Members of Dubuque County Right To Life are revealing a new effort to push Planned Parenthood out of that community. The organization has been protesting Planned Parenthood since the clinic opened in 2008. On Wednesday, Rita Diller,  Director of the national organization  STOP Planned Parenthood explained to members of Dubuque County Right to Life...
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A simple swipe of your cheek can save a life. That’s what employees at East Central Iowa Intergovernmental Association learned on Tuesday. That’s when the Dubuque based transportation organization held a bone marrow drive. Michelle Huseman, a Dubuque bus system manager, counts her blessing everyday. Her 29-year old daughter, Lindsey fought and beat cancer...
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With just weeks left before schools let out for the summer, doctors and safety experts at University of Iowa Children’s Hospital are encouraging a “safety first” approach to outside activities. “When you’re talking about injury prevention for children, probably the biggest thing to keep in mind is supervision,” says Charles Jennissen, M.D., director of...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Oxycodone, Vicodin and Lortab. They are all heavy hitting pain killers often prescribed to someone after a surgery or serious accident. But when a pregnant woman is addicted to one of those pills, her baby will likely be as well. A study, published online in the Journal of the American Medical...
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HIAWATHA – Second-grader Isaac Hofferber plucked a tiny green sprout from a garden growing outside Hiawatha Elementary School. “Here’s a weed,” the 7-year-old said Wednesday, before pointing to a cucumber seedling “and that’s a plant.” Isaac and other Hiawatha students are learning more than plant differentiation with a new Healthy Gardens, Healthy Youth program....
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MARION- Fighting the battle of the bulge must start at school.  That’s the recommendation from a new study that reports two-thirds of US adults and one third of kids are either overweight or obese. The Institute of Medicine says schools can combat that growing trend.  New USDA dietary guidelines regulate all schools must change...
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Mercy Webinar Thursday, May 17, noon to 1 p.m. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer and accounts for nearly half of all cancers in the United States. Robert Barry, M.D., dermatologist, will discuss common skin cancers, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Tune in live to this Webinar, originating at Mercy...
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Joe Gantner, an independent financial advisor in Cedar Rapids, tells how two people, Steve Etten and Emily Robins, saved his life last summer. Gantner will be awarding the two the American Heart Association’s Heart Saver Hero Awards at the team captain kick-off Tuesday, May 8, for the Cedar Rapids Heart Walk.   The day...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Indian Creek Nature Center Director Rich Patterson pointed to the bridge outside the center in southeast Cedar Rapids. “If you would’ve been there on June 13, 2008, you would’ve been under water,” Patterson told a group of Cornell College students participating Saturday, May 5, 2012, in a climate change awareness event....
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Updated: 12:45 p.m. May 4, 2012 Cedar Rapids will continue to pursue becoming a Blue Zones Community, even after the city fell short in its initial attempt. Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Mason City and Spencer were announced Friday, May 4, 2012, as Iowa’s first Blue Zones demonstration sites. “We do plan to continue our effort,”...
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