Article: HITMAN SHOT WOMAN VICTIM'S VOCAL CORDS; Police fear witnesses are too scared to come forward.(News)

Article: LOCAL CENTERS GIVE VOICE TO SILENCED VOCAL CORDS
The Boston Globe;  July 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ......clearly, and stubbornly, wrong with my vocal cords. I had been hoarse for several weeks...like me who have abused and inflamed vocal cords. A hundred years ago, most people did...that use - and abuse - the delicate vocal cords in the throat, most notably teachers...

Article: BOSTON TEAM UNVEILS PLAN TO RESTORE DAMAGED VOCAL CORDS
The Boston Globe;  June 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ......to the challenging art of repairing vocal cords. It is a cause personified by Julie...late 1990s after an operation on her vocal cords resulted in significant damage. "I've...the voice is a danger-fraught science. Vocal cords are among the human body's most complex...

Article: vocal cords
The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar;      170 words ...vocal cords Two folds of muscle and connective tissue...Also vocal folds .) Technically, the vocal cords are not cords or strings at all, but...from the lungs. The space between the vocal cords is the GLOTTIS . The main function of...

Article: NEW JAPANESE ROBOT MAKES SOUNDS WITH OWN VOCAL CORDS.
AsiaPulse News;  October 10, 2003 ;     208 words ......robot that vocalizes by passing air across vocal cords in the same manner as humans. The vocal cords are made from rubber, as are the muscles...with a rubber tongue, lips, a nose and vocal cords. A pump unit functions as the lungs to...

Article: Swelling of the Vocal Cords Can Make You Hoarse, Of Course
The Washington Post;  January 3, 2007 ;     428 words ......hoarse voice is caused by irritation of the vocal cords in your throat, called laryngitis (pronounced...by two small, stretchy membranes -- your vocal cords. When you are not talking, your vocal cords lie open so that air can pass from your...

Article: Swollen vocal cords can make you hoarse
Post-Tribune (IN);  January 11, 2007 ;     613 words ......hoarse voice is caused by irritation of the vocal cords in your throat, called laryngitis (pronounced...by two small, stretchy membranes -- your vocal cords. When you are not talking, your vocal cords lie open so that air can pass from your...

Article: Protecting your voice. (repetitive strain of vocal cords from using a voice-recognition system)
Paraplegia News;  September 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......prevent a repetitive strain injury. Your vocal cords, soft tissue like the muscles and tendons...if you have injured or strained your vocal cords? Here's what to watch for: * Voice fatigue...prevent repetitive strain? Warm up your vocal cords five to ten minutes before you use a...

Article: Chinese doctors able to save vocal cords of throat cancer patients
Xinhua News Agency;  March 10, 2003 ;     172 words ...Chinese doctors able to save vocal cords of throat cancer patients SHENYANG...operation which could save a patient's vocal cords while assuring a safe cure, the professor...cancer, or larynx cancer, grow around vocal cords, and usually transfer via lymphatic...

Article: New plea for quiet in class: Teachers' vocal cords can take a beating.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  August 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ......singers and actors, who also give their vocal cords strenuous workouts, teachers are less...drink too much caffeine. It dries up the vocal cords. And don't yell at the kids too much...strains the voice. Constant stress on the vocal cords can cause permanent damage and produce...

Article: Naperville woman's whispers end after new precise surgicaltool repairs vocal cords
Naperville Sun, The (IL);  March 18, 2008 ;     545 words ......when Garoufalis had surgery on her vocal cords using a relatively new type of laser...polyps and precancerous lesions in the vocal cords. People who talk or sing for a living...laser. Both methods can stiffen the vocal cords by scarring or causing heat damage to...

Article: NOT THE SAME OLD SONG SURGEONS LOOKING AHEAD TO REVOLUTIONARY TECHNIQUES THAT MAY REPAIR VOCAL CORDS.(U)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  December 2, 2002 ;     700+ words ......throat surgeon could also reinforce your vocal cords with more durable material than genetics...only hope someone with severely damaged vocal cords can cling to. One of Hollywood's most...noncancerous throat nodules damaged her vocal cords, Andrews lost her ability to sing and...

Article: SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN THERAPIST HELPS GET VOCAL CORDS IN SHAPE FOR POWER YELLING.(LIFESTYLE)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  October 31, 2005 ;     572 words ......correctly, to exercise and strengthen the vocal cords. Screaming is the ultimate vocal workout...Montequin says. It's powerlifting for the vocal cords. Opera singers learn to scream and shout...incorrectly, the throat, larynx and vocal cords can get irritated, swollen. How long...

Article: Clinton, under doctor's advice, will rest vocal cords another day
The Boston Globe;  April 14, 1992 ;     307 words ......take another day off to rest his ailing vocal cords. Clinton had planned to leave the Arkansas...have to do much less for a while. My vocal cords are real bad." In a statement released...but he still has some swelling of his vocal cords." Before the cancellation of today's...

Article: BADLY BURNED TEEN OFF CRITICAL-CARE LIST; BOY USES DAMAGED VOCAL CORDS.(NEWS)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  December 12, 1998 ;     445 words ......days after he exercised his burned vocal cords for the first time in two weeks to tell...inhaled the superheated fuel, burning his vocal cords, and 35 percent of his body was severely...Doctors also viewed James' lungs and vocal cords with a scope and were pleased with his...