Pepper health perks spark bright culinary talk
Hot peppers range from mild to fiery in taste and carry a high nutritional load. They deliver three times the vitamin C of orange juice and offer vitamin A and fiber, plus isothiocyanates linked to cancer prevention found in broccoli and sprouts. Knight Ridder Newspapers.
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Airplane Air Circulation Not Increasing Passenger Cold Risk
Researchers surveyed 1,100 passengers on San Francisco to Denver flights and followed up after five to seven days. The study found no evidence that recirculated cabin air raises the risk of upper respiratory infections in commercial jet travelers.
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Jessica Nutik Zitter
University of California At San Francisco
San Francisco
Denver
The
American Medical Association
Washington Post
Aspirin Coumarin Combo May Improve Post Heart Attack Therapy
Dutch researchers report aspirin plus an anticoagulant such as coumarin reduced artery closure by 45 percent after heart attack treatment. The study in Circulation notes three months of oral anticoagulants with aspirin may benefit patients, a practice common in Europe but not the U S.
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Freek W.A. Verheugt
Journal of the American Heart Association
Europe
United States
Chicago Tribune
Wanted Male Nurses by Tom Walsh
Todd Ingram, 51, a registered nurse and clinical professor at the University of Iowa, notes persisting gender bias toward male nurses. A US College of Nursing task force aims to attract more men, with eight to twelve of Iowa's 75 annual admissions currently male. He says attitudes are changing slowly as more men pursue nursing.
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Tom Walsh
Owa City
Todd Ingram
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Ingram
US College of Nursing
Todd Smidt
Judy Small
Muscatine
University of Iowa
Iowa City
UI College of Nursing
Area Iowa City VA Center Employs 45 Male Nurses
The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Iowa City lists 45 male nurses out of 250 RNs and LPNs. Among 32 716 patients served, 97 percent are male. Nearby Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids has 33 male nurses of 600, St Luke s Hospital 28 of 790, Mercy Iowa City 17 of 350. Nursing student intake shows few men at Coe College and Kirkwood Community College.
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Iowa City
Coe College
Jule Ohrt
Ohrt
Kirkwood Community College
Nancy Glub
Kirkwood
Glub
Iowa Community College
Calmar
Peosia
Kayaking as Mind Body Workout and Adventure
A reader outlines sea and river kayaking, contrasting stability and challenge, and explains how paddling strengthens shoulders arms back and core. Tips cover training safety gear technique breathing and choosing a course while stressing caution and solo paddling limits.
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