05 Sep 2018

RIVER BEND FODOBANK ASKS EASTERN IOWA AND WESTERN ILLINOIS TO TAKE ACTION TO END HUNGER

By Jennifer Schroder

Feeding America® Network Food Banks across the Country Promote Hunger Action Month

05 Sep 2018

Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Free Monthly Cancer Support Group in Clinton Offers a New Time: 6:30-8:00 PM on 2nd Tuesday of the Month At Zion Lutheran Church

By Anita Shaft

CLINTON, IA – September 2018 –Gilda’s Club continues to offer an ongoing monthly Cancer Support Group on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Zion Lutheran Church.  To better accommodate the needs of the community, we have adjusted the meeting time to 6:30-8:00 pm starting on Sept. 11, 2018. 

04 Sep 2018

Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Immunotherapy

By Kelly Hendershot

Free Educational Workshop for People Diagnosed with Cancer and Their Loved Ones

31 Aug 2018

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

By Morgan Marks

September is 

31 Aug 2018

Red Cross blood drives planned as governor proclaims Sept. 5 National Blood Donation Day

By Laura McGuire

Sept. 5 is National Blood Donation Day. The American Red Cross invites the community to help save lives at blood drives planned the week of National Blood Donation Day, as proclaimed by Gov. Bruce Rauner. For the third consecutive year, media personality Dr. Daliah Wachs has worked to enlist all 50 states in promoting blood donation.

Attached is a news release with more information. 

If you should have any questions, please let me know. 

Thank you! 

29 Aug 2018

Governor signs landmark medical marijuana legislation

By Elizabeth Tomev

Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 offers pain-management option

 CHICAGO — Gov. Bruce Rauner today signed the Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018, adding those who might otherwise seek opioids for pain management to the list of those eligible for medical marijuana.

29 Aug 2018

Statement from Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois on SB 336 signing

By Ryan Keith
29 Aug 2018

Red Cross urges blood donations, offers donors free Sport Clips haircut this September

By Laura McGuire

Thousands of children and adolescents in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year, and many will need blood products regularly during treatment. The American Red Cross, along with our partner Sport Clips Haircuts – a proud supporter of childhood cancer research, is urging eligible donors to help kids kick cancer by giving blood during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September. In thanks, those who come to give blood Sept.

28 Aug 2018

Grassley: An Important Step Forward for Transparency in Drug Pricing

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has been a long proponent of transparency in the federal government, specifically in the area of prescription drug pricing.

28 Aug 2018

Skin Cancer and Prevention with Pardekooper, PA-C

By Kelly Craft

DAVENPORT, IA – September 2018 –Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE workshop for anyone impacted by cancer titled Skin Cancer and Prevention on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Gilda’s Club (1234 East River Drive, Davenport, IA).

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