According to a study by US researchers, carried out by the Medical College in Wisconsin and Iowa's Maharishi University, patients with coronary heart disease who practice Transcendental Meditation for some minutes everyday significantly reduce their chances of dying from the condition.

Health officials in the Washington, DC, area reported the sixth and seventh confirmed measles cases Tuesday. The first case was discovered in Virginia while there are six other sites, including Iowa and Pennsylvania, where people might have been exposed to this contagious disease.

According to a new study carried out by researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) and the National Institute on Media and the Family, about one in 10-video-game players exhibit signs of addictive behavior responsible for negatively affecting their family, friends and school work.

The oral arguments in a pivotal same-sex marriage case, filed in 2005 by six same-sex Iowa couples, will be heard by the Iowa Supreme Court on Tuesday.

IA-based VIDA Diagnostics Inc. has informed that its primary product, Pulmonary Workstation 2.0 (PW2) has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance for sale.

Iowa Telecommunications Services, one of the leading telecommunication service provider, has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Sherburne Tele Systems, Inc. for $80.6 million, subject to certain balance sheet and tax adjustments.