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State gives up in fight to store genetic information

Bob Collins January 31, 2012, 1:21 PM Jan 31, 2012

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Minnesota begins destroying genetic information gathered under the state’s newborn screening law.

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Allergic to cold?

Bob Collins January 24, 2012, 3:18 PM Jan 24, 2012

What must it be like to literally be allergic to cold weather and live in Minnesota?

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Hastings newspaper changes policy on suicide coverage

Bob Collins January 20, 2012, 8:50 AM Jan 20, 2012

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The pleas of mental health professionals in Minnesota to change the way newspapers and news organizations cover suicides has apparently not fallen on deaf ears.

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The world of the teenage cooks

Bob Collins January 13, 2012, 12:47 PM Jan 13, 2012

Two separate stories in the news today link teenagers and cooked meat. Has that ever happened before?

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Depression in the open

Bob Collins January 4, 2012, 11:51 AM Jan 4, 2012

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Occasionally, we get a rare glimpse of how many people are facing a struggle with depression. Today is one of those days.

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A hero’s last day

Bob Collins December 30, 2011, 10:50 AM Dec 30, 2011

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An innovative program to help the most vulnerable among us closes today.

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The cozy deals between medical companies and doctors explored

Bob Collins December 27, 2011, 1:05 PM Dec 27, 2011

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When it comes to writing research papers, doctors are the medical equivalent of journalists. In the ethics department, the two often couldn’t be further apart.

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Time travel: Minnesota’s mental health treatment facility

Bob Collins December 23, 2011, 12:54 PM Dec 23, 2011

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When you read the first two paragraphs in today’s Star Tribune story about the way Minnesota treated mentally ill patients in St. Peter, you may have to struggle to remember that this is the 21st century.

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The dog cure

Bob Collins December 21, 2011, 2:12 PM Dec 21, 2011

If there were true justice in the world, dogs would live longer.

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A cure for the common cold

Bob Collins December 20, 2011, 10:46 AM Dec 20, 2011

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A researcher in Massachusetts develops a drug that’s proven effective against 15 viruses, including the common cold.

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Suicide and the Minnesota National Guard

Bob Collins December 19, 2011, 10:33 AM Dec 19, 2011

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The head of the Minnesota National Guard today said his organization has been singled out for ‘unsubstantiated notoriety’ over the number of military suicides.

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Weather

Winter driving, a slippery slope

Eric Ringham December 15, 2011, 11:33 AM Dec 15, 2011

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A driving instructor offers simple advice: Don’t give up.

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When bullies understand

Bob Collins December 9, 2011, 1:38 PM Dec 9, 2011

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The potential of the Internet was fulfilled this week.

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Sex and the teenage brain

Bob Collins December 1, 2011, 3:37 PM Dec 1, 2011

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Ohio State University has released research claiming that teenagers who have sex may be at a greater risk of depression and weaker brain development. Maybe

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‘When death feels like a good option’

Bob Collins December 1, 2011, 10:57 AM Dec 1, 2011

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A Seattle man describes his thoughts of suicide, and why he didn’t follow through.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Health

State gives up in fight to store genetic information

Allergic to cold?

Hastings newspaper changes policy on suicide coverage

The world of the teenage cooks

Depression in the open

A hero’s last day

The cozy deals between medical companies and doctors explored

Time travel: Minnesota’s mental health treatment facility

The dog cure

A cure for the common cold

Suicide and the Minnesota National Guard

Winter driving, a slippery slope

When bullies understand

Sex and the teenage brain

‘When death feels like a good option’