March 2009

Eye Donor Month
Iowa boasts the highest donor designation rate in the country.

Health for Your Lifetime
About 25 percent (or one in four) women of all ages report some type of urine leakage symptoms, and this increases with age.

Colorectal Cancer Awareness
If people get a colonoscopy at recommended intervals and any polyps are removed,90 percent of the cases of colon cancer could be eliminated.

Certified Nurses Day™
Certification is recognition of excellence that goes beyond state licensure.

Cancer in Iowa
The number of Iowa cancer deaths and new cancer cases remains the same, but cancer could exceed heart disease as the leading cause of death.

Athletic Trainer Month
Trainers are part of the medical team, licensed by the state and work under the direction of a physician.

Save Your Vision Month
For most of the common eye diseases, age is a risk factor.

Tests May Predict Driving Safety in Alzhemier's Patients
Doctors may soon be able to test older drivers with dementia to determine if they can safely continue to drive.

Child Life Month

Milestone in Egg Retrieval
The Center for Advanced Reproductive Care celebrated the 5,000th egg retrieval for infertility treatment.

Eye Surgical Implant to Prevent Blindness

Aortic Surgery
Having the most sophisticated resources available and providing the most specialized level of care, makes a huge difference in the patient’s outcome.