A Call For Leaner Weight To Cut Heart Risk
Harvard researchers based on more than 115 000 nurses find U S weight guidelines too lax and obesity riskier for heart attacks in middle aged women and men. Dr JoAnn Manson notes about 40 percent of heart attacks in middle aged women tied to overweight and rising risk even for those near average weight.
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Ideal female and male body weights linked to heart attack risk
Researchers report in JAMA that height based weight guidelines for adults show lowest heart attack risk near 100 pounds for women at 5 feet and 106 pounds for men at 5 feet with gradual increases per inch. A 5 foot 4 inch woman under 130 pounds has lowest risk, 130 to 142 pounds raises risk by 20 percent, 142 to 155 pounds by 50 percent, 155 to 180 pounds doubles, and over 180 pounds triples risk.
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Death penalty gains Branstad not swayed by churches opposition
A 21 member Iowa House panel begins deliberations on a lethal injection death penalty for murder in seven aggravated circumstances. Governor Branstad reaffirms support, citing public opinion and urging lawmakers to listen to the people despite church opposition from Ecumenical Ministries of Iowa.
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Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Jack Holveck
Cops Fast funds Iowa cities with new police officers
Keota receives 48073 for a new officer in the federal Cops Fast program joining more than 30 Eastern Iowa communities. Iowa totals 145 funded officers with grants covering 75 percent of costs for three years. Anamosa plans a five officer increase and Manchester prepares for a 73 986 grant aiding training and youth outreach.
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Keokuk County
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Clinton plan taxes rich on expatriation to leave US
The Clinton administration proposes a departure tax on millionaires renouncing citizenship, taxing unrealized gains as if sold. The rule targets those with more than 600000 in gains, excluding real estate and pensions, with an estimated $2.2 billion raised through 2000.
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Iowa seeks new license plates amid bid controversy
IDOT awarded a $2.2 million plus contract to 3M for reflective license plate sheeting without competitive bidding. Flex-O-Lite of St Louis objects, saying specs may have excluded bidders and investigations loom as lawmakers examine potential purchasing law violations.
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Darrell Rensink
Idot Commission
3M of
St. Paul, Minn
Nicholas Gordon
Flex-O-Lite Inc
St. Louis
Legisla
Frontier Cooperative Herbs to Open 22500-Sq-Ft Roast Plant
Norway based Frontier Cooperative Herbs will start production this month at a new 22500 square foot coffee roasting plant on Highway 150 north of Urbana costing about 1 million dollars. Details on page 4B.
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Urbana
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