Nine out of ten Americans who know someone with Alzheimer’s are concerned that they or someone they know will one day develop Alzheimer’s disease....
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Nine out of ten Americans who know someone with Alzheimer’s are concerned that they or someone they know will one day develop Alzheimer’s disease. On Thursday, January 26, 2012 more than 65 leaders used their voice to act on this concern. Volunteers participated in the Alzheimer’s Association East Central Iowa Chapter VOICE the VISION...
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Mercy Medical Center is pleased to announce it has earned full Chest Pain Center Accreditation with PCI from The Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international not-for-profit organization committed to improving timely, quality care for cardiac patients. The PCI designation stands for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention which means not only...
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Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids is now taking registrations for the next session of its Chronic Disease Self Management Program. This program is part of a structured six-week course offered once a week at various locations throughout the Cedar Rapids community. It takes a comprehensive approach to helping patients and their caregivers learn...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – A new Star Wars lunchbox is in 6-year-old John Maloy’s future, but the space enthusiast’s lunchtime excitement Monday centered around a closer-to-home initiative to benefit planet Earth. “Reduce, reuse, recycle,” the Garfield Elementary School kindergartener recited after dropping his milk carton and plastics in recycling bins in the school cafeteria. “It...
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CEDAR RAPIDS- The American Cancer Society is urging Iowa lawmakers to restore money used to fund anti-smoking programs. And that message comes with a warning. The cancer society said less funding to state anti-smoking programs in Iowa, started in 2011, is having a direct impact on more kids starting to smoke. In 2011,...
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“Healthy” isn’t always easy to see. It’s easy to tell if a person has good hair or clear skin, but the heart—our most fundamental organ—and cardiovascular system cannot be seen, making it hard to know how healthy we really are. The American Heart Association and University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center have teamed...
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CEDAR RAPIDS- Iowa is a safe haven state. Right now parents have up to two weeks after a baby’s birth to give up the baby, leaving it at a safe haven… no questions asked. But two state lawmakers want to extend that period. Instead of 14 days, they want to give parents a full...
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University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center’s heart transplant and heart assist implant program at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics last year achieved the lowest observed inpatient mortality ratio in the nation among its peers ranked by the University HealthSystems Consortium (UHC). UI Heart and Vascular Center ranks first among UHC members participating...
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When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, friends and family have many questions. What does the diagnosis mean? What kinds of plans need to be made? What resources are available to help? As the disease progresses, new questions reflect growing needs for skills, programs and services. The Alzheimer’s Association is launching a new program titled,...
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The following tips are from Life Fitness: If you exercise consistently, you may eventually run into the problem of becoming sick and not knowing if you should continue your workout regimen. Here, Life Fitness shares a few tips to try out. Do a neck-check. The standard to follow is called the ‘neck-check.’ If your symptoms...
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