Health

July 27, 2018 1:49 PM

White Earth hopes food truck puts reservation on road to better health

Tribal leaders believe a food truck once owned by famed Sioux Chef Sean Sherman can help connect White Earth members to healthier eating choices — and slow the reservation's diabetes epidemic.

by Dan Gunderson

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July 26, 2018 12:10 PM

All-plant Impossible Burger and its 'blood' are safe, FDA says

The Impossible Burger, a plant-based patty sold across Minnesota that mimics cow meat's bleeding, got the federal Food and Drug Administration's blessing this week

by Cody Nelson

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July 26, 2018 12:00 AM

Aspen Ideas Festival: Three youths affected by gun violence

Two high school girls from Parkland, Florida and a high school boy from the south side of Chicago talk about gun violence.

by MPR News Staff

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July 25, 2018 1:54 PM

Health Dept: Chemical in drinking water has dropped to safe levels in five communities

According to the Minnesota Health Department five communities reduced the amount of TCE in their drinking water to safe levels, below the more strict state limits.

by Catharine Richert

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July 25, 2018 12:09 PM

Marines who fired rocket launchers now worry about their brains

The military is trying to figure out whether troops can sustain brain injuries from firing certain powerful weapons. A pair of Marines who used to shoot these weapons think they already know.

by Jon Hamilton

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July 25, 2018 9:00 AM

Are we prepared for the next pandemic?

The author of "I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us" spoke with host Kerri Miller about the next, inevitable, outbreak of disease and what it'll take to survive it.

by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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July 25, 2018 8:41 AM

Study: Lowering blood pressure helps prevent mental decline

Lowering blood pressure more than usually recommended not only helps prevent heart problems, it also cuts the risk of mental decline that often leads to Alzheimer's disease, a major study finds.

by Associated Press

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July 24, 2018 3:09 PM

Goldfish recalled due to Salmonella scare

Pepperidge Farm's Goldfish has been recalled following concerns about possible contamination. No illnesses have been reported.

by Cameron Jenkins

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July 22, 2018 4:10 PM

More than senior moments: Experts call for better dementia detection efforts

"By the time you forget what the keys are for, you're too far gone to participate in your own care. We've lost probably a decade" that could have been spent planning, said the panel's leader, Dr. Alireza Atri.

by Associated Press

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July 20, 2018 4:09 PM

Legionnaires' sickens 2 at Albert Lea nursing home

State officials said the two residents of the senior care facility were hospitalized. Investigators are working to identify possible sources of the disease.

by MPR News Staff

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