Recent Posts Tagged With 'music'

• Your MP3 player and hearing loss

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 14:17 in music, mp3 player, hearing, hearing loss, loud music, mtv.com survey

  I remember once seeing this sticker on a loud speaker in a snack bar: “If it’s too loud, then you’re too old.” Am I too old? Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe I can simply discern what is loud from the norm. Many people nowadays can’t tell anymore be...

• Music therapy for children with cancer

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 09:07 in music, children, Cancer, music therapy, rock against cancer

  Gabe was diagnosed with leukemia in 1996 and had to undergo 38 months of cancer treatments. Tough times for a two-year old boy. Yet Gabe survived and he’s off treatment for almost 10 years now. What helped him and his family through the difficult y...

• Stayin’ Alive can really keep your alive

  Posted on Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 03:27 in music, Heart, work out, cpr, stayin' alive, heart and stroke

  Remember the post on 102 Great Running Songs For A Fun And Fast Paced Workout? That piece really was quite popular and got so many comments. On a similar note, I would like to highlight this seemingly useful song, be it for working out on the dance ...

• Music for the heart and the vascular system

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 12:46 in music, therapy, blood pressure, heart rate, cardiovascular system, crescendo, heart and stroke, descrescendo

  Music can have power over us. The slow lullaby puts babies to sleep. The fast number perks us up to dance, and perform better during work out. A research study by Italian researchers shows that music has a strong effect not only on our moods and emot...