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UND NEWS UPDATED: About 1,760 students eligible to graduate at UND spring commencements May 4 (Law), May 11 (general commencement), and May 12 (Medicine)
Please note correction in Dr. Patrick Carr's School of Medicine and Health Sciences commencement address title. The University of North Dakota will hold its annual spring commencement at 1:30 p.m., S...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 3:19 PM
COBBERS ON THE BRAIN The Epidemic of America...Obesity
Obesity is a major problem in the USA but how much of it's onset is due to actual physical problems and how much is due to the fast paced world we live in and perhaps laziness? This week we talked abo...
Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:51 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Poisoning Children: Some Horrible History
Pardon the sensationalism in the title of this post, but be assured that it is accurate. I am writing about a tragedy in which a company made poisonous cough syrup, killed children, and largely, got a...
Posted on 4/2/12 at 12:09 PM
THE NEW FORTY The Letter "V"
I read recently that laughing heartily for 15 minutes can burn as many as 40 calories. Over the course of a year daily laughter can add up to the loss of four pounds for the average person. So I guess...
Posted on 2/13/12 at 3:42 PM
THE ADVOCATE: THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MSUM Steve Jobs and medicine that works
The late Steve Jobs is quickly becoming the archetypal tech-genius of the internet age and will perhaps do for technology what Einstein did for physics. In the numerous tributes written for him in ...
Posted on 11/2/11 at 6:11 PM
Is North Dakota ready for medical marijuana?
FARGO – A Fargo state legislator submitted a proposed initiative to make using and growing marijuana for medicinal purposes legal.
The petition was turned into Secretary of State Al Jaeger’s office on Tuesday for a title and approval of format.
By Wendy Reuer , May 22, 2012
Red tape hinders care for neediest 
Those who qualify for Medicare and Medicaid face inflated expenditures and gaps in treatment
LOS ANGELES – M.C. Kim had four heart attacks in as many years. Each time, he left the hospital not knowing why his heart had failed. When he tried to enter a cardiac rehabilitation program to learn how to reduce the odds of having more heart trouble, the Medicare office told him to call Medicaid. The Medicaid office told him to call Medicare. In the end, he said, both denied coverage.By McClatchy Newspapers , November 19, 2011
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‘Savior baby’ in spotlight
Ethical questions haven’t quietedMINNEAPOLIS – Ten years ago, a little girl from Colorado made medical history when her parents and her doctor at the University of Minnesota used genetic screening to create a baby that could save her life.
By Josephine Marcotty / McClatchy Newspapers , October 03, 2010
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Prescription take-back program expands in North Dakota
DICKINSON – Western North Dakota, it’s time to empty out those medicine cabinets.
June 30, 2010
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Glyndon woman’s foot restored through hyperbaric therapy
Jean Mahlum was walking across the living room of her Glyndon, Minn., home when her shoe caught on the carpet. She tripped, hyperflexing her right foot so it doubled up beneath her.
May 16, 2010
Drug disposal no easy task
Getting rid of pharmaceuticals in Minn. complicated process
DULUTH, Minn. – Researchers have long been finding residues from pharmaceuticals and personal-care products in our lakes and rivers. Some of them are endocrine disruptors and can cause fish to develop both male and female characteristics.
By Stephanie Hemphill, Minnesota Public Radio , February 08, 2010
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Vaccines for flu already on way
Atypical strains part of reason
Flu vaccine makers have begun shipping their products already, earlier than usual, and for the first time every strain included in the vaccine is new.
August 15, 2008
Plasma firm adds Moorhead center
A BioLife Plasma Services center is opening in Moorhead, making it, along with Fargo’s center, the first sister-center in the company.
September 11, 2007
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Altru Cancer Center to expand, renovate
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Altru Health System here plans to expand its cancer center. The projected cost is more than $3 million.
By Forum staff reports , September 10, 2007
MeritCare adds spine rehab services
MeritCare Spine Rehab now offers LIFEBACK Lumbar III Program for Medicare patients and LIFEBACK Cervical program for neck pain patients in Fargo.
By Forum staff reports , September 10, 2007
Class set for family of mentally ill
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. –The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota will hold a free, one-day class for families who have a relative with mental illness.
By Forum staff reports , September 10, 2007
Unexpected reaction
Woman still suffers effects of antibiotic allergy
The afternoon she walked into the office of internist Wayne Meyer, Deborah Kaplan had never felt worse.
September 10, 2007
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