LaVon Eblen visits with Steve Livengood, President of the Atlantic Rock Island Society Enterprise, about the Ba-Da Ba-Da Bing Bang Rally.
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LaVon Eblen visits with Steve Livengood, President of the Atlantic Rock Island Society Enterprise, about the Ba-Da Ba-Da Bing Bang Rally.
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Thousands of Iowans who get relief from allergies through allergy shots at a clinic could face a dramatic price increase or a loss of that service entirely through proposed federal regulations. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the U-S Department of Health and Human Services is considering new restrictions which could force allergy clinics to significantly scale back the service or close.
“We need to remember the history of allergy shots, having been safely administered in the United States for over 100 years,” Grassley says. “There’s numerous studies that have found that these shots are effective and safe.” Under the proposed regulations, allergy clinics would be barred from preparing allergy shots in-house. Clinics would have to order the extracts from a limited number of labs authorized to prepare them, causing higher prices, longer wait times and a run on dwindling supplies. Coincidentally, it’s allergy season now and Grassley says he’s hearing from worried Iowa allergists.
“Besides a few physicians, we’ve also heard from the Iowa Allergy and Asthma Society, very concerned about the proposed guidelines that their members and patients won’t be properly treated,” Grassley says. “The proposal would drastically reduce access to allergy shots for patients who need them.” More than two-point-six million Americans get allergy shots every year. Grassley says he and several other senators are composing a letter to H-H-S Secretary Sylvia Burwell, asking her to reconsider or reject the proposed regulations.
“If she doesn’t reconsider it, then there are other appropriate actions we can take,” Grassley says. “Probably the easiest would be to put an amendment on an appropriations bill for HHS overriding or amend the legislation, putting in a separate bill.” Hay fever, or allergic rhinitis, affects as many as one in every three Iowans and accounts for more than 22-million health care visits a year nationwide. Direct costs for treatments across the country were estimated at $11.2 billion in 2005, while indirect costs include an estimated 6-million lost work days a year.
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The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City construction office reports the permanent closure of the southbound Interstate 29 off-ramp to Nebraska Street (exit 147B) in Sioux City, is scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday, May 23, weather permitting.
Motorists should use the Hamilton Boulevard off-ramp (exit 149) or the Floyd Boulevard off-ramp (exit 147) to access Nebraska Street.
The Union County Sheriff’s Office says a man from Adair County was cited following a non-injury accident that took place over the weekend. Authorities report 58-year old Charles Hurd, of Fontanelle, was cited for Driving Under Suspension and Operating a vehicle without registration. The citation was issued after pickups driven by Hurd, and 17-year old Maggie Mason, of Lorimor, sideswiped each other as they met at the crest of a hill in Union County.
The accident happened at around 4-p.m. Saturday, as Hurd was traveling south on Yellow Rose Avenue and Mason was traveling north. Both vehicles were traveling with their drivers’ sides in the middle of the road. Damage from the accident amounted to $10,000.
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Atlantic 9, Riverside 1
Lewis Central 10, Harlan 0
Tri-Center, Neola 8, Missouri Valley 1
Underwood 4, Treynor 3
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Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 3, Atlantic 2 (OT)
Harlan 5, Creston 0
Tri-Center, Neola 4, Missouri Valley 0
Underwood 3, Treynor 0
Jim Field visits with Cass, Incorporated CEO Glenda Farrier about the transformation in services for people with disabilities.
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Warmer weather and timely rains mean tick-borne disease season is underway in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reminds Iowans to protect themselves against tick bites. Ticks can carry the organisms that cause diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Ehrlichiosis.
The best way to prevent tick bites is to avoid wooded and grassy areas, where ticks are usually found. If you do spend time in these areas:
If you discover a tick on your body, remove it right away. Folk remedies, such as burning the tick with a match or covering it with petroleum jelly or nail polish, are not effective. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following instructions for removing a tick:
The most common tick-borne disease is Lyme disease; 319 cases of Lyme disease were reported to IDPH in 2015. Not everyone who gets Lyme disease will have the same symptoms, but the best and earliest sign of infection is a rash that may appear within a few days to a month, usually at the site of the tick bite. The rash will first look like a small, red bump, then expand until it begins to look like a bull’s eye, with a red center and a red ring surrounding a clear area. It is important to contact your healthcare provider immediately if you develop this type of rash or develop flu-like symptoms within a month of having a tick bite or being in an area where ticks are present.
For more information on Lyme disease, visit http://idph.iowa.gov/cade/disease-information/lyme-disease.
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES…
824 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016
…DENSE FOG STILL IN PLACE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN IOWA…
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
IOWA…WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE FOG IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO LIFT AND SHOULD BE DISSIPATED BY 10 OR 11 AM.
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Region 1C @ Quimby Golf Club
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Region 2A @ Shadow Valley Golf Course
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Region 2B @ Crestwood Hills Golf Course
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Region 2A @ Willow Vale Golf Club
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Region 2B @ Treynor Recreation Club
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Region 1B @ Coldwater Links in Ames
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Area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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