Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Its Prevention

Noise pollution is a growing health hazard and can be found almost everywhere

Friday, June 03, 2016 Follow Us         Featured Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Its Prevention Noise pollution is a growing health hazard and can be found almost everywhere. Car alarms, leaf blowers, gunshots, boom boxes, and traffic congestion fill our cities with decibels... Read more ...  News Base Quit-Smoking Day on Menstrual Cycle? Certain weeks of a woman's menstrual cycle may be better than others for quitting smoking, a small study suggests. Success was less likely when a "quit day" fell during the follicular... Read more ... Mindfulness Meditation Seems to Soothe Breast Cancer Survivors Mindfulness meditation seems to help breast cancer patients better manage symptoms of fatigue, anxiety and fear of recurrence, a new study suggests. Previous research has found... Read more ... Program Cut Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections If you find yourself hospitalized, you've got a one in five chance of needing a urinary catheter -- raising your risk for a urinary tract infection. Now, researchers report that a new program... Read more ... More Americans Engaging in Same-Sex Encounters The number of Americans who say they've had sexual activity with someone of the same gender has doubled since the 1970s, a new survey reveals. And, during the past 40 years, the... Read more ... Health Tip: Identifying Varicose Veins Varicose veins occur when blood pools in the lower leg because vascular valves don't work sufficiently to promote blood flow back to the heart. The Society for Vascular Surgery... Read more ... Women's Health Center MedicineNet's Women's Health Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. Get access to various women's health topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. This important topic area guides a woman through the stages of her life, as well as knowing the conditions and diseases that may occur. Educating yourself for transitions into different phases of life is key to a healthy, happy, and productive life. Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home