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How eating right helps maximize a workout's benefits
Pay attention to when and what you eat and drink.
Local
Group seeks new rules on use of 'granny cams' in Minnesota nursing homes
Task force strives to balance privacy rights against the desire to prevent elder abuse.
Minneapolis
Pioneering spinal surgery in the womb boosts babies' odds in Minneapolis
A team of Minneapolis surgeons is pioneering a bold approach to prenatal medicine — performing "open" surgery on fetuses to fix spinal deformities.
Local
Food stamp use rises sharply among elderly Minnesotans
Numbers of those 65 and older getting food stamps have almost doubled.
Science
Early Alzheimer's gene spells tragedy for patients, opportunity for science
Families with mutations are undergoing tests, knowingresulting treatments may come too late for them.
West Metro
Case of tuberculosis found at St. Louis Park High School
St. Louis Park High notifies families that others may need to be screened.
Politics
Reports of abuse and neglect among vulnerable Minnesotans rise sharply
A new hotline makes reporting easier, but advocates fear the state is not keeping up with complaints.
Business
FDA says St. Jude heart devices vulnerable to hacking
FDA issues warning, but patch reportedly ready.
West Metro
Klobuchar prods company to fix defective naloxone applicators
Sheriff wants antidote for ODs to work properly.
Variety
5 tips to get off the couch and start moving in winter
Here's how to resist the urge to hibernate and binge-watch until spring.
Variety
You can now smash things for fun in St. Paul's new Break Room
The Break Room encourages you to pick up a sledgehammer and safely blow off steam in a satisfyingly destructive way.
Local
Police find Minn. nursing home worker charged in rape of helpless resident
The Pine River man was jailed and then released without having to post bail.
Local
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Ouch! Twin Cities doctors seeing more injuries from falls on ice
Be careful out there, and take injuries seriously.
Local
Minnesota to pilot innovative 'one-stop shop' model of mental health care
Six community health clinics will test new "one-stop shop" model of care
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