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Higher education: Colleges add cannabis to the curriculum

Higher education: Colleges add cannabis to the curriculum

As a green gold rush in legal marijuana and its non-drug cousin hemp spreads across North America, a growing number of colleges are adding cannabis to the curriculum to prepare graduates for careers cultivating, researching, analyzing and marketing the herb.
by Associated Press

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Minnesota joins lawsuit challenging Trump's abortion rule

Minnesota joins lawsuit challenging Trump's abortion rule

Minnesota and several other Democratic-led states announced they were challenging the Trump administration's effort to set up obstacles for women seeking abortions, including barring taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring patients to abortion providers.
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The unintended benefits of vaccines

The unintended benefits of vaccines

For decades, scientists have observed an extraordinarily positive side effect among children who received the measles vaccine. Researchers are now finding that other vaccines confer added protections.
by Susan Brink

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Safety net health clinics brace for potential funding cuts

Safety net health clinics brace for potential funding cuts

Community health clinics, which serve people who are uninsured or can't afford health services, are bracing for the possibility of drastic cuts in state funding at the end of this year. The funding hinges on the fate of a long-standing medical provider tax in the Legislature.
by Nina Moini

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Social media may sway kids to eat more cookies -- and more calories

Social media may sway kids to eat more cookies -- and more calories

It's well known that junk food ads on TV can strongly influence what kids want to eat. A study finds social media influencers can have the same effect on kids, but not when it comes to healthy foods.
by Patti Neighmond

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Medical marijuana makes its North Dakota debut in Fargo

Medical marijuana makes its North Dakota debut in Fargo

North Dakota's first medical marijuana dispensary opened for business Friday in a Fargo mini-mall and several of the dozen or so people who showed up in the first hour said they're relieved they can finally get the drug.
by Associated Press

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