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Blocking Out the World - Forever

Jeff Hurst, 24, and Gianni Lee, 19, love their music so much they listen to it on their iPods for hours - maybe too many hours. Hearing experts wonder whether the frequent use of these devices, particularly with the "ear bud" inserts that sit within the ear, are contributing to noise-induced hearing loss.

Concern Grows Over Anesthesia's Long-Term Effects

Anesthesia is not an area of medicine most folks profess to understand. As one anesthesiologist put it: "The lay public has the notion that we knock people on the head and they go to sleep, and then we knock them on the head again and they wake up." But today, even doctors are realizing how little they know about the effects of heavy sedation.

Images Are a Call to Action ; Photographer's Made the Disabled His Cause

Eugene Richards knows the face of war and poverty. Usually, it's one of disability and illness, far from America. His camera, however, helps bring those images home.

Driver Cellphone Use Increases Accident Risk

THE QUESTION: Fearing that cellphone use would prove distracting to drivers, some jurisdictions have restricted their use. Is the risk of an accident raised by cellphone use? THIS STUDY analyzed cellphone use by 456 drivers who were treated in an emergency room with mild to moderate injuries after a car accident. Based on interviews and phone company records, the study compared cellphone use - including calls and text messaging - around the time of each crash with the person's phone activity ...