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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2001
Page
20
Tonsillitis arises from swollen infected tonsils at the back of the throat caused by bacteria or viruses. Symptoms include sore throat fever and fatigue with possible ear pain and difficulty swallowing. Treatment emphasizes fluids rest pain relief antibiotics if bacterial and throat comfort measures. avoid aspirin in children.
A Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon study of 84 healthy adults shows high stress levels impair immune response to hepatitis B vaccines. After the second shot about a quarter mounted weaker protection, with stressed individuals most affected. Researchers advise delaying non urgent vaccines during high stress and using stress management techniques to bolster immunity.
A Health Affairs study finds ER story lines on emergency contraception and HPV raise immediate awareness among 3,500 regular viewers. About one third say the information influenced health choices, but follow up shows knowledge faded within months.
A dense listing from health groups includes Take Off Pounds Sensibly open house at Cedar Christian Church and NAMI Linn County talks at Ecumenical Center with sessions on family to family program and internet health information. Red Cross classes, sleep and hepatitis C groups, midlife education, and a heart health program at Mercy Education Center are scheduled with pre registration numbers.
COMMIT Tobacco-Free Coalition lists dozens of self reported smoke free eateries in Linn County for Valentine s Day urging restaurants to restrict smoking. The group cites secondhand smoke as a leading preventable death cause and offers a massage certificate incentive for compliant establishments.
A study by Thomas Wadden and team shows Meridia alone trimmed about eight pounds in a year among 53 overweight women, roughly 4 percent of body weight. Combining Meridia with 1200–1500 daily calories and 4–5 workouts weekly yielded about 24.4 pounds lost, nearly 11 percent, underscoring that pills work best with diet and exercise.
Mercy Iowa City to offer beta radiation cardiobrachytherapy used with a stented artery to prevent in-stent restenosis. The procedure, limited by FDA to patients with plugged stents, requires a radiology team and a radioactive license.
Mercy Medical Center plans to expand balloon use in in-stent restenosis with a new coronary brachytherapy procedure. Dr Payvandi reports six uses of the Cutting Balloon to modify plaque around stents and branch points, while Mercytown City and University Hospitals avoid the device in favor of Rotablator and other established tools.
A CHADD statement notes ADHD spans ages from children to adults. Adults may misplace items lose focus and talk too much while symptoms complicate work and daily tasks. Obscured by other issues, adult ADHD remains underrecognized.
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