Credit crunch hits flood victims hard
The Gazette reports flood victims face tougher home loan access as the economy's downturn and tight lending standards bite. In Cedar Rapids Horizons notes 60 to 70 percent of counseling clients struggle to secure mortgages though some qualify for Jumpstart down payment aid. Financial strain worsens for retirees on fixed incomes amid statewide housing damage.
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Silent Cedar Rapids neighborhood braces for Christmas
In a flood-scarred Cedar Rapids FEMA village near Fourth Street NW, lights glow and a few signs of Christmas appear. A life size plastic Santa watches a gutted Fifth Street NW home while residents repair and gather for the holiday, as others keep vigil amid ongoing restoration.
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Edar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids
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Health studies debunk effectiveness of supplements
The 1990s promise of vitamins as disease fighters fades as NIH trials with tens of thousands show no reduction in risks for prostate colorectal lung bladder or pancreatic cancer from vitamin C vitamin E or selenium. Other studies find no benefit against stroke cardiovascular disease and cancer with over the counter vitamins and minerals and some contexts raise safety concerns.
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Los Angeles Times
National Institutes of Health
Pets amid economy push some owners to abandon
A growing number of Americans surrender dogs and cats to shelters as strict budgets test emotional bonds. Examples include a Malvern man giving up his two dogs to help pay his mother's cancer treatments and a New York woman euthanizing her cat rather than funding costly medicines.
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Associated Press
Malvern
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