FRIDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- New insight into how different types of age-related hearing loss may occur could help lead to the development of drugs to preserve hearing, scientists say.

SUNDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- For most kids, Halloween parties and trick-or-treating can be a mixture of fun and frightening, but for children with a nut allergy, the day can actually be dangerous, warns a doctor.

SATURDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering from a disfiguring loss of bone in the jaw may find help in the form of a long-used osteoporosis drug, two new studies suggest.

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