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11 hrs ago | Wcco.com

Red Bulls Protect, Teach At Basra Medical School

Share + Nov 2, 2009 10:51 pm US/Central Reporting Don Shelby BASRA, Iraq WCCO-TV anchor Don Shelby, along with photojournalist Tom Aviles, is embedded with the 34th Infantry Division from the Minnesota National Guard known as the Red Bulls.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Iraq, World News, Minnesota Government, Minnesota

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Star Tribune

U grapevines stolen

The search for a signature Minnesota wine grape worthy of royalties rivaling the Honey Crisp apple has led to theft and intrigue.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Chanhassen, MN, Carver County, MN

Los Angeles Times

When teens announce they're vegetarian

Certain groups of kids are more likely to exclude meat than others -- and teens top the list.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetarian, Education Etc., Nutrition, Family, Teenagers

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Feministing

The Wire's gender problem

Stringer Bell is confused. "Whaddaya mean The Wire's not feminist?" The Wire , the HBO series that ran for five seasons, will apparently live on, despite its shelf life, in a class at Harvard .

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Related Topix: Entertainment, The Wire, Drama, Television, Idris Elba, Drugs

Edge San Francisco

Do you know the 10 benefits of chewing fresh ginger?

Ginger has been used as a natural remedy for many ailments for centuries. Now, science is catching up and researchers around the world are finding that ginger works wonders in the treatment of everything from cancer to migraines.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Migraine, Ovarian Cancer, Colorectal Health, Colon Cancer

Thu Nov 05, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Nanotechnology: A risky frontier?

Inside a cramped back room at Rushford Hypersonic, a start-up headquartered in southeastern Minnesota, sits a cube-like machine that throws a mean atomic fastball.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Nanotechnology, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Healthcare Law

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The New Zealand Herald

Health advice... brought to you by Coke

Advice about soft drinks and health from one of the US's largest doctors groups will soon be sponsored by Coke.

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Related Topix: Beverages, CocaCola, Family Practice, Medicine, Contra Costa County, CA

Star Tribune

Case for animal research goes to the people

Animal research is necessary for scientific advancement. Unfortunately, the public fails to realize how much care goes into ensuring read more animal welfare in research labs.

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Related Topix: Animal Rights, Activism, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

Palm Beach Post

Republicans rush to the ER

With debate set to start as early as Friday, House Republicans on Tuesday finally released a draft of what they call a health care reform bill.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Opinion

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Automotive Body Repair News

Amberson wins ABRN Industry Leadership Award

Darrell Amberson, president of Lehman's Garage, a six-location collision repair operation based in Bloomington, Minn., received the 2009 ABRN Industry Leadership Award during the Collision Industry Achievement Award ceremony Nov.

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Related Topix: Bloomington, MN

WCBS-TV New York

Does Hand Sanitizer Kill H1N1?

Does Hand Sanitizer Kill H1N1? Share + Nov 3, 2009 11:46 am US/Eastern Does Hand Sanitizer Kill H1N1? MINNEAPOLIS 1 of 1 Hand sanitizer may be the hottest fashion accessory of 2009.

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Great Falls Tribune

White house summit may signal new era for Indians Seven to represent Montana tribes

WASHINGTON - The list of decades-old grievances that Indian nations have lodged against the federal government is lengthy and a source of great acrimony.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, North Carolina

Mon Nov 02, 2009

MediLexicon

Improving Global Response To Emerging Pandemics With Funding Of $185 Million

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Public Health Experts from the University of Minnesota will soon be on the frontlines working to help developing countries better respond to emerging animal diseases that pose a threat to human health.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Betty McCollum, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Medicine, Nursing, Agriculture, Science, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Tufts University

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WOW Orthodontist in Anoka and Champlin MN Awards Five College...

Orthodontist Dr Bruce K A Dormanen of WOW Orthodontics Gives Back to the Community in Anoka and Champlin MN by Offering a College Scholarship to Five Students Interested in the Field of Dentistry as a Career.

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Related Topix: Orthodontics, Health, Anoka, MN, Champlin, MN, Family, Kids, Elk River, MN

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Physics Blog

Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies

Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Acupuncture, Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, University of Arizona

SiliconValley.com

Cassidy: Second careers that give back

James Otieno worked at Hewlett Packard for 23 years, becoming a vice president in the process.

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Related Topix: Hewlett Packard, San Francisco, CA, Non-Profit, Family, Kids, San Francisco Metro, Opinion

Saint Cloud Times

Krebs column: Is journalism dying? It depends on who you ask

I've been a professional journalist for almost a quarter century, and I followed my father - who followed his father and mother - into journalism and the newspaper business.

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Related Topix: Journalism, St. Cloud, MN, St. Cloud Metro, St. Paul, MN, Opinion

Sat Oct 31, 2009

KARE-TV Minneapolis

Target Corp. cuts dozens of marketing jobs

Retailer Target Corp. is cutting 85 jobs from its marketing department. The Minneapolis company says in a statement Thursday that the move was part of its normal practices of re-evaluating all areas of the company.

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Related Topix: Target, Retail, Marketing

Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Oregonian

Linking a sustainable Portland with how fair it is to all

When Myron Orfield first visited Portland 15 years ago, Northeast 15th and Alberta was Portland's poorest Census tract.

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Related Topix: Portland, OR, Milwaukie, OR

Buffalo News

Advent of PSA test has improved survival rates

October 29, 2009, 7:10 AM / The Oct. 22 Another Voice by University of Minnesota professor Gary Schwitzer criticized Roswell Park's prostate cancer awareness campaign for saying too little about the controversy about PSA as a screening test.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Prostate Cancer, Oncology, Urology

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