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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2001
Page
19
The article explains age related macular degeneration causes bent lines and central vision loss, notes it as the leading cause of legal blindness for those over 50, and highlights early detection. It promotes a free AMD Alliance pamphlet with hotline 1 877 263 7171 and website amdalliance.org.
The PlayStation 2 remains scarce while Sony repackages the 32 bit original as the PS One. It plays PlayStation games with the same memory cards and controllers, but is smaller, has no expansion ports, and uses a car friendly AC adapter. A 4 inch LCD snaps on for handheld use. It costs about 99 dollars and is being stocked as an accessible entry to gaming.
The American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology promotes a 20 question Life Quality test to help identify asthma, which affects about 17 million Americans. A yes to many questions suggests risk and a physician should be consulted. the test is on the college Web site.
The FDA is evaluating a new generation of medical tools to keep arteries open after procedures like balloon angioplasty. In-stent restenosis, scar tissue that narrows arteries again, affects about 20 percent of patients with implanted stents and can occur without stents. Hospitals seek advances to reduce reblockage and improve recovery.
Mercy Medical Center plans to offer coronary brachytherapy starting in March, one of four Midwestern hospitals to introduce the gamma radiation procedure. The method, developed by Cordis, treats in stent restenosis by limiting scar tissue formation after balloon procedures.
Mercy hospitals in Cedar Rapids begin using the Cutting Balloon from Interventional Technologies this month to improve plaque cutting in angioplasty around stents. Dr. M N Payvandi explains that controlled tiny cuts allow more even compression, reducing tear risk and bypass need.
Advice favors high intensity over many reps. One hard set near failure with perfect form builds strength more than three easy sets. Emphasize slow controlled reps, pause at the top, and transition directly to the next rep. Leg extensions risk knee injury without proper setup.
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