Meth use linked to hepatitis A in Iowa clinics offered
State and federal health officials tie methamphetamine use to a hepatitis A outbreak in central Iowa and plan free gamma globulin vaccination clinics in Polk and Wapello counties. The effort targets meth users and gay men and their associates to halt a 194-case outbreak, with 87 cases since June.
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Polk
Wapello
Gazette Des Moines Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Patty Quinlisk
the Gazette
Blood and Urine Tests Aid Medical Diagnosis
Blood and urine tests are used to support diagnosis by analyzing samples for markers of disease. They help identify infections, metabolic conditions, organ function, and abnormal substances guiding treatment decisions.
Scientists grow and transplant animal organs in lab
Harvard researchers claim to have grown replacement organs from animals own cells for heart kidneys bladder and more using lab molds. They built bladders windpipes a rat kidney and rabbit leg muscle with these tissues and transplanted them successfully in animals. The goal is womb grown organs for newborns with birth defects and human tests may start within a year.
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Boston
Harvard
Anthony Atala
Dario Fauza
British Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Istanbul
Turkey
Fauza
Food and Drug Administration
Iowa lawmakers seek exact count of state cell phones
House Speaker Ron Corbett calls for a legislative committee to audit how many cell phones are used in state government. An initial review shows eight contracts with cell phone companies totaling 211000 dollars for the just completed budget year. The Department of Natural Resources lists 173 phones costing 170000 dollars, while Transportation has 373 phones plus 60 linked to highway signs. The Department of Management has no cell phones. A new oversight panel will review the spending.
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Des Moines
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Eric Woolson
Terry Branstad
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DNR
Larry Wilson
Department of Transportation
Department of Management
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
Rules on sex-abuser alerts stir confusion
Lawmakers in Des Moines consider changes to Iowa sexual offender registry while local authorities adjust to new notification rules. DCI officials say alert scope will vary by offender location. critics argue rules lack clear guidance. A Cedar Rapids man faces charge for failing to comply with registry requirements as procedures shift.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Linn County
Don Zeller
State Division of Criminal Investigation
DCI
Steve Conlon
Conlon
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