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Official Program Name: New Jersey Family Coverage Under SCHIP For Families And Pregnant Women
State: New Jersey
Waiver Authority: 1115 SCHIP HIFA
Date Originally Approved: 01/18/2001
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Official Program Name: Texas SCHIP Cost Share 1115
State: Texas
Waiver Authority: 1115
Date Originally Approved: March 5, 2007
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]]> http://www.eldercareguide.net/texas-eldercare-articles-2/feed/ 0 Sonic Earz Personal Sound Amplifier By Bell and Howell. Listen up What Other People Are Talking http://www.eldercareguide.net/sonic-earz-personal-sound-amplifier-by-bell-and-howell-listen-up-what-other-people-are-talking/ http://www.eldercareguide.net/sonic-earz-personal-sound-amplifier-by-bell-and-howell-listen-up-what-other-people-are-talking/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:59:32 +0000 admin http://www.eldercareguide.net/sonic-earz-personal-sound-amplifier-by-bell-and-howell-listen-up-what-other-people-are-talking/ Sonic Earz Personal Sound Amplifier By Bell and Howell. Listen up What Other People Are Talking

  • The compact, lightweight unit slips into a pocket or clips onto your belt.
  • Headphones included. Uses 1 “AAA” battery (not included).
  • Watch TV without having to turn the sound up high, possibly disturbing others in your home.
  • Hear movies, concerts and lectures as though youre sitting in the front, even if you’re actually in the back. Hear a speaker clearly, even in a crowded room.
  • Sonic Earz picks up sound from as far as 60 feet away and amplifies it, sharply and crisply, so you don’t miss a word.

Tired of hearing yourself say “What?” during a conversation, but not much else? This Bell & Howell Sonic Earz is designed to pick up and amplify sound up to 60 feet away. It utilizes a scientifically designed sound reflector and a sensitive microphone arranged to focus the ambient sounds onto the microphone. Discreet and compact, it measures 2 3/4 x 1 3/4″ and weighs just 2 ozs. Matte metallic finish with on / off button, power on indicator light and volume control. Clips to your pocket or belt.

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Several U.S. government-funded HIV/AIDS clinical research sites in Africa will join other collaborators in an ongoing clinical trial testing an investigational tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in infants at risk for TB infection. “We are pleased to be able to tap into our existing HIV/AIDS clinical research infrastructure to help test promising investigational vaccines against TB,” said NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. The sites are funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.
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Official Program Name: Indiana Family Planning 1115 Demonstration
State: Indiana
Waiver Authority: Family Planning 1115
Date Originally Approved: Pending
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A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

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Official Program Name: Arkansas Family Planning 1115
State: Arkansas
Waiver Authority: 1115 Family Planning
Date Originally Approved: 06/18/1996
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  • The Ear hearing enhancement comes with audio compression
  • Shuts down suddenly when loud noises occur
  • Includes 2 units, batteries, replacement tips and carry case
  • The unit comes with batteries, replacement tips and a carry case.

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Funding for four centers to conduct research on the causes and treatment of learning disabilities in children and adolescents has been provided by the National Institutes of Health.

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A clinical trial has shown that addition of chemotherapy to radiation therapy leads to a near doubling of median survival time in patients with a form of brain tumor (oligodendroglioma) that carries a chromosomal abnormality called the 1p19q co-deletion.

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