Flu Hits Younger Adults Harder In 2009 H1N1 Surge
CDC data show 61 percent of influenza hospitalizations in the current season involve ages 18 to 64. The 2009 H1N1 strain is hitting otherwise healthy adults harder, with 63 percent of deaths in ages 25 to 64. Vaccination remains key, as vaccines reduce doctor visits by about 60 percent and illnesses and hospitalizations in prior seasons.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Tom Frieden
Anne Schuchat
National Center For Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Schuchat
Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa City advises boil water after Capitol Street break
West Iowa City and University Heights customers must boil drinking and cooking water due to a water main break on Capitol Street near Lafayette Street at 11 p.m. Wednesday. Crews repaired the line. the advisory remains until two bacteria tests pass regulatory standards, possibly by Monday.
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Iowa City
Riverside Drive
University Heights
Capitol Street
Lafayette Street
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
University of Iowa
Shannon McMahon
DNR
Iowa
McMahon
Evacuation Lifted After Sulfuric Acid Fire Near Airport
About two thousand Northwood residents were ordered to evacuate after a sulfuric acid fire at a local airport storage shed. The evacuation was lifted around 3 p.m. following environmental tests as four residents sought hospital care for respiratory concerns. The cause remains under investigation.
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Northwood
Scott Bright
Iowa State Patrol
Kensett
Bright
Reuters
Fires erupt across eastern Iowa injuring and destroying property
Multiple fires cross eastern Iowa from Salem to Bellevue. In Salem a mobile home exploded killing two people. In Dubuque two residents injured as an apartment building burned and residents evacuated. Wyoming crews slid into ditches on icy roads while Bellevue fire station fire injured none and a storage building fire in Independence caused five hours on scene.
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Iowa
Salem
James Ave
Henry County
Dubuque
White St
John Starks Sr
Finley Hospital
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Wyoming
Willman
Clifford Moore
Bellevue
Lynn Schwager
Kent Clausen
Preston
Springbrook
Independence
Iowa Engineering Processing
Highway 150
Highway 20
Marengo
Pine St
Dan Slaymaker
Slaymaker
Cedar Rapids man accused of elderly financial exploitation
A 41-year-old Cedar Rapids man, Matthew Anderson, is charged with ongoing criminal conduct, first degree theft and dependent adult abuse for allegedly exploiting 83-year-old Charlotte Hessenius. Authorities say he liquidated investments, issued checks, and used her debit card to steal $95,102 over two years while posing as her caretaker. The investigation followed an anonymous tip.
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Cedar Rapids
Matthew Anderson
Charlotte Hessenius
Department of Human Services
Anderson
Hessenius
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