Colon cancer awareness rising through public figures
Column urges early screening for colorectal cancer amid high profile cases of Jay Monahan and Daryl Strawberry. It outlines risk factors, age guidelines starting at 50, and screening options including colonoscopy as the preferred method for average risk.
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Jay Monahan
Katie Couric
Katie
Daryl Strawberry
New York Yankee
Monahan
Couric
Strawberry
Happy Rockefeller
Betty Ford
Bob Dole
Norman Schwarzkopf
American Cancer Society
Cancer Society
Crohn
American College of Gastroenterology
Prevent-A-Stroke van offers vascular screening in Iowa towns
Prevent-A-Stroke, based in Des Moines, will visit six Iowa communities March 26 to April 11 offering stroke and vascular ultrasound screening. Tests include carotid arteries, abdominal aorta, and peripheral vascular checks for $35 each or $95 for the full profile.
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Des Moines
Vue
Maquoketa
de Witt
Tama/Toledo
Belle Plaine
Marengo
Health Notes and Support Group Schedules
Health program notes list a Stroke meeting at St Luke's Heart Center 7 30 to 8 30 a m Tuesday. Empty Arms Loss and infertility support meet at St Luke's Resource Center at 7 30 p m today. Phone numbers provided for pregnancy loss and infertility questions. Fibromyalgia and allergy talks planned at Cedar Rapids Public Library and Mercy Medical Plaza with specified speakers and contact.
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St. Luke's Heart Center
St. Luke's Resource Center
McAuley Room
Mercy Medical Plaza
Iowa City
Lori Hilgerson
Pat Quinn
Acupuncture and Herbs Talk at Cedar Rapids Library
Cedar Rapids Public Library hosts the final Holistic Healing session Age of Acupuncture and Herbs featuring Laura Christensen of Wellsprings Acupuncture Iowa City speaking on origins theory and uses of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. The Beems Auditorium event is free and information is available by calling 398 5123.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Laura Christensen
Wellsprings Acupuncture and Health Center
Iowa City
Christensen
Oberlin College
New England School of Acupuncture
Boston
Lesly College
Cambridge
Mass
Institute of Chinese Herbology
Beems Auditorium
Caffeine in Soft Drinks Sparks Health Debate
A Harvard study link between soft drink use and obesity remains contested by the industry and experts. Researchers recount caffeine dependence in youth, withdrawal in kids, and varying caffeine levels across cola brands while noting tooth decay has multiple causes.
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Richard Adamson
NSDA
Harvard
William H. Dietz
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
United States
University of Reading
British Dental Journal
Kenneth S. Kendler
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
University of Minnesota
Gail Bernstein
Bernstein
Avram Goldstein
Pharmacology
Stanford University
Center For Science In the Public Interest
Food and Drug Administration
National
Soft Drink Association
Roland Griffiths
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Baltimore
Kendler
Goldstein
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