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    HEALTH/SCIENCE

    Bachmann leads Capitol rally against health care bill

    By Cynthia Dizikes | Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Days before an expected vote on health care reform in the U.S. House, thousands of protesters descended on the Capitol Thursday to rally around Rep. Michele Bachmann and other GOP lawmakers who have denounced the legislation.

    Related: Skip Humphrey, AARP volunteers endorse reform bill

    Best hopes, worst fears for health-care reform

    Community-clinics leader would like to see more incentives for patients to improve their health

    By Casey Selix | Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

    Steve Knutson, executive director of the Fremont Community Clinics system, says, "We can have providers do wonderful things and intervene early, but if we don't have a willing patient on the other side of the table we're not going to get to an endpoint."

    Should Congress weigh in on Viking players' drug challenge of sports' collective bargaining rules?



    By Cynthia Dizikes | Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — A key committee chair and top NFL and Major League Baseball officials say yes. Players’ reps and a law professor say no, arguing for other ways to handle the impasse.

    Latest health care bill: Minnesota's House members like it and hate it

    By Cynthia Dizikes | Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite predictions by House Democrats that they will pass their new health-care reform legislation as early as next week, Minnesota's House delegation is giving the massive bill mixed reviews and at least one of its Democrats is strongly considering voting against the proposal.

    Health insurers have 'ignited the case' for regulation, Lois Quam says

    By Casey Selix | Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

    "It is simply a matter of when and what," the former UnitedHealth Group executive told a Hubert H. Humphrey Institute audience on Wednesday.

    Death of a wolf raises questions about research



    By Sharon Schmickle | Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009

    For five years, researchers at the University of Minnesota and elsewhere studied wolf 527F as she roamed Yellowstone National Park wearing a radio collar. Earlier this month, a hunter shot 527F — raising questions about wolf hunting and wolf research.

    Among possible responses to GAMC problem: respite care for the homeless

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    By Casey Selix | Friday, Oct. 23, 2009

    As state lawmakers and advocates for the poor look for cost savings to restore some vestige of the General Assistance Medical Care program, setting up medical respite care for the homeless is among the ground-level solutions under consideration.

    State's medical industry spending millions lobbying Congress



    By Cynthia Dizikes | Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the high-stakes battle over health care escalates in Congress, Minnesota's medical industry is pouring millions into lobbying with Medtronic and United Health Group alone spending more than $6.7 million this year to make their case to lawmakers.

    Pig flu infection is ho-hum health news but a big deal for scientists studying species transfer of viruses

    By Sharon Schmickle
    Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009

    The first State Fair "swine flu" case opens a window into fascinating questions of why humans share flu viruses with pigs and birds but don't seem to infect cats and dogs — the animals that breathe the air in our homes, steal our food scraps and often even sleep in our beds.

    Fleeing the United States for affordable health care

    By Misti Snow | Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

    FALLS CHURCH, Va. — I'm encouraging my beloved son to leave this country because he can't get what he needs at home — affordable health insurance.

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