NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ARCOXIA® Etoricoxib (pronounced ee-TOR-ee-cox-ib) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about ARCOXIA.It does not contain all the available information.It…
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Head in the game: Blind soccer players help develop new aids for the visually impaired
Researchers from the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of Tsukuba studied the way blind players and sighted non-athletes tracked an incoming noise-making ball. They found that blind players employed a larger downward head rotation when trapping…
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Read this before buying hearing aids at Costco
Unlike eyeglasses, hearing aids are considered “elective devices” by insurance companies, making them out of reach for many people (via Audicus). Some states mandate coverage, like Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. But if you don’t live in…
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New tool aids patients in selecting a transplant center
A new website developed by researchers at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) is making it easier for organ transplant candidates to choose which transplant center is right for them. The website, transplantcentersearch.org, was developed…
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