Embryo Dilemma: Adoption or Destruction After IVF
Jacquelyn Mitchard asks who wins in the frozen embryo debate. With tens of thousands stored, she weighs medical costs, religious beliefs, and the rights of unborn potential lives against those of living children and real families.
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al McGuire
Fat-trapping supplements fail to block fat absorption
Scientists from UC Davis report that chitosan fat traps do not reduce fat absorption in male subjects. Judith Stern presents findings to government officials noting regulatory concerns as the FTC highlights rising consumer spending on these unregulated products.
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University of California, Davis
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Gazette Advocates Soybean Ink and Recycling Push
The Gazette promotes sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton located at 4250 Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling site.
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Ford plant shut as Legionnaires' hits 3 workers
Ford Motor Co plant in Brook Park Ohio sent home 2500 workers after three workers contracted Legionnaires' disease. Two hospitalized and one at home. Health officials and CDC investigated possible plant cooling tower as source with symptoms including fever cough and shortness of breath.
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Ford Motor Co
Brook Park
Ford
Cuyahoga County
Timothy Horgan
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Ohio Department of Health
Waverly quilter displays nine quilts in Russell rotunda
Karen Schulz of Waverly presented nine self therapy quilts in the Russell Senate Office Building rotunda. She says quilting helped her fight cancer diagnosed in 1993 and that she has been cancer-free for eight years. Senator Harkin arranged the display and noted Medicare mammogram reimbursements amid cancer awareness.
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Karen Schulz
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Medicare
Cottage Grove Place Taps Life Care Services Manager
Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids announced on March 12 that Life Care Services LLC has begun managing the retirement community. LCS brings 40 years of experience overseeing over 100 communities and plans a resident satisfaction survey to shape the operating plan. Phase II with additional assisted living and skilled nursing residences is underway under CR Development Company LLC.
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Cedar Rapids
Cottage Grove Place
Life Care Services LLC
LCS
Robert Sedlacek
America
Joel Nelson
Dr. Sedlacek
CR Development Company, LLC
Doug Laird
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Nelson
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Senate Passes Bankruptcy Bill Harder Reforms Credit Use
The Senate voted 83 to 15 to approve Grassley’s bankruptcy reform bill. It requires Chapter 13 filings and 25 percent repayment over five years for those with sufficient income. Farm relief is included by making small farmers permanent within the bankruptcy code.
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E. Michael Myers
Washington
Senate
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Tom Harkin
D-lowa
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