Archive for December, 2008
A Pittsford girl learns sign language to communicate with a deaf classmate from Irondequoit.
An area family has a lot to be thankful about this Christmas. Their son, who had a life threatening illness, is making strides to recovery. 16-year-old Ethan Brown of Liberty has neurofibromatosis, which produces tumors on his nerves.
Physicians at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago performed a rare surgery this week to restore hearing to a deaf patient. Marisela Leon, 44, has neurofibromatosis type 2 -- a rare genetic condition that causes tumors to grow on nerves in the brain or spinal cord, but most commonly on the auditory nerve.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
A year ago, Isabella Ellebruch was lucky if she could hear a jet plane flying overhead, but thanks to a cochlear implant in July, this holiday season she can hear just like any other 4-year-old.
A year ago, Isabella Ellebruch was lucky if she could hear a jet plane flying overhead, but thanks to a cochlear implant in July, this holiday season she can hear just like any other 4-year-old.
A year ago, Isabella Ellebruch was lucky if she could hear a jet plane flying overhead, but thanks to a cochlear implant in July, this holiday season she can hear just like any other 4-year-old.
A LACK of schools catering for deaf children has prompted a Point Cook mother to lobby for a new local service.
The David-and-Goliath medical device report (MDR)–filing struggle between tiny TMJ Implants Inc. (TMJI) and FDA labors into its fourth year. Meanwhile, the agency ends 2008 with a mixed bag on its other medical device enforcement cases—as it does on resources for its device program generally.
The David-and-Goliath medical device report (MDR)–filing struggle between tiny TMJ Implants Inc. (TMJI) and FDA labors into its fourth year. Meanwhile, the agency ends 2008 with a mixed bag on its other medical device enforcement cases—as it does on resources for its device program generally.
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