Iowa climber Huss halted by illness during Everest bid
Four days into a summit push the Iowa City mountaineer Chuck Huss fell ill with a bacterial gastrointestinal infection after spending a month at base camp and days in the death zone. His wife Pam Folkmann-Huss voiced uncertainty about a future attempt as weather and monsoon threats loom. Other expedition members battled stomach illness and altitude sickness at base camp.
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Campgrounds Draw Holiday Crowds in East Iowa
Wilbur Miller of Olin is among a large number of East Iowans camping during Memorial Day weekend as campgrounds report heavy holiday turnout and festive crowds.
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Wilbur Miller
Olin
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders bring back top scorer and veteran
Forward Gerry Hickey, who led the RoughRiders with 19 goals and 180 penalty minutes last season, returns for the 2000-01 season with Cedar Rapids. Details, 1C.
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RoughRiders
Cedar Rapids
Soaring gas prices boost renewables in Iowa auto fuel market
Rising fuel costs push the renewable fuel segment higher as Iowa riders increasingly adopt cleaner options. An 80,000 square foot facility in southwest Cedar Rapids will support continued expansion and production capacity for the company.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Statue of Masaryk returns to Czech museum display
Stefanie Kohn of the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids spent hours cleaning an 880 pound brass statue of Tomas Masaryk, founding father of Czechoslovakia. Hidden in cellars and buried in gardens to evade Nazi confiscation during World War II, the statue is now on permanent display at the museum.
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Tional
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Cedar Rapids
Czechoslova
National
Dan Baldwin
Czechoslovakia
Masaryk
Jiri Jilich
Statue of Masaryk arrives at National Czech Museum
An 880-pound brass statue of Tomas Masaryk, founder of Czechoslovakia, hidden from Nazis and moved across oceans, is now housed at Cedar Rapids's National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library. The piece, saved by Jiri and Anna Jilich, may eventually sit in the museum garden.
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Tomas Masaryk
del Ray Oaks
Calif
Jiri
Anna Jilich
Government proposes steep fines for research violations
Federal health officials call for fines up to 250000 for scientists and up to 1 million for universities or hospitals when medical research rules are broken amid calls for stronger patient protections. Health secretary Donna Shalala says the government will hold institutions responsible and seeks legislative backing for FDA authority. David Wynes outlines reforms including training medical boards and improved patient risk disclosures and monitoring.
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Washington
Health and Human _ Services
Donna Shalala
David Wynes
Special Assis
Coffee May Lower Parkinsons Risk In Hawaii Study
A study of 8 004 Japanese American men in Hawaii links higher coffee intake with reduced Parkinsons risk. Those with the most coffee drank 6 ounce cups daily showed 4 5 percent protection, while non drinkers had fivefold higher risk. Lead author is Dr G Webster Ross of the Honolulu VA Medical Center.
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Journal of the
American Medical Association
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Honolulu
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Coffee may lower Parkinson’s risk in some states say researchers
A study cites Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and the Dakotas as showing higher than average Parkinson's incidence. Researchers note that caffeine could influence brain areas tied to the disease and may raise dopamine levels, though no recommendation is made. The larger study adjusted for smoking and other factors.
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National Parkinson Foundation
Minnesota
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