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Mayo focuses on 'healthspan’

A focus on living better, if not longer, is reshaping research nationally.

Updated: November 27, 2011, - 06:53 AM

Are foster care kids getting the wrong medications?

A first-of-its-kind study found that children in foster care were as likely to receive multiple antipsychotic prescriptions as children with severe disabilities -- who would typically be treated with these potent but problematic drugs.

Updated: November 25, 2011, - 07:12 PM

Minnesota births follow the economy down

The number of new children in the state is the fewest since 2002.

Updated: November 25, 2011, - 10:47 AM

Obituary: John Raynolds valued adventure, service

He was a Navy frogman and climbed mountains, but his greatest joy was in giving back to his community.

Updated: November 24, 2011, - 09:50 PM

Teaching moment when kid freezes atop water slide

A trip to the Dells reminded me of a classic parenting dilemma: What to do when your kid gets to the top of the water-slide line and panics? Should parents let their kids take the "walk of shame" back down and let their fears get the best of them? Or shove their kids, kicking and screaming, down a slide? I saw those strategies at work.

Updated: November 11, 2011, - 06:14 PM

Majority of new moms are getting paid leave

Skilled workers are more likely to get paid leave, though some states require it.

Updated: November 11, 2011, - 09:20 AM

Health plan gets a jump on reform

The individual health insurance market for years has been a resource for America's odd ducks - the 20-somethings needing coverage until they get their big breaks, the self-employed entrepreneurs or the early retirees biding time until Medicare kicks in.

Updated: November 10, 2011, - 05:05 PM