Health Insurance Help Through Linn County Programs
A reader asks about affordability for cancer care. Linn Health Services offers two programs aiding Linn county residents: Linn Health Services Program covers 70 percent of doctor visits tests and some prescriptions, while the State Paper Program funds services at University of Iowa Hospitals for residents statewide. Income limits and age requirements apply, with transportation to Iowa City available for eligible applicants.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn Health Services
Lois Rude
Linn County
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa
If it hurts, don t do it health column muses on overuse
Doctoral musings on tendons ligaments and rest advise readers that overuse injuries occur from excess stress on tissues. Rest is essential and gradual rehab follows, with warnings to consult a physician if pain persists. Dr Frank A. Bures sender of Healthful Hints column notes the nationwide distribution.
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Frank A. Bures
Winona
Minn
Iowa
Frank
Irene Meagher Bures
Cedar Rapids
Bures
Des Moines
Drake University
University of Iowa School of Medicine
Denver
Col
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Midwest
Sphinx mystery deepens with new dating claim
At the AAAS meeting, Robert Schoch and colleagues argued the Great Sphinx of Giza could be 7,000 to 9,000 years old based on weathering patterns and sound wave analysis, suggesting carving before Egypt’s first dynasty. They note the statue was carved from a single limestone outcrop unlike surrounding temples.
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Boyce Rensberger
Washington Post
Chicago
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Giza
Egypt
Robert M. Schoch
Boston University
Cedar Rapids Surgeon Pioneers Laparoscopic Colon Resection
Dr. Robert Brimmer at St Luke's Hospital performs Cedar Rapids first laparoscopically assisted colon resection on Jan 22. Labeled as less painful due to five small half inch incisions, the procedure shortened recovery for patient Lillian Katlan of Mount Vernon and signals broader future use in colon cancer treatment. Brimmer notes this is the start of further laparoscopic advances as technology catches up.
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Marion
James Lowman
American Cancer Society
Atlanta
the Gazette
Samuel Broder
The
National Cancer Institute
Mike Eilen Wazette
Cedar Rapids
Robert Brimmer
St. Luke's Hospital
Brimmer
Lillian Katlan
Mount Vernon
Katlan
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