Armstrong concert in UNI Dome links biking to cancer drive
In Cedar Falls several thousand RAGBRAI riders and Lance Armstrong fans filled the UNI Dome for a concert to benefit Armstrong's foundation. He described a busy day with morning rides with presidential hopefuls John Edwards and Sam Brownback, and an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews outside the venue.
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the Gazette
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Uni-Dome
Cedar Falls
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Ragbrai
Independence
Orian Love
Gazette
Unidome
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Armstrong
Uni Dome
Chris Matthews
MSNBC
Tales from RAGBRAI and cancer forum spotlight
The Gazette reports on Linda Muller's RAGBRAI blog and a Friday feature Tales from RAGBRAI. It notes the LIVE STRONG Presidential Cancer Forum in Cedar Rapids next month, a two day event with 2008 presidential hopefuls discussing cancer policy amid a national death toll near 1,500 daily.
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Presidential Cancer Forum
Cedar Rapids
Marion senator plans Linn County Board run
Marion state senator Lundby announced she will run for a seat on Linn County Board of Supervisors next year, instead of seeking re election to the Iowa Senate. Linn County voters approved creating a five member board, and Lundby said she aims to improve county resource use.
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Lynch
Gazette
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Iowa Senate
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Senate
Lumby
Page GA
Joyful homecoming for Cedar Rapids soldiers in Waterloo
Shawn and Cory Hall reunite as 1st Tronman Battalion of the 133rd Infantry returns from a 2006 Iraq deployment. The pair, married 14 years, witnessed the crowd and formations at Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo, where more than 600 soldiers were welcomed home after training at Camp Shelby Mississippi.
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Gazette Aterloo
Shawn
Cory Hall
Cedar Rapids
Finance Corps
Army
Shawn Hall
133Rd Infantry
Iowa Army National Guard
Iraq
Cory
Riverfront Stadium
Waterloo
Iowa National Guard
Brian Ray
Gazette
Ironman
Charles City
Dubuque
Iowa Falls
Oelwein
AP Oscar predicts patient deaths at Rhode Island nursing home
A report notes that an AP Oscar program can forecast when residents in a Rhode Island nursing home may die. The system analyzes patient data and clinical signals to identify impending mortality risk, aiming to aid care planning and family notification.
Cat predicts death by curling beside patients at nursing home
Oscar the cat at Steere House Nursing Center in Providence appears to predict patient death. In 25 observed cases, he curls up with those near death, usually within four hours of passing. Brown University geriatrician Dr. David Dosa notes the phenomenon in the New England Journal of Medicine and says families find solace in the cat's companionship.
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Oscar the Cat
David Dosa
New England Journal of Medicine
Dosa
Brown University
Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Oscar
Cat
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