Acne Treatment Boosts Teens Self Esteem
A health note outlines how acne affects teens and adults, the types of acne from noninflammatory to nodules, and the impact on self esteem. It lists treatments from over the counter agents like salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide to prescription options such as isotretinoin, and offers guidance on skincare routines and when to seek physician help.
Diabetes Camp for Children at Camp Tanager
Camp Tanager in Cedar Rapids hosts a July 23 28 diabetes camp for 50 children ages 7 to 13. Nurses doctors and dietitians join counselors for medical care and diabetes education as families access camp activities and field trips sponsored by Tanager Place and local medical partners.
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Tanager
Cedar Rapids
Tanager Place
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Medical Center
Pediatric Center
P.C
Schulz, Angenend, Flory & O'Brien, P.C
Contact lens tinting warning linked to food coloring
The American Optometric Association warns members after reports of students, mainly in the Midwest, tinting contacts with food coloring. The practice creates bright colors but risks allergic reactions and eye infections due to non sterile dye.
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Washington
American Optometric Association
Midwest
Tips for pre reading skills from parents to children
Second in a series on learning to read explains that children become readers when parents read to them and expose them to verbal language. It highlights early pre reading skills such as recognizing pictures, left to right reading, and vocabulary building through everyday activities with Connie Larsen, a speech language pathologist.
Families face rising costs caring for sick children
Dylan Driver, with 14 surgeries and 16 hours of daily nursing care, battles ongoing medical expenses and insurance fights. Sylvia Davis, mother of two with sickle-cell anemia, left her nursing job to care for her son and relies on welfare as bills mount.
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Dylan
Bill Collector
Sylvia Davis
Sharon Hill
Davis
Keith
Children’s Hospital
University Hospital aids parents with sick child costs
Iowa City reports the Health Care Benefits Assistance Program run by University Hospital's social service department. Rosie Wilhelm, associate director, notes five social workers staff the program to help families cover medical expenses for severely ill children.
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Iowa City
University Hospital
Department of Social Service
Rosie Wilhelm
Stroke awareness and aid programs cited in hospital outreach
A hospital outreach article explains stroke as a leading cause of disability and urges immediate 911 calls for symptoms. It details National Stroke Association resources, Medicaid and Hawk Iowas programs, and hospital staff help with income guidelines, paperwork, and payment plans to ease costs for families with ill children.
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Washington Post
United States
Iowa
Wilhelm
Reiki Workshop and Support Groups at St Luke's Health Center
Health notes list a Reiki workshop on June 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Luke's Center for Health and Well-Being with a $125 fee and registration via 369-8161. Also shows Touch Cancer Support Group June 12 at St Luke's Room 163, contact 369-0040, plus Bradley childbirth classes contact and Motherless Daughters group info at Women's Resource and Action Center Iowa City with 335-1486.
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St. Luke's Center For Health and
TOUCH
St. Luke's Room
Women's Resource and Action Center
Iowa City
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