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UC HEALTH LINE: Free Hearing Screenings Available May 16

05/08/08: UC audiology expert Stephanie Lockhart says the fastest growing segment of people being diagnosed with hearing problems is between the ages of 45 and 64. She says high-frequency hearing loss, which affects understanding, is becoming even more common among the younger “I-Pod” generation.

	05/01/08 Record Proceeds Recorded From Sunflower Revolution IV Sunflower Revolution officials celebrated the fifth anniversary of the region’s largest and most important fundraiser for Parkinson’s disease research Thursday at the Queen City Club by announcing record proceeds of $442,000 from the 2007 gala and bike ride.
	05/01/08 UC HEALTH LINE: Popular Diets Might Not Be the Best Prescription for Long-Term Health It’s still too early to tell if popular diets that focus on eliminating some essential nutrients while loading up on others will lead to long-term health benefits, according to researchers at UC.
	05/01/08 Annual Education Day Features National Expert on Genetic Links to Cancer Anyone interested in learning more about cancer prevention, detection and treatment should plan to attend the fourth annual University of Cincinnati (UC) Community Cancer Education Day.
	04/24/08 UC HEALTH LINE: UC Surgeons Encourage Area Residents to Donate Organs, Save Lives Over 105,000 people nationwide are on the waiting list for an organ transplant—thousands of whom live in Ohio. With April being National Donate Life Month, UC experts are encouraging local residents to think about giving a piece of themselves to save lives.
	04/23/08 Genetic and Environmental Links to Cancer Explored at May 17 Public Forum People who want to understand how environmental exposures can affect their overall health are invited to attend the fourth annual public forum on the environment and cancer offered by the Cincinnati Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center.
	04/22/08 Winners of 2008 Nightingale Nursing Awards to Be Honored Thursday Sixteen Greater Cincinnati nurses will be recognized for delivering exceptional patient care during the University of Cincinnati’s 16th annual Florence Nightingale Awards for Nursing.
	04/17/08 UC HEALTH LINE: High Blood Pressure on the Rise in Teens The rising rate of obesity among kids and teens is now leading to other health problems in that age group, including diabetes, high blood pressure and vascular damage.
	04/12/08 Simple Tests Can Prevent Falls in the Elderly, Study Shows Falls are the leading cause of emergency room visits and injury-related hospitalizations among adults over age 65, according to the Hamilton County Fall Prevention Task Force. But UC researchers are trying to see if that risk can be reduced by simply teaching the elderly to detect their own chances of taking a spill.
	04/11/08 Study Shows Older Corneas May Work Well for Transplant People on long waiting lists for corneal transplants, which could help recover their eyesight, may not have to wait any longer. According to a new study conducted by researchers at UC, older corneas may transplant as well as younger ones, which will expand the age of cornea donation to 75 and increase the corneal donor pool.
	04/11/08 Annual ‘Ride Cincinnati’ Event for Local Cancer Research Slated for June Cyclists of all ages and skill levels are invited to pedal across Greater Cincinnati for breast cancer awareness at the 2008 Ride Cincinnati on June 1.

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