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Improve Your Sleep!
Listen to the IPR River to River Podcast episode from June 7, 2022 as host Ben Kieffer interviews University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics neurologist and sleep disorders expert Dr. Eric Dyken who explains sleep disorders and how to get a better night’s sleep.
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Holes in Our Heads
I remember getting a trephination of my fingernail a long time ago when I was working as a surveyor’s assistant. We were out taking elevation shots with a level and a rod measuring the depth of sewer pipes. This required us to remove the manhole covers, which are very heavy. I got one of my…
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Glitch in the Matrix or Something Else?
I saw one of the paranormal shows the other night and there were a few videos supposedly demonstrating possible proof that our reality is actually a computer simulation that sometimes gets glitchy. One of the images was a bird stopped and motionless in mid-flight. It looked like a still photo which bounced around a little.…
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Beat the Heat
Looks like another scorcher in the coming week. In our area, the temperature could be in the triple digits, and that’s not including humidity or the dew point. The web site Heatdotgov has a lot of information about who’s at risk for heat-related illness and what to do about it. It’s a great resource. Stay…
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Watch Out for the Spotted Lanternfly in Iowa
An invasive insect called the Spotted Lanternfly has been spotted in Iowa. It has been in the U.S. probably since 2014, starting in Pennsylvania. It spoils a lot of different plants and crops. You can learn more about how to identify, report, and help control its spread at the Iowa DNR website and its links…
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CDC Information on What We Need to Know About Monkeypox
Follow the CDC Need to Know Link for information about Monkeypox.
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Balancing Act
I read the CDC web page on what kind of exercises are best for those over the age of 65. It mentioned that the one leg balance should be part of the routine. I also read the article about what it means if you flunk the one leg balance test. If you can’t balance for…
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Who Should Get a Polio Vaccine?
In light of the recent report of a person in the U.S.A. getting infected with poliovirus, the CDC has these recommendations for who needs a polio booster.
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Factual or Fictional or Felgercarb
I’ve been watching a couple of shows about Alaska that are pretty much Bigfoot tales. One of them is The Alaska Triangle and the other is Alaska Killer Bigfoot. And when I looked on the web to find out more about the TV shows, I learned a new word, “Felgercarb” (alternate spelling “felgercarb”). It means…
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Covid-19 Vaccine Immune Response to Omicron Wanes According to NIH
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) the current Covid-19 vaccine booster elicits a robust immune response, it wanes quickly against the Omicron variant.
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