Prostate health overview and risks of BPH in men
This overview explains the prostate gland, common enlargement in older men, and benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH symptoms such as weak urine flow urgency and nocturia. It warns that symptoms may mimic others and emphasizes medical diagnosis, risks of delaying care, and cautions about herbal remedies.
Sleep gaps hit young adults and workers nationwide
A Washington Post report on a National Sleep Foundation poll finds 18 to 29 year olds average 6 hours 48 minutes on worknights with many reporting sleepiness at work and late bedtimes linked to television and internet use. Night shifts and long hours disrupt sleep. one third would nap at work if allowed.
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Washington Post
National Sleep Foundation
Sleep Foundation
Don’t Tell Kids to Clean Plate Says Penn State Study
Penn State researchers urge letting children serve themselves to avoid teaching them to ignore hunger. In a lunch study 5 year olds ate more when given two cups of macaroni and cheese instead of one, illustrating environmental cues drive intake.
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Washington Post
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
Barbara Rolls
Melanoma Monday Skin Cancer Screenings Promised at UI Center
Dr. Kimberly Schulz notes melanoma risks and early detection benefits as May 1 free skin cancer screenings are offered by UI Dermatology at UI Family Care Center North Liberty from 8 30 a m to noon. Contact UI Family Care Center at 319 626 5680 for details.
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Kimberly Schulz
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Schulz
UI Health Care
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Dermatology
UI Family Care Center
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Betty Merta Walks Normally After Two Hip Replacements
Betty Merta underwent a complex bilateral hip replacement at St Luke's Hospital, removing thigh bone segments and attaching artificial hip sockets and balls. After October 1998 surgery she faced bed rest, then a walker, and three months later returned to caregiving with a near normal walk and no pain. The surgeon Nassif calls it very successful with lifelong follow up.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Nassif
Betty
Merta
Health notes and events at St. Luke's and area centers
Health notes list free anxiety disorders screening on May 3 at St. Luke's Behavioral Health Services by appointment. Marengo blood drive runs today at Legion Hall. St. Luke's offers a preconception class May 2 with no fee and pre-registration. Lifeguard training at Coralville Recreation Center May 19 20 21 costs 75 dollars with all three sessions required. Fibromyalgia support group meets today at Mercy Medical Plaza with speaker Sue Barcellos and Pat Quinn available for more info.
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Marengo
Legion Hall
St. Luke’s Hospital
Coralville Recreation Center
8Th St
American Red Cross Grant
Iowa City
Sue Barcellos
Pat Quinn
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