The following came today from the National Association of Community Health Centers: House lawmakers today approved a Continuing Resolution that proposes to cut $1.3 billion in funding for Community Health Centers from the President’s FY2011 request, a move that will effectively eliminate affordable health care services for millions of Americans.  The measure was...
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Abortion is a Real Part of the Lives of One out of Three Women in the U.S.  On Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 7 pm at Christ Episcopal Church, 220 40th St NE, Cedar Rapids, Dr Jeannie Ludlow will present a lecture on,  “Challenging a Culture of Silence:  Why Speaking Out About Abortion is...
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DES MOINES — The Iowa Board of Medicine is taking more steps to help physicians improve patient care by reducing their patients’ risk of addiction, abuse and diversion of controlled substances prescribed for chronic pain. The Board is seeking to amend administrative rules to emphasize screening tools that physicians can use when prescribing pain...
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Environment Iowa released the following today about legislation proposed in Congress: A federal funding bill being pushed in Congress this week includes a number of measures that would threaten Iowa’s public health and environment, according to Environment Iowa.  Under the bill, the Environmental Protection Agency would be barred from taking any action to clean up...
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The following was released by the Iowa Hospital Association about a report from the Commonwealth Fund: High levels of prevention and treatment that is both accessible and affordable has helped place Iowa at the top of the nation for providing health care for children, according to a new study from the Commonwealth Fund.  The...
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The Healthcare Performance Management Institute released a new report today that explains why wellness programs and other proactive health-improvement initiatives are the most effective way for companies to rein in their spiraling health benefits costs.  See the link to the white paper below to also read how companies’ human resources departments are changing and how they can be...
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The University of Michigan Health System sent the following this morning: Research has linked over-the-counter cough and cold products to poisoning or death in hundreds of children, ages 2 and younger. Studies have also shown that these medicines do little to control symptoms. As a result, in 2008, the United States Food and Drug...
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News making the headlines today (this version is from ABC- Cleveland) just in time to eat your Valentine’s Day chocolate:  With Valentine’s Day upon us, you might find more chocolate around the house. It turns out, that tempting treat might not be such a bad snack.  That’s according to a recent study released in the...
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      Sumner, Iowa – Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) is pleased to announce that the $1.5 million minimum goal has been reached.             In November, CMH announced publicly the plans for “The Heart of Your Community” Capital Campaign.  The fundraising campaign is part of the $17.4 million project to build a replacement facility.  The new...
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California neurologist, Dr. Fred A. Baughman Jr., who has written about ADHD, wrote the following, posing a question about the University of Iowa football players who were hospitalized last month:   On January 26, 2011, it was reported that 13 University of Iowa football players were affected so severely by rhabdomyolysis that they were hospitalized.  Occurrences of rhabdomyolysis—muscle breakdown—are...
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