From Hearing Loss
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month, so to raise awareness we’re giving you 6 ways you can protect your ears from hearing loss. For some, hearing loss is out of their control. However, according to the Better Hearing Institute, 30 million Americans are exposed to hazardous noise levels daily, and 10 million have already succumbed to irreversible hearing damage from noise. Your hearing can be damaged gradually over time from...
Mind Matters: New Studies Show Meditation Helps Back Pain
The world of therapy has been around longer than many people think – at least now that meditation has shown a clinical significance in treating back pain. Written accounts of meditative techniques can be found as far back as 1500 BCE in the ancient Hindu scripts known as The Vedas. Eventually, the 6th and 5th centuries BCE saw the rise of Buddhism and Taoist philosophies, maintaining and developing these spiritual exercises even...