Dog days hit pets hard in heat wave
Linn County Humane Society warns dogs suffer more than people in high heat. Panting, lack of sweating, and thick coats raise danger. Advice includes basement cooling, shady spots, cold water, limited exercise, and careful food handling. Cats face similar risks but cope better.
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Nancy Stevens
Zette
Linn County Humane Society
Pam Cope
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Elders urged to seek heat relief as shelters open
Health officials warn that extreme heat endangers all ages but seniors face higher risk due to meds heart issues and reduced tolerance. Shelters at Jane Boyd House Witwer Senior Center Salvation Army and Ambroz Recreation Center offer air conditioned relief with staff reading material and extended bus service for pickup.
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Jane Boyd
14Th Ave
Witwer Senior Center
Second Ave
Salvation Army Community Center
C Ave
Ambroz Recreation Center
Mount Vernon Rd
Schoen-Clark
Hepatitis B treatment shown to halt virus in some patients
An experimental regimen combining prednisone and alpha interferon stopped replication in half of treated patients and may eradicate the virus in as many as four of eighteen, prompting a larger trial. Experts urge caution until confirmation but call the finding promising for liver damage and chronic infection.
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Jules Dienstag
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Annals of Internal Medicine
Jay Hoffnagle
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Bethesda
Hoffnagle
Heat prompts detasseling cutbacks and T ball cancellations
Extreme heat triggers electrical outages and load stress on a transformer feeding Cedar Rapids area services. Detasseling crews pause work, and Jane Boyd Community House cancels T ball for 5 and 6 year olds. YMCA and Recreation Department adjust activities to quieter formats.
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Cedar Rapids
Funk Seeds International
Tricia Langton
Dave Nelson
Funk
Belle Plaine
Nelson
Linda Winston
Jane Boyd
YMCA
Cedar Rapids Recreation Department
Bush criticizes Iran over airliner shootdown at Security Council
President Bush denounces Iran's reaction to the Iran Air 655 tragedy and contrasts U.S. conduct with Tehran’s, while Velayati questions U.S. claims of warnings. He Softens on whether the pilot recognized the Vincennes as a target. Bush calls the incident barbaric and expresses deep sorrow.
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Bush
Iran
Reagan
United States
U.S
Vincennes
Airbus
Gulf
Security Council
White House
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
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