Iowa's genetic counseling program strengthens health goals
Dr Hans Zellweger argues genetic counseling is a distinct discipline that informs risk of genetic diseases, helps families decide on options, and stresses non coercive, supportive guidance. He urges Iowa to create a state network of genetically trained consultants for follow up, education, and prevention, citing cost savings from prevention and existing programs in other states.
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Genetic Counseling Service
American Society For Human Genetics
Department of Health
Iowa
National Institutes of Health
Washington, D.C
California
North Carolina
Oregon
Nebraska
States
Pet Rock craze seen in San Francisco depart ment store
Ann Zerkel notes a 3 by 2 inch Pet Rock displayed with care instructions and a dozen similar stones, among staff unpacking more in a department store. She recalls Patty Hearst and the Pet Rock absence in Iowa and muses on daily habits and ecology amid consumer fads.
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San Francisco
Symbols and choices in daily life at Kirkwood then and now
An essay series opens on Kirkwood Community College reflecting on symbols in culture. The piece contrasts Patty Hearst and Pet Rock as modern diversions, notes how symbols influence status and taste, and argues people can interpret and change their own choices without being ruled by signs. It emphasizes personal agency and the ease of altering daily habits.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Patty Hearst
Patty
Pet Rock
Word Oddities and Bicentennial Musings
In a fond letter from long ago Lawrence Rowlett asks about supranatural a term meaning the same as supernatural. The piece notes clerihew a humorous four line verse about a person by Edmund Clerihew Bentley. The column ends with a quip about the Bicentennial era and a nostalgia for small stores.
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Lawrence C. Rowlett
Norristown
Edmund Cle
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Hans Zellweger
M.D
Department of Pediatrics University Hospitals
Iowa City
U.S
University Hospitals
the Gazette
National Academy of Science
Izaak Walton
By Ann Zerkel
Cedar Rapids
Hearst
Zerkel
Anne Klein
Theodore M. Bernstein
Rihew Bentley
Mr. Bentley
Mastercraft
China
Bernhardt Dining Room Group
Collins Rd
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