Iowa defensive coordinator Parker to miss Arizona game because of complications from diabetes

Iowa defensive coach to miss Arizona game

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa safety Tyler Sash visited defensive coordinator Norm Parker in the hospital Monday, and all Parker wanted to talk about was football.

Recalled Eggs: What FDA Thinks

228 Million Eggs Recalled Due to Salmonella Poisoning

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Horses dragged driver as he tried to stop Iowa parade rampage that killed his wife, hurt 24

Horses dragged driver as he tried to stop rampage

Startled horses pulling wagon bolt during Iowa July Fourth parade, killing 1 and injuring 23

Horses bolt during Iowa parade; 1 killed, 23 hurt

Police: 2 horses become uncontrollable during Iowa July Fourth parade, injuring 24 people

Horses take off, injure 24 people at Iowa parade

Newspaper: Horses spooked during Iowa July Fourth parade injure more than a dozen people

Spooked horses take off, injure Iowa parade-goers

Casey’s General Store chairman and former CEO Ronald Lamb dies at age 74

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Possible key to fight obesity

WASHINGTON - Scientists in the U.S. have discovered a molecular mechanism that controls energy expenditure in muscles and helps determine body weight - a finding that could lead to a new medical approach in treating obesity.

US Agriculture secretary announces funds for rural health services in 34 states and Iowa

Funds announced for rural Iowa health services

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Iowa doctor who developed nonsurgical treatment for clubfoot, practiced it for decades dies

Iowa doctor who perfected clubfoot treatment dies

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A University of Iowa doctor who perfected a nonsurgical treatment for curing clubfoot in infants has died.

USDA says Minn. pigs may have tested positive for swine flu, 1st potential cases in US pigs

Minn. pigs may have tested positive for swine flu

MINNEAPOLIS — Preliminary tests show three pigs in Minnesota may have contracted the swine flu virus making them the first potential U.S. cases in swine, agricultural officials said Friday. They stressed the finding does not threaten food safety.

APNewsBreak: USDA officials say pigs in Minnesota may have tested positive for swine flu virus

Pigs may have tested positive for H1N1

WASHINGTON — Pigs in Minnesota may have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in a preliminary test, the first potential U.S. cases in swine, Agriculture Department officials said Friday.

Meltdown retirement lessons: Investment ignorance is expensive, so is retirement

Lesson: The best-laid retirement plans melt down

DES MOINES, Iowa — Planning for retirement has never been as complicated — or as important — as it is now.

Demand for crop dusting soars in Midwest with new products to kill late-season diseases, pests

Demand for crop dusting soars with new pesticides

DES MOINES, Iowa — The plane swoops down over a field, racing along at 140 mph only a few feet above the corn stalks before releasing its chemicals and pulling back into the sky.

Examples of Twitter messages posted during Iowa woman’s surgery

Examples of Twitter messages from Iowa surgery

Doctors at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, performed a hysterectomy and uterine prolapse surgery on a 70-year-old woman on Monday. Throughout the surgery a hospital spokeswoman relayed messages from the operating room via Twitter. Here are some of the more than 300 tweets that were posted:

Iowa hospital gives consumers a detailed account of surgery _ 140 characters at a time

Twitter opens a door to Iowa operating room

DES MOINES, Iowa — From anesthesia to the recovery room, 70-year-old Monna Cleary’s children followed her surgery — 140 characters or less at a time.

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