Public opinion on smoking laws and tax rises in Iowa
Readers react to columnist notes on secondhand smoke and state preemption. Idaho becomes smoke free in restaurants, while Iowa debates local bans and a $1 cigarette tax increase with calls to action to legislators.
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Starch Blockers Promise Cake Now Diet Pill Skepticism
A CVS product like Phase2 starch blockers claims dieters can eat bread pasta and potatoes with impunity. While some studies show reduced starch digestion and potential weight loss, critics warn of empty promises and safety concerns from past market withdrawals.
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Miami Herald
Health Related Free or Low Cost Events Listings
A compilation of health related programs in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas offering free or low cost services. Includes support groups for mood and anxiety disorders osteoporosis and diabetes, childbirth education, CPR training, bereavement groups, weight loss boot camp, smoking cessation, and in hospital lectures at Mercy Medical Center St Luke's Hospital and Red Cross chapter offices.
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Foundation 2
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids
Hallagan
Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
Birthplace
Helen G. Nassif
St. Luke's Women's Care
Mercy Lowa City
Mercy
American Red Cross
Bobbi Marti
Northland Ave
St. Luke’s Center For Health and Well-Being
First Ave
St. Luke's Hospital
S. Clinton
Iowa City
St. Luke’s Nutrition Center
First Ave. NE
Mercy Health Plaza
Marion
Mercy Iowa City
Hancher Auditorium
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Flexitarianism Gains Ground In National Diet Trends
Nutrition professor Suzanne Havala Hobbs notes 30 to 40 percent of Americans seek vegan or veggie meals at times. Vegetarian magazines widen appeal to part timers, as 70 percent of Vegetarian Times readers aren t vegetarians. PETA spokesman Bruce Friedrich views flexitarian focus as positive.
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University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Vegetarian Times
Carla Davis
Glen Allen
Monthly
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