The latest health initiative being pushed by the Bloomberg administration is a social media campaign aimed at young people who listen to music too loudly using earbuds.
With the proliferation of personal music players, New Yorkers are often seen on the streets and subways wearing the hearing devices.
The risk of hearing loss by many people using earbuds is a real problem.
An iPod can reach 115 decibels when only 85 decibels is safe, reported the NY Post.
The paper also cites a statistic from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey that found hearing loss skyrocketed 30 percent about teens between 1988-2006.
Bloomberg has cracked down on smoking, junk food, trans fats, salt and super-sized drinks often with heavy criticism.
Scientists report that they were able to improve the math-calculation skills of college students by buzzing their brains with doses of random high-frequency noise.
Scientists report that they were able to improve the math-calculation skills of college students by buzzing their brains with doses of random high-frequency noise.
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How young is too young to wear makeup? You may change your mind after you hear about a shocking new study that says putting on a pretty face can have some ugly side effects.
How young is too young to wear makeup? You may change your mind after you hear about a shocking new study that says putting on a pretty face can have some ugly side effects.
People who follow the ancient practice of yoga may be getting an added health boost, with a new study suggesting it can fight high blood pressure -- also known as hypertension.
People who follow the ancient practice of yoga may be getting an added health boost, with a new study suggesting it can fight high blood pressure -- also known as hypertension.
An experimental drug that taps the power of the body's immune system to fight cancer is shrinking tumors in patients for whom other treatments have failed, an early study shows.
An experimental drug that taps the power of the body's immune system to fight cancer is shrinking tumors in patients for whom other treatments have failed, an early study shows.
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