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Breast cancer survivors and their supporters were at the capitol Thursday for a bill-signing of legislation known as Patty’s Law, named for a West Des…
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A new report from the State Health Registry of Iowa shows the rate of new liver cancer cases has tripled in the state since the 1970s.According to the…
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After dueling reviews of research studies, scientific panels from the U.S. government and the World Health Organization are having a hard time agreeing…
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In 1961, President Kennedy said the US needed to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Now, more than 50 years later, Vice President Joe Biden…
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We use the metaphors “climbing a mountain” and “reaching the highest peak” as a way to describe the biggest challenges in our lives.On this edition of…
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A group of Nebraska farmers is suing the giant seed and chemical company Monsanto in federal court, saying the company's top-selling herbicide gave them…
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A new study from the University of Iowa shows that for some patients with stage IV breast cancer, surgery can significantly prolong their lives. Once…
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Above + Beyond Cancer, a Des Moines-based non-profit, was planning on taking a group of caregivers and cancer survivors to Nepal. Then, the earthquake…
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Farmers count on chemical herbicides to keep their fields weed-free. But an international panel of scientists who studied two of the most heavily used…
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Cures Act Friday morning, which increases funding to the National Institutes of Health by $8.75…