Clare House aids AIDS patients with new home and funding
Clare House in Cedar Rapids offers transitional and permanent housing for HIV AIDS patients. Residents pay 200 monthly. the project moved from a rental to a donated new house funded by Alexia Abernathy belief. The center plans six rooms total with ongoing fundraising efforts and no government funding. Catherine Simon, a resident, emphasizes improved quiet and safety.
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Clare House
McKinley Street
Alexia Abernathy
Abernathy
Cedar Rapids Washington High School
J.C. Penney Co
Foxwell
Catherine
Cat
Simon
Hall-Perrine Foundation
Cedar Rapids
Catholic Charities
Valley High School
Elgin
Wellington Heights
Ecumenical Com— Center
Third Ave
Bush Team Opens Transition Office Amid Election Challenge
Bush opens a Washington area transition office as Gore and Lieberman press TV appearances to shore up support. Polls show rising public sentiment that Gore should concede, while Bush pushes to be seen as the legitimate winner and prepare for Powell as secretary of state.
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Bush
Gore
Joseph Lieberman
George W. Bush
Washington
Colin Powell
Ballots To Arrive Ahead In High Court Recount Drama
Election officials may ship 1.1 million ballots from two counties to the capital with 14 000 disputed ballots tied to the convoy. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of manual recounts Friday in Washington. Bush stays in Texas planning talks with Cheney and Powell about defense secretary picks.
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Sauls
Bush
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Texas
Cheney
Powell
Tom Ridge
Pennsylvania
Dan Coats
Indiana
Arthritis drugs Remicade and Enbrel show benefits in long standing disease
A New England Journal of Medicine report confirms Remicade blocks tumor necrosis factor and helps patients with about ten years of rheumatoid arthritis. A separate study shows joint function improving when Remicade is combined with methotrexate. Dr. Peter Lipsky led the UT Southwestern trial. Immunex and Centocor funded both studies. Medicare covers Remicade but not Enbrel, which is self administered, at an annual cost of 10 000 to 13 000 dollars.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Peter Lipsky
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
Immunex
Centocor
John Kippel
The
Arthritis Foundation
Kippel
Medicare
Rheumatoid arthritis drugs show similar promise
Cedar Rapids physician Steven Evanson reports good results with Enbrel and Remicade in treating rheumatoid arthritis. He has treated over 75 Remicade and 50 Endrel patients in 18 months, noting similar efficacy but high costs and potential side effects.
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Cedar Rapids
Steven Evanson
Evanson
John Cowdery
University of Iowa
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N. Sanders Sauls
Hi Catalog
C.R
Mercy Medical Center
Mercycare.org
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MercyCare
Blairs Ferry
Nancy Franzenburg
Donna Flynn
Mercy Women’s Center
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Westdale Mall
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