Urban wildlife sanctuary blooms in Cedar Rapids yards
City residents transform lawns into wildlife habitats with native plants and prairie style gardens. Anita Vasquez and her mother Rose show how deliberate planting draws bees birds and insects while local groups promote habitats as an environmental gain and community effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Institute For Urban Wildlife
Elmhurst Dr
Cedar Rapids
Vasquez
National Institute For Urban Wildlife Sanctuary
U.S
Anita Vasquez
Iowa Prairie
Rose
Knollwood Dr
Prostate cancer a neglected disease in men over 40
Terry Carlson, 72, credits annual exams for early detection that confined his cancer to the prostate and saved his life. Experts say many men ignore exams. 106000 new cases anticipated nationwide this year and about 30000 deaths. A national and Cedar Rapids effort promotes awareness and screenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Carlson
Carlson
Cedar Rapids
North Dakota
Solon
Terry Carlsons
U.S
Curtis Hass
Eastern Iowa
Kevin Pranikoff
American Urological Association
National Cancer Institute
Cancer Center
Mercy Medical Center
Premature Baby Breakthrough At Cedar Rapids Hospital
Brenda Joyce Hill, born at St Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids on Sept 24 weighs 2 pounds 11 ounces and is treated with Exosurf for hyaline membrane disease. The drug, FDA approved recently, is delivered directly to the lungs and often allows rapid weaning from ventilator support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda
St. Luke’s
University of
Iowa Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Mark Reinertson
Reinertson
Carol Hagan
Food and Drug Administration
Hagen
Deanne Hill
Deanne
Gazette
John McIvor
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Mike Kilen
Lowell Adams
Richard van Vleck
Home Habitat Society
HHS
Taneytown
United States
Rich Patterson
Indian Creek Nature Center
Patterson
Jo Ann Koontz
Whealan
Gazette Photo
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