The pathogenesis of Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS) remains speculative, and the existence of the syndrome has been challenged. The prevalent iron deficiency theory remains controversial. Older reports have implicated iron deficiency in the pathogenesis of esophageal webs and dysphagia in predisposed individuals.
August 3-5, 2017 - Experience small-town America for free at the Vinland Fair! The fair is a yearly tradition in small-town Vinland, Kansas, this year from August 3-5.
The fair runs for twelve days from late August into early September, ending on Labor Day. The Minnesota State Fair was named the best state fair in the United States in 2015 by readers of USA Today. Attendance in 2016 was a record 1,943,719 people. The highest daily attendance in the history of the fair was 260,374 visitors on Saturday, September 3, 2016.