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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 2002
Page
2
At 87, University of Iowa physicist James A. Van Allen still pursues the mysteries of the solar system in a four part series starting Sunday. The column notes a reader’s professional lapse and the ensuing rude response, with Miss Manners in Accent Friday.
The National Engineers Week section failed to list electrical engineering and computer engineering among ISU's 12 engineering majors. Habitat Helpers: Two United Methodist Churches aided John Lee in building his Habitat for Humanity house in Coralville, with a correction noting prior misattribution of a church denomination in a Marlene Perrin item. The Gazette invites comments on accuracy and will publish clarifications as needed. Call numbers provided for corrections.
Gov. Tom Vilsack seeks 120 million from the emergency fund to cover a revenue shortfall, while Republicans push for 2.6 percent across the board cuts. column argues use of reserve is prudent emergency funding, not a political weapon, and calls for concrete cuts or balanced use of the fund.
The U S Preventive Services Task Force advises that most symptom free people require only a small set of essential screenings. They question yearly full checkups and note controversy around tests like prostate cancer and bone density. Janet Allan, co chair, cautions against overtesting.
The piece outlines recommended screenings for average risk individuals including cholesterol checks every five years starting at 35 for men and 45 for women, blood pressure monitoring, annual fecal occult blood tests from age 50 with sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy needed periodically, and Pap smears and mammograms for women. It notes the US Preventive Services Task Force is reevaluating guidelines amid debate on test effectiveness and timing while urging personalized care through regular doctors and risk-based testing.
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