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Air travel tips for people with hearing loss

It’s no secret that air travel has become more unpleasant in recent years. Oversold flights, minimal food service and airlines’ desire to squeeze more passengers in by eliminating legroom are just a few of the indignities travelers must suffer in order to get to their destinations. You do not need to remove your hearing aids while going through… Read More »

I Am So Smart Because I Eat Chocolate

Have you ever heard this before? Well whether or not you have heard it there are a lot of people who believe that eating chocolate makes you smarter. Is this true or not true?   The answer is not clear. Some chocolate is rich in flavonoid compounds that are found in cocoa beans as well… Read More »

Four challenges waiting for Dallas County's new health director – Dallas News

A spike in sexually-transmitted diseases Three major STDs — gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis — are gaining ground across the United States, according to a CDC report issued last year. Nearly 2.3 million cases were diagnosed nationwide in 2017, a 9 percent increase from the previous year. But in Dallas County, the number of cases jumped… Read More »