http://www.mediplacements.com/new-born-hearing-screening_news-rss.xmlNew Born Hearing Screening News from Mediplacementsen-gbFri, 10 Feb 2012 13:55:22 GMTCopyright: (C) Mediplacements60http://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifhttp://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifSpeakers at the Welsh Assembly emphasised the importance of newborn hearing during a debate on hearing issues in Wales. A newborn hearing screening programme came into force across Wales in 2003, putting the country on the map as a leader in neonatal services, noted Mike Hedges, of the Welsh Labour party. He also emphasised other audiology...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800761063-wales_debate_on_deafness.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800761063-wales_debate_on_deafness.htmlMon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningThe effects of prenatal smoking on neurodevelopment in infants may be worse than previously thought, according to research, with some problems potentially being picked up in newborn hearing screening examinations. Research, published in the Journal of Human Capital, found that smoking may cause as much as a 40 per cent increase in the probability...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800707423-prenatal_smoking_effects.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800707423-prenatal_smoking_effects.htmlMon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningHearing may be more important to pre-speech infants than prevailing scientific evidence suggests, based on a new study. In a study of 28 four-month-old Spanish babies, researchers found evidence that infants associated smaller objects with syllables using I or E, and larger ones with O or A. The findings will prove of interest to newborn hearing...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800619634-pre_speech_infants_associate.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800619634-pre_speech_infants_associate.htmlTue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningNewborn hearing screener testing has the greatest benefit when two different tests are carried out, according to a leading expert. Scientific evidence favours a universal neonatal hearing screening problem, according to Professor Martin Ptok of the Hannover Medical School. In the latest issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International, he notes that...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800617194-two_newborn_hearing_screenings.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800617194-two_newborn_hearing_screenings.htmlMon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningA major hearing loss research project at the University of Sheffield has been given a funding boost, which could help to increase the understanding of hearing decline among those in audiology jobs. The project aims to better understand progressive hearing loss and potentially explore gene therapy treatments, by investigating the factors effecting...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800610375-audiology_researchers_secure.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800610375-audiology_researchers_secure.htmlMon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningPeople with diabetes should be routinely screened for hearing loss, suggest the authors of a new research analysis. Hearing loss was revealed to be more than twice as prevalent in those with diabetes compared to people who do not have the condition, according to the analysis conducted by scientists in Japan. The research, presented at the annual...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800602642-diabetics_should_undergo.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800602642-diabetics_should_undergo.htmlTue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningNewborn hearing screeners are likely to be seeing more problems emerging in infants born to parents who are close genetic relations. There is also growing concern that these kinds of genetic problems are concentrated among Muslim communities. According to the Daily Mail, a coroner told an inquest following the death of a Bradford-based Muslim...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800574807-newborn_hearing_problems_may.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800574807-newborn_hearing_problems_may.htmlFri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningDeaf people possess superior vision to those with hearing as their retina develops differently, scientists have said. A study published in journal PLoS ONE found that retinas develop differently in adults who are either born deaf or have an onset of deafness within the first years of life. This lends them better peripheral vision than hearing...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800565991-deaf_people_possess_superior.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800565991-deaf_people_possess_superior.htmlThu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningNewborn hearing screening is not always effective at identifying infants with hearing loss, research has shown. The examination, typically given by a newborn hearing screener within weeks of birth, does not identify approximately one-third of children with hearing loss, according to a report published in Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800472252-newborn_hearing_screening_not.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800472252-newborn_hearing_screening_not.htmlTue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningImproving the interoperability of newborn screening solutions and other technologies across the healthcare system should be achievable over the short-term. That is the view of Oz Systems, which develops healthcare information management and newborn screening solutions. The company's chief operating officer, Dr Ken Pool, noted that the industry...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800361084-newborn_screening.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800361084-newborn_screening.htmlMon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningThe NHS has announced the date for the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme Annual Conference 2011. The conference is entitled Innovation for Better Outcomes and events will begin on March 21st 2011. Satellite events will take place on Monday March 21st, with the main conference on the 22nd and a pan-London event scheduled for Wednesday March 23rd....http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800307946-newborn_hearing_screening_2011.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800307946-newborn_hearing_screening_2011.htmlWed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningIn recognition of Universal Childrens Day, the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) has highlighted the vital role of those in audiology and speech therapy jobs. CASLPA promotes the role of newborn hearing screening, saying that the service should be universally available to all infants. The organisation...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800252348-caslpa_urges_parents_to_use.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800252348-caslpa_urges_parents_to_use.htmlThu, 25 Nov 2010 12:24:49 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningA girl who was born profoundly deaf has benefited from the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme. Medics discovered Megan Bride's problem through the testing, which was launched by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHT Trust seven years ago, thisisbeverleylocal. co. uk reports. She was fitted with two cochlear implants, which improve hearing by...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19846346-newborn_hearing_screening.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19846346-newborn_hearing_screening.htmlFri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningParents of Charlie West, a baby battling for his life in the special care baby unit (SCBU) at Dorset County Hospital, have raised over £4,000 for the facility. Tracey Edwards and Pete West wanted to give something back to the SCBU - which may provide access to a newborn hearing screener - for helping to keep their son alive, Bridport News...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19447665-funds_raised_for_dorset_baby.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19447665-funds_raised_for_dorset_baby.htmlFri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningClitheroe Health Centre's baby clinic, which may offer use of a newborn hearing screener, might be temporarily closed or relocated following a fire. The blaze, which broke out on the premises of Pendleside and Castle GP surgeries, has caused damage that could take until the end of next week to repair, Clitheroe Today reported. Due to this,...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19436224-baby_clinic_users_to_be.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19436224-baby_clinic_users_to_be.htmlFri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningWork gets underway this week on a new specialist baby unit at Leicester Royal Infirmary. Expected to take one year to build, the state-of-the-art facilities are part of a £9. 3 million initiative by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and a local father told the Leicester Mercury he was delighted to hear about the development. "It...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19392951-state_of_the_art_baby_unit.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19392951-state_of_the_art_baby_unit.htmlMon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningIn news that may be of particular interest to newborn hearing screeners, a firm is trying to raise awareness of childhood deafness. In honour of International Youth Day, which takes place this week (August 12th), hearing solutions provider Miracle-Ear is urging parents to look out for some of the warning signs of hearing loss in children. ...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19309578-firm_raises_awareness_of.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19309578-firm_raises_awareness_of.htmlWed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningAn event is to take place in order to raise money for a UK charity. The black tie evening, which will take place in Bulphan, Essex, is being organised by Joanne Kerly, the Essex Echo reports. According to the publication, the 24-year-old police officer is aiming to raise money to give to the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS). She made the...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19028195-event_to_be_held_to_raise.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19028195-event_to_be_held_to_raise.htmlMon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningA north-west NHS trust is set to exhibit at a careers fair this month, people looking for UK medical jobs may be interested to hear. The event is being specifically targeted at black and ethnic minority communities and will be held at Manchester Town Hall in the city's Albert Square. Manchester city council is behind the initiative, which will see...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-18975897-nhs_trust_to_exhibit_at_jobs.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-18975897-nhs_trust_to_exhibit_at_jobs.htmlThu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing ScreeningA number of people with audiology jobs were recently among those celebrating the 50th anniversary of a unit. Royal Berkshire Hospital's audiology department employs 40 clinical scientists, doctors and students and was first opened as research centre in 1958. Colin Maclean, chairman of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust - which has an annual...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-18950648-audiologists_celebrate_50th.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-18950648-audiologists_celebrate_50th.htmlTue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTNew Born Hearing Screening