East Iowa records first West Nile fatality of year
An elderly Eastern Iowa woman, identified only as in her 80s, died from West Nile virus. She was hospitalized in South Dakota then transferred to an Iowa facility where she died after more than a week. It is unclear where she contracted the virus.
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Jowan
Des Moines
Iowa
South Dakota
Patricia Quinlisk
Quinlisk
West Nile
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
West Nile infections rise with few symptoms in most cases
The West Nile virus spreads via mosquitoes that feed on infected birds and then bite humans or horses. Most infections are mild or asymptomatic, but the virus can cause serious brain swelling. Nationwide CDC data report 599 cases and 14 deaths this year through Tuesday.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Former Iowan killed in Baghdad blast
Martha Teas Meiklejohn 47 grew up in Mason City and worked as a World Food Program consultant at the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad. Her mother said she was declared dead after the attack that killed at least 20 and injured about 100. Teas Meiklejohn had lived in Delta Colorado with her husband Jamie and had previously worked in Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Thailand.
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Mason City
Iowa
United Nations
Baghdad
Martha Teas Meiklejohn
U.N
Teas Meiklejohn
World Food Program
Jamie
Delta
Colo
Teas
Meiklejohn
Tom Teas
Dorothy Teas
Afghanistan
Cambodia
Thailand
Colorado
Sweating over the books Heat sends students home as classes resume
The first day of school clashed with extreme Iowa heat as Cedar Rapids and Iowa City students were sent home early. At 3 pm The Eastern Iowa Airport reached 96 degrees and 98 at Iowa City Municipal Airport. Marion schools dismissed early due to warm classrooms. Governor.
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Cliff Jette
the Gazette
Allyson Miller
Alburnett Elementary School
Allyson
Paula Pearson
Rachel Volks
Shelby Matus
Emily Shaffer
Molly Kintzel
Colby Sisco
Heat
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Iowa
National Weather Service
Iowa City Municipal
Marion
Nick Hobbs
Angioplasty beats drugs for heart attack care per Danish study
A large Danish study in the New England Journal of Medicine found emergency angioplasty centers cut death and major complications by about 40 percent versus drug therapy alone. Among 1129 patients, 14 percent died or had another heart attack or disabling stroke with drugs, compared with 8 percent transferred for angioplasty.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
Pledges of allegiance at Iowa rush week rule
Delta Upsilon at the University of Iowa kicks off annual rush week with door knocking and loud chants for nervous freshmen. Recruits, including Christian Williams, recall the electrifying tour as all 32 Greek houses seek to recruit hundreds of men and women this week into leadership and social life.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Dus
Buzz Orr
the Gazette
Ben Chambers
Rush
Delta Chi Fraternity
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