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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1983

Page

15

Taming the fungal plague in common infections

Pharmacist Joe Graedon surveys fungal infections from athlete’s foot to vaginal yeast conditions. He notes nonprescription options like undecylenic acid and tomastate, plus micoconazole Micatin with higher success, and mentions griseofulvin and Nizoral for resistant cases. The piece closes with Graedon inviting reader letters.

Scholl Stanley B. Levy

Utilities pledge 171000 for radiation disaster planning in Iowa

Four utility firms reach a first of its kind Iowa contract to fund emergency planning and stock potassium iodide for radiation protection. The $171000 first year payment, mainly for monitoring gear and training, is followed by about $100000 annually. Potassium iodide remains limited to emergency workers with wider public distribution debated by FEMA NRC and state officials.

Iowa Disasters Services Office Iowa Disaster Services Office TVA Federal Emergency Management Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission Robert Bernero NRC Bernero Crandall Breheny the Gazette Iowa Electric Commonwealth Edison Cordova Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co Omaha

Mercy Hospital Opens Registrations for Super Sitters Course

Mercy Hospital invites teens ages 12 to 18 to join a four hour Super Sitters program. The class runs at 9 a.m. on September 17 and covers first aid choking rescue and mouth to mouth resuscitation led by a nurse team. For details call 398 6143.

Mercy Hospital Mercy Education Department

Mercy Hospital Pre-Op Party for Pediatric Surgery Patients

Mercy Hospital hosts a free pediatrics pre operative party for children aged 3 to 12 scheduled for inpatient or outpatient surgery at 7 p.m. on August 25. Parents are invited and pre registration is required by calling Mercy Pediatrics Department at 398 6551.

Mercy Hospital Mercy Pediatrics Department

Neonatal unit reunion set at Blank Children's Hospital

DES MOINES children and parents of patients at the Variety Club NICU will attend a reunion at 1 p.m. September 11 in the hospital’s fifth floor playroom.

Des Moines Variety Club Blank Children's Hospital

False rumor says contact lenses fuse to eyes in plants

OSHA experts debunk circulating safety alerts claiming workers in Pittsburgh plants had lenses glued to corneas by electrical sparks. They say corneas cannot be removed by lens adhesion. ophthalmology officials note the story is impossible and misleading.

Kansas City Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration Pittsburgh Bruce E. Spivey American Academy of Ophthalmology

Women fear resuming sex after heart attack due to inadequate counseling

University of Maryland cardiologist Chris Papadopoulos reports in Archives of Internal Medicine that 50 percent of women aged 38 to 65 reduced sexual activity after a heart attack and 25 percent did not resume. Few patients discussed concerns with doctors and physicians rarely initiated the topic.

University of Maryland Chris Papadopoulos Archives of Internal Medicine Papadopoulos

Can you really wish warts away Yes or false

True or false It s a myth that some people can wish their warts away Freckles cannot be avoided in fair skinned people Liver spots fade in winter WARTS FRECKLES and liver spots are harmless but removal is often desired Warts appear often in children Plantar warts are tender No completely satisfactory treatment exists for warts Cutting at growths is not advised Warts can be surgically removed but may scar or recur

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