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41 min ago | PR-inside.com

Trent Consultants News Even E-Rated Games May Harm Kids, Show 3 New Studies

The first study involved 161 nine to 12-year-olds and college students who played a non-violent game, a violent but cartoonish game or, age permitting, a violent teen game.

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8 hrs ago | The Gazette

Iowa House Hotel closed after utility room fire

Posted on Nov 05, 2009 by admin . Fire crews respond to the Iowa Memorial Union Thursday morning for a fire in a utility closet.

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12 hrs ago | Daily Iowegian

Competency hearing for Appanoose County man rescheduled to Nov. 23

The competency hearing for Jackie Paul Glascock, Sr., 66, of Cincinnati, accused of first degree murder, originally scheduled for Oct.

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Related Topix: Appanoose County, IA, Cincinnati, IA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Volante

Researchers receive President's awards

Five USD professors were hailed as innovators in their respective fields as they were bestowed the President's Award for Research Excellence, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy

Iowa City Press-Citizen

UIHC puts off plan to ask for donations

The University of Iowa is halting plans to ask University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics outpatients to sign a consent form at check-in so the UI Foundation can contact them about donations, school officials announced Tuesday.

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MyFox St. Louis

University of Iowa halts plans for patient donations for now

The University of Iowa has put a patient donation plan on hold. Some employees and state lawmakers criticized the plan to ask outpatients at University Hospitals to sign a consent form allowing them to be contacted about making donations.

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Iowa City Press-Citizen

Dickens, Mims join Champion on council

Incumbent Connie Champion retained her seat and newcomers Susan Mims and Terry Dickens earned spots on the Iowa City Council on a day that saw a historically low voter turnout percentage.

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Related Topix: Iowa City Metro, Iowa City, IA, Johnson County, IA

Fresno Bee

Man angry with police response walks onto roadway

Police have arrested a man they say fired shots during an armed robbery in Reedley.

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Related Topix: Reedley, CA, Clovis, CA, Fresno, CA

Tue Nov 03, 2009

HON

Depression May Blur Memory of Aches and Pains

Depressed people tend to report more physical symptoms than they actually experience, a new study finds.

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Telegraph Herald

Yes, men do get breast cancer

Ross Broderick is a survivor of breast cancer, which is far less common among men than women.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Dubuque Metro, Dubuque, IA, Oncology, Kiss, Pop/Rock

KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids

Assault Trial Delayed for Ex-Iowa Football Player

The trial of a former University of Iowa football player accused of sexual abuse has been delayed until next year.

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Related Topix: Johnson County, IA

Des Moines Register

Is asking patients for donations 'tacky'?

While seeking donations from patients is becoming a nationwide hospital industry standard, some Iowa lawmakers are displeased with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics' plan to do so.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Medicare, Health, Coralville, IA, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

Des Moines Register

Trial of ex-U of I athlete rescheduled for July

The trial for Cedric Everson, a former University of Iowa football player accused of sexual assault, has been rescheduled for July 12.

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Related Topix: Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

Mon Nov 02, 2009

KIMT

Silence to Sound

A north Iowa youngster is hearing for the first time thanks to a special device.

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Related Topix: Audiology, Medicine, Klemme, IA, CPU, Science / Technology

KCCI

Reporter Inducted Into Iowa African-American Hall of Fame 44min

Veteran KCCI reporter Michelle Parker, who passed away, last year, will be inducted into the Iowa African-American Hall of Fame, officials announced on Monday.

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Related Topix: Iowa, African-American

Fresno Bee

Police: Mich. Man without vehicle steals ambulance

Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice.

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Related Topix: Fresno, CA, Fresno Metro, Orange Cove, CA, Fresno County, CA

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Geriatric health services are needed in Iowa

A recent report from the University of Iowa Center on Aging found a startling gap between the growing number of people who need geriatric health care services and the limited supply of those services in the state.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Geriatric Medicine, Medicine, Iowa Government, Iowa Center, IA, Long Term Care, Health

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Fourth fire station breaks ground

Iowa City Fire Chief Andy Rocca remembers discussions about the possibility of a fourth fire station as far back as 1978, when he first joined the department.

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Related Topix: Iowa City Metro, Iowa City, IA, Johnson County, IA

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Ankeny Press Citizen

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Des Moines Register

Older Iowans lack services, report says

Iowa City, Ia. - There is a growing gap between the need for geriatric health care services and the supply of those services, a new University of Iowa report claims.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Iowa City, IA

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