The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded the University of Iowa Environmental Health Sciences Research Center (EHSRC) a five-year, $7.9 million grant to continue investigating environmental health effects arising from rural and agricultural exposures and serving as a primary environmental health resource. The center, based in the College of Public Health, includes...
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Delta Dental’s new ‘Dentist by 1’ campaign website provides resources for Iowans   JOHNSTON, Iowa (May 14, 2012) – Only eight percent of Iowa children see their family dentist by age 1.1 That’s a staggering fact when it’s recommended that children should go to the dentist within six months of getting their first tooth...
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Event Date: Thursday, May 31st 4-6pm Hosted by: MeadowView Memory Care Village, 3005 F Ave NW, Cedar Rapids In conjunction with the Cedar Rapids Police Department CEDAR RAPIDS – 5.4 million Americans now have Alzheimer’s Disease. 1 in 8 older American’s has Alzheimer’s. 13% of people over 65 years & 50% over 85 years....
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The following is from Scott McIntyre, Director of Communications for the Iowa Hospital Association: New data from the federal government has reaffirmed that Iowa’s hospitals are among the most cost efficient in the nation.  The new Medicare figures show wide variance among hospitals around the country, even within the same city.  In Los Angeles,...
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  BETHESDA, MD – May 11, 2012 – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) recently elected Jeffrey C. Murray, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Epidemiology, Nursing, and Biological Sciences at the University of Iowa, to serve as the Society’s president in 2013. ASHG is the leading professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide,...
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Cedar Rapids, IA, May 4, 2012: Volunteers at the free medical and dental clinics in Cedar Rapids treat over 2200 patients every month and the need continues to grow.  Some of our nation’s 47 million uninsured live right here in East Central Iowa.  Volunteers at the free clinics see patients who have no health...
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  American Association of Critical-Care Nurses  (AACN) recognizes and salutes the dedicated nursing professionals who care for critically ill patients and their families. In honor of their efforts, May is designated National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month. This observance is an excellent time to pause to celebrate and recognize the dedication and commitment...
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  The following is from Dubuque County Right to Life: Dubuque, IA (May 4, 2012) – A turnout of approximately 750 pro-lifers from across the tri-state area will be coming to Dubuque tonight to hear abortion survivor Melissa Ohden address Dubuque County Right to Life, Inc’s 20th Annual L.I.F.E. Dinner.   Melissa is the...
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LGBT CANCER NETWORK NOW DIRECTS PATIENTS TO 400 SCREENING FACILITIES IN MOST STATES; NEW TRANSGENDER-FRIENDLY DESIGNATION May 4, 2012 – The National LGBT Cancer Network, the first program in the country to address the needs of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people with cancer and those at risk, is pleased to announce...
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  When families go to the baseball stadium this season, they plan on eating popcorn and having fun – not developing skin cancer. However, exposure to the sun can increase the risk of developing skin cancer, the most common type of cancer. To prevent skin cancer among Iowans, Iowa’s Minor League Baseball teams and...
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