Women underrepresented in medical research based on male studies
Ellen Goodman argues that most basic research uses male subjects from white male rats to humans. Women are excluded due to hormonal complexity, leading to treatments based on male models and underfunded female health issues. The piece notes NIH spending, congressional attention, and calls for more inclusive studies.
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Oston
House
Subcommittee On Health and the Environment
Congressional Women's Caucus
National Institutes of Health
Congressional Women’s Caucus
America
Black Widow killer granted temporary stay before execution
U S District Judge Patricia Fawsett blocked Judi Buceno’s 12:01 p m Florida State Prison execution four hours before she was to die by electric chair for poisoning her husband. The defense argues the chair can malfunction and cruelly torture a prisoner citing the Tafero case.
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Orlando, Fla
U.S
Patricia Fawsett
Judi Buencano
Florida State Prison
Jesse Tafero
Tafero
Smoking linked to strokes in young adults says UI study
University of Iowa College of Medicine researchers found smokers aged 15 to 45 had about 90 percent higher risk of cerebral stroke than non smokers of the same ages. The study analyzed 181 stroke patients treated at University Hospitals from 1977 to 1987 and 307 nonstroke patients.
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Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Owa
University of Iowa
College of Medicine
U of I
Love
Lasers Show Promise in Protecting Sight for Macular Degeneration
A nationwide study led by Johns Hopkins Wilmer Institute and involving the University of Iowa College of Medicine finds laser treatment safely destroys abnormal eye vessels to maintain vision in macular degeneration. The outpatient 10 minute procedure, followed by short recovery, is the only known effective option for this age-related condition.
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University of Iowa
U of I College of Medicine
Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute
Johns Hopkins University
James Folk
U of I
Folk
Falcon returns to Cedar Rapids in DNA restoration effort
A year-old male peregrine falcon was spotted in Cedar Rapids suggesting one of the previously stocked birds may have returned. The DNA restoration program released seven six-week-old birds this week in hacking boxes atop Teleco m xUSA with more shipments planned next week and in July to boost the endangered population.
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Cedar Rapids
Bruce Ehresman
Department of Natural Resources
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DNA
Telecom
Xusa
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