Open house showcases Botox for upper face wrinkles
At a University of Iowa Health Care event, four women received Botox injections focusing on the upper forehead furrows and crow’s feet. Dr. Albert Cram notes Botox as an entry level cosmetic procedure, while the presenter emphasizes gradual results and high safety.
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Cedar Rapids
Albert Cram
University of Iowa Health Care
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New Wrinkle Fillers May Replace Botox Soon
Cosmetic experts anticipate injectable fillers as the next trend, with hyaluronic acid products like Restylane and Perlane offering longer-lasting plumping effects. Restylane lasts about eight months and requires no allergy testing, while Artecoll uses plastic beads and bovine collagen and aims for FDA approval within a year.
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Haeyoun Park
Orange County Register
Women’s Health Care Night Set in Iowa City
The 12th annual Women's Health Care Night runs Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City. The event targets lesbian bisexual and transgender women for Pride Month offering free breast exams cervical exams Pap smears and confidential HIV screenings.
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Botox backlash grows after casual cosmetic use questioned
Serious questions are raised about casual Botox use as medical groups oppose injections in social settings. Patients like Ruth Wittington recall droopy eyelids after treatment, while doctors note the drug helps neuromuscular disorders but remains a vanity cosmetic.
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Marie McCullough
Philadelphia Inquirer
New York City
Paula Moynahan
American Academy of Dermatology
American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Ruth Wittington
Southampton
Wittington
Don't wait for cancer to stop music of life
Shirley Ruedy urges readers to slow down and value life before cancer or daily stress ends the music of living. She reflects on the fragility of time, personal connections, and the urge to call, visit, and care for others before it is too late. Cancer Update appears as a column with contact information for reader responses.
Health notes and support groups at Mercy and St Luke's
A roundup of health related programs at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids and St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids includes Kids Count Too-4 30 to 6 p m July 8 10 15 17 and 22 for children of cancer patients contact 398-6452 special cancer support groups Caring and Sharing and Especially for You After Breast Cancer with calls to 398-6452 midlife education at St Luke's Nassif Center 10 dollar fee pre register 368-5799 Sun Salutation Yoga Workshop 15 fee 369-8161 Beginning Again Brain Injury picnic in Iowa City 573-5877 Mind-Body Fitness new sessions start July 1 369-7166 multiple pregnancy program July 2 369-7166 Mended Hearts July 2 369-7941 Osteoporosis support group today 398-6494 Breastfeeding support group Mercy Birthplace 398-6501
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Mercy
McKinley Room
Mercy Medical Center
Laura Hemann
Helen G. Nassif
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
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St. Luke’s Center For Health and
St. Luke’s Hospital
Alpha-1 emphysema linked to inherited enzyme deficiency
A reader asks about emphysema despite not smoking. Dr Donohue explains alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency as a genetic cause, describes symptoms and breathing tests, and notes Prolastin treatment by IV weekly. He urges medical evaluation and blood tests to confirm enzyme levels.
Stroke screening visit in Cedar Rapids July 1
Prevent-A-Stroke mobile ultrasound service will be at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids on Monday July 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. The unit performs carotid artery plaque screening abdominal aortic aneurysm test and peripheral vascular disease check. Appointments at toll free number 1 487 7346 3062. Each test 35 dollars or all three 95 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Crowne Plaza Hotel
First Ave
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