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Minnesota pediatricians promote reading for young patients and their parents
A growing number of pediatric and primary care clinics in Minnesota are using children's books to improve health care and enhance child development.
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Hy-Vee recalls pasta salad linked to illnesses in Minnesota, four other states
The grocer said the pasta salad was sold across its eight-state region, including Minnesota.
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Doctors warn about trampolines: So why are they in so many backyards?
Despite continued safety warnings, more millennial parents feel trampolines are worth the risk.
Nation
Dems see Kavanaugh as Obamacare threat, but law likely safe
The heated debate over how Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would vote on the Affordable Care Act might not matter. As long as five past defenders of the health care law remain on the nation's highest court, the odds tilt in favor of it being allowed to stand.
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Ears ringing, buzzing or clicking? What you can do about tinnitus
In most cases, tinnitus can be managed fully. But for some, it's a chronic condition.
Health
Here's how fast you really should be walking for your health
The answer seems to be about 100 steps per minute, a number that is probably lower than many of us might expect.
Science
Consumers may soon be able to cash in on their DNA, by selling or renting it
It's part of the booming bio-economy, where so-called "sequencing subsidies" are starting to emerge.
Science
U doctors create algorithm to predict grave illness to boost care
In a study published late last month, the doctors found they could predict within 10 percentage points a person's one-year death risk.
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Intestinal parasite linked to McDonald's salads
More than 100 people in the Midwest have been infected by an intestinal parasite in recent weeks that has been tied to the consumption of salads at McDonald's.
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Twin Cities 'bouldering' gym offers physical and mental workout
The Minneapolis Bouldering Project has options for climbers at all levels.
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Risky pregnancy condition can resurface later in life
Women with a history of pre-eclampsia are more likely to face atherosclerosis.
Science
Poliovirus engineered to help fight brain tumors
Survival was better than expected for some patients in a study given genetically modified poliovirus, which helped their bodies attack the cancer, doctors reported.
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Minnesota rolls out first statewide job board for home care support
The new job board should help alleviate a critical shortage of caregivers.
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Minnesota government health program passes legislative audit
Examination of Medical Assistance program uncovered a few errors.
Nation
Business
3M to provide USDA with food pathogen test kits
3M kits will help USDA test food for listeria, E.coli and Salmonella
Business
Without ACA adjustment pay, Minn. health plans could take $71.7M hit
Feds are freezing ACA risk adjustment payouts; state health plans could lose big.
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