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Tag: Health

Parkinson’s and parachutes

Bob Collins May 2, 2012, 1:43 PM May 2, 2012

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Kevin Burkart of Prior Lake, jumped out of an airplane 100 times in one day back in 2008, to call attention to the need for Parkinson’s disease research, honoring his father, who was diagnosed with the disease in 1999. Two years later — 2008 — he jumped out 200 times for the cause.

The land of the STD

Bob Collins April 19, 2012, 11:50 AM Apr 19, 2012

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If you write a blog long enough, eventually you find yourself writing the same thing again and again.

Today’s Supreme Court audio

Bob Collins March 27, 2012, 12:26 PM Mar 27, 2012

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Here’s this morning’s audio from the arguments in the Affordable Care Act challenge at the U.S. Supreme Court.

When it comes to allergies, Minnesota is nothing to sneeze at

Bob Collins March 20, 2012, 1:28 PM Mar 20, 2012

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No Minnesota city makes the worst-50 list for allergy sufferers.

Don’t kiss your pet

Bob Collins March 12, 2012, 12:37 PM Mar 12, 2012

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A new trend in caring for pets at the end of their lives could make people sick.

Sluts unite

Bob Collins March 9, 2012, 11:15 AM Mar 9, 2012

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Rush Limbaugh’s ill-chosen word to describe a law student’s testimony about the need for contraceptive coverage by insurance companies has certainly sparked the creative side of his opponents.

How to lose 153 pounds in a year

Eric Ringham March 7, 2012, 2:07 PM Mar 7, 2012

Blogger Aaron Gleeman tells his readers what it took.

Health care’s unintended consequences

Bob Collins March 5, 2012, 3:45 PM Mar 5, 2012

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A study says an effort to reduce costs by modernizing health care records is having the opposite effect.

Exhibit on fat falls flat

Bob Collins March 1, 2012, 1:59 PM Mar 1, 2012

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Disney shuts down an exhibit intended to promote healthy lifestyles for kids.

Death of a homeless boy

Bob Collins February 27, 2012, 3:02 PM Feb 27, 2012

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A homeless 17-year-old with leukemia has died.

Judy Garland and Whitney Houston: If happy little bluebirds fly …

Eric Ringham February 16, 2012, 1:30 PM Feb 16, 2012

Why does stardom so often lead to destruction?

Who smokes synthetic pot?

Bob Collins February 9, 2012, 12:13 PM Feb 9, 2012

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Synthetic marijuana, though legal, attracts an interesting following that mirrors the illegal stuff.

Do you know where your AED is?

Bob Collins February 7, 2012, 11:13 AM Feb 7, 2012

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An AED does you no good if you don’t know where it’s located.

Planned Parenthood supporters fill funding gap

Bob Collins February 2, 2012, 10:51 AM Feb 2, 2012

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The more we hear about The Susan G. Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood, the more we wonder how they ever got together in the first place.

Andy Cook’s biggest save

Bob Collins February 1, 2012, 2:38 PM Feb 1, 2012

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A former goalie tells the story of his battle with mental illness.