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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Study: Patients’ health records may not reflect doctors’ orders

ALINA RUBEZHOVA July 8, 2009

A rare heart abnormality may seem noteworthy in patient’s medical record. But a recent study shows roughly 60 percent of those with the problem had no record of it even after three months of physicians...

New casino may be OK’d in Iowa

CHRIS CLARK July 7, 2009

        Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission officials will decide July 16 whether they will consider applications from five Iowa counties interested in opening new casinos: Lyon,...

Chicago teens learn polling from UI political-science profs

CLAIRE PERLMAN July 7, 2009

On Monday, 28 teenagers from the Chicago area loaded into vehicles and were whisked across Illinois and the Mississippi River. Four hours and some car trouble later, they arrived on the UI campus and checked...

Local public-safety officials prepare for future floods

ABE TEKIPPE July 7, 2009

In any given year, there’s a 0.2 percent chance that a flood of last year’s magnitude will affect the Iowa City area. Still, the Iowa City public-safety departments — some of which saw delays in...

UIHC puts kibosh on freebies

ZHANRAN ZHAO July 7, 2009

Medical-industry conventions typically offer myriad goodies for attendees: dizzying displays of free pens, post-it pads, and doughnuts resting in front of panels of advertisements for new drugs or lab...

New MECCA leader eyes changes

HOLLY HINES July 7, 2009

National recognition, redistributed decision-making power, and increased community awareness — Steve Estes, the CEO of the area substance-abuse treatment center MECCA, wants to see some changes. Anticipating...

Grant funds study into gene-glaucoma links

AMY MATTSON July 7, 2009

If this looks blurry, blame your genes. Thanks to a $3.6 million grant, UI researchers are delving into the genome to seek answers for glaucoma patients. Awarded by the National Institutes of Health,...

Risky cancer-research projects sidelined, some say

ZHANRAN ZHAO July 6, 2009

A UI professor of geography and a member of the health management and policy department, Gerard Rushton makes maps showing the outbreak rates of various types of cancer — such as breast and colorectal...

Thousands swarm to Jazz Festival

ALINA RUBEZHOVA July 6, 2009

As the smell of funnel cake and grilled burgers filled the air, the Iowa City community filled up with diversity, laughter, and loud music. The Iowa City annual Jazz Festival — a three-day event —...

Mourning the Iowa River, New Orleans style

CHRIS CURTLAND July 6, 2009

Six pallbearers carried a casket through the rain this weekend to the tune of “When the Saints Come Marching In,” followed by a herd of umbrellas. They held a New Orleans-style funeral for the Iowa...

Faced with bulging high-school enrollment, board considers expanding, redrawing districts

DAVID GREEN July 6, 2009

More kids need more space. More space needs money to build. There’s the rub. With the Iowa City School Board having to cut $6 million from the budget, the question of how and when to approach these...

Infusing jazz with a Latin accent

ADAM SALAZAR July 6, 2009

Think of jazz music, and the images of Louie Armstrong, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, and John Coltrane come to mind. All too often, artists such as Tito Puente and Chano Pozo are left in the dark —...