Smoke Free Restaurants Debate in Iowa City Ames and Cedar Rapids
A columnist argues for statewide restaurant smoking bans, citing San Francisco and Duluth. The piece notes 76 percent of Americans don’t smoke, defends public health, and shares personal cancer survivorship while urging legislative action.
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Mike Deupree
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Ames
San Francisco
Duluth
Minn
Badmunl
Restaurateurs
St Luke’s doctors aid ships with on board care and transport
The medical team maintains a database for 600 to 700 crew members, guiding treatment for eye and respiratory infections. A standout case involved a crewman who suffered a stroke and was evacuated to a French hospital, then returned to the U.S. with a St Luke’s physician aboard. Rick Stickle of Stickle Enterprises spearheaded the program to support Cedar Rapids community. Sabine Transportation, moved to Cedar Rapids in 1998 after a Stickle Enterprises purchase, ships goods to ports to minimize delays.
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St. Luke’s
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Stickle Enterprises
Rick Stickle
Carden
Stickle
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Sabine Transportation
Health notes offer free screenings and support groups
Free blood pressure screening today at The Medicine Shoppe 1911 First Ave SE from 9 am to 2 pm. Prevent-A-Stroke Mobile Ultrasound runs 9 am–4:30 pm at Lawrence Community Center Anamosa today and Farm Bureau Insurance Community Room Washington Tuesday. Also Wellness screenings at St Luke's Center 8:30 am–2:30 pm Thursday with two option pricing. Parkinson's group Friday at St Luke's Hospital. Grieving group sessions run Dec 6 to Jan 22 and Apr 3 to May 22 with a $10 fee. Call Mercy On Call for details.
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First Ave. SE
Lawrence Community Center
Anamosa
Farm Bureau Insurance
Washington
St. Luke's Center For Health
St. Luke's Hospital
Mercytown City
Mercy
Healthy lifestyle is best path to a healthy heart
An article by Dr. David A. Rater of Cardiologists P.C. in Cedar Rapids urges a tobacco free lifestyle and regular exercise. It outlines CardioVision 2020 goals including 5 daily servings of fruits and vegetables, 200 minutes of activity weekly, cholesterol targets and blood pressure goals, and stresses early medical care for heart attack symptoms.
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Linn County Medical Society
David A. Rater
Cardiologists
P.C
Cedar Rapids
Second Ave
Olmsted County
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
California
Iowa
Outdoor workers face diseases carried by mice and rats
Campers hikers hunters and farmers along with anyone working outdoors are most at risk for diseases carried by mice and rats highlighting the health threat posed by rodent-borne pathogens.
Flu shot schedule across Linn County and Iowa City clinics
St Luke's Hospital and Visiting Nurse Association offer pneumonia and flu vaccines to eligible Linn County residents through December 8. Free for 65 plus with Medicare Part B. $6 for ages 55–64. $11 for ages 18–54. Schedule lists multiple sites and times from November 28 to December 4, with additional Iowa City vaccination on December 11 at Pathways Adult Day Health Center for $11.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Visiting Nurse Association
Linn County
United Methodist Church
Alburnett
Drug Town
Blair’s Ferry Rd
Iowa City
Pathways Adult Day Health Center
Greenwood Drive
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Hay
America
Shirley Ruedy
the Gazette
P.O
Ruedya
Helvey
U.S. Merchant Marine
United States
St. Luke's
Sabine
David Rater
Knight Ridder Newspap
Hwy
E. Marion
St. Mark's
Johnson Ave
Marion Senior Center
10Th Ave
Marion
K-Mart
16Th Ave
Osco
Seventh Ave
Westdale Mall
Mount Vernon Road
Johnson County
Joe
C.J. Peters
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
Peters
THE
University OF Iowa
Cedar Raps
2Nd Avenue SE
Nancy Sickelka
CCCA
Abby Hearing Aid Center
Center Pt. Rd
1St Avenue NW
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