Prairie City woman first U S recipient of Finnish porphyria drug
Sandra Brashear, 38, of Prairie City, is the first in the United States to receive heme arginate under FDA compassionate use rules. The drug treats porphyria, a rare inherited enzyme deficiency, providing relief from severe attacks though side effects from the U S version have been problematic.
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Des Moines
Sandra Brashear
Food and Drug Administration
Brashear
Prairie City
Steven Eckstat
Minneapolis
Eckstat
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park
Ill
Abbott
FDA
Karl Anderson
University of Texas At Galveston
Anderson
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
Bra
United States
Education and business join to shape the future workforce
Mary Varcoe argues for stronger ties between business and education to prepare a skilled workforce amid rapid global change. She cites Bush goals, vocational training, and expanded on the value of internships and on the job training, urging stronger industry links.
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Bush
Iowa
Thomas Jefferson
Des Moines Jail Death First by Own Action Since Cameras
Michael Derkis, 35, died by hanging in a Des Moines city jail cell while a jailer was on lunch break. Police say surveillance cameras installed in February 1989 had thwarted 13 similar attempts since Rusty Pratt's 1989 hanging, though no one monitored cameras at the time. Derkis was arrested for public intoxication less than three hours earlier. policy does not require constant camera monitoring.
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Des Moines
Michael Derkis
Thomas van Baale
van Baale
Rusty Pratt
Derkits
Sovern Holds Field Fundraiser at Field of Dreams
More than 100 supporters joined Cedar Rapids businessman Steve Sovern for a fundraiser outside Dyersville at the Don Lan sing farm near the Field of Dreams site. Baseballs signed by Kevin Costner Burt Lancaster and James Earl Jones were auctioned to raise money as Sovern seeks the Democratic nomination in Iowa 2nd District. he vows to refuse PAC money and rely on individuals.
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Dyersville
Cedar Rapids
Steve Sovern
Iowa
U.S
House of Representatives
Field of Dreams
Don L. Lansing
Kevin Costner
Burt Lancaster
James Earl Jones
Auc
Severn
Eric Tabor
Baldwin
Tom Tauke
U.S. Senate
Judy McCoy
Sovern
Political Action Committees
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Mount Mercy
U.S. Department of Labor
Henry Ford
South Africa
D.M
Quire
Town & Country
Osco Drug
American Red Cross
DE Sodas
West Music
Cornville
Collins Rd. Sq
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16Th Avenue
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