Article: Chinese doctors able to save vocal cords of throat cancer patients

Article: Science may aid singers with damaged vocal cords
Daily Breeze;  December 16, 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 ... noncancerous throat nodules damaged her vocal cords, Andrews lost her ability to sing and ...

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 ... that use - and abuse - the delicate vocal cords in the throat, most notably teachers ...

Article: BOSTON TEAM UNVEILS PLAN TO RESTORE DAMAGED VOCAL ...
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 ... voice is a danger-fraught science. Vocal cords are among the human body's most complex ...

Article: Swollen vocal cords can make you hoarse
Post-Tribune (IN);  January 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... hoarse voice is caused by irritation of the vocal cords in your throat, called laryngitis (pronounced ... 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: Swelling of the Vocal Cords Can Make You Hoarse, Of ...
The Washington Post;  January 3, 2007 ;     614 words ... ... hoarse voice is caused by irritation of the vocal cords in your throat, called laryngitis (pronounced ... two small, stretchy membranes -- your vocal cords. When you are not talking, your vocal cords lie open so that air can pass from your ...

Dictionary definition: vocal cords
The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar;      402 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: Protecting your voice. (repetitive strain of vocal ...
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 ... prevent repetitive strain? Warm up your vocal cords five to ten minutes before you use a ...