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Safeway Adding $4 Generic Prescription Drugs
Ylan Q. Mui, Washington Post
Safeway will begin offering $4 prescriptions on hundreds of generic drugs , following in the footsteps of the program popularized by Wal-Mart two years ago. ►

Aging Eyes
 Martin Sussman, Ezine
It's an all too-familiar picture: a group of middle-aged people huddled in a restaurant struggling to read the menu. ►

Choose Veggies Over Drugs
Tim Enstice, Philadelphia Inquirer
 There is no doubt that obesity and heart disease even in very young children is a growing problem. ►

"Food is an important part of a balanced diet."
-Fran Lebowitz
 

Ear Bud Hearing Loss: 'Bummer, Bud'
 Paul D. Dybala, Ph.D., Healthy Hearing

MP3 players are causing early-onset hearing loss among younger and younger people. So, conscientious kids and parents purchase the so-called “safe” ear buds, designed to protect hearing. However, according to one well-known hearing professional, these “safe ear buds” aren’t safe at all.

Dr. Brian J. Fligor, Sc.D., CCC-A, is the Director of Diagnostic Audiology at Children's Hospital in Boston. He’s also an Instructor in Otology and Laryngology at Harvard Medical School. And he’s on a mission. A mission to protect our hearing.

“I’m not against MP3 players,” Dr. Fligor explained during a recent interview with Healthy Hearing. “I have one myself and I love it. I use it all the time.” So what’s the problem?

Dr. Fligor has a problem with the whole concept of safe ear buds. “These devices are constructed to keep maximum volume at 85 dB or less. However, they make no provision for the length of time the listener uses the ear buds. That creates a false sense of security.” ►
 

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