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Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, the Cold War...
Posted on 1/25/13 at 11:00 AM
Blog break
This blog is taking an extended break while I concentrate on other priorities. Blogging will resume (hopefully) at some yet-to-be-determined time in the future. In the meantime, since influenza is in...
Posted on 1/9/13 at 1:45 PM
UND catches large grant to continue avian flu research
Dr. David Bradley, an immunologist at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, recently received a Centers of Research Excellence grant of $700,000 from the North Dakota ...
Posted on 1/7/13 at 10:19 AM
I'm a Believer -- So Are You
We disagree with one another a lot these days, but I think I've found three sentences we can all say, "Yes, that's true," to: 1) We are all born. 2) We all die. 3) In between, we operate each of ...
Posted on 12/19/12 at 3:11 PM
Rough shape...
The news of the day is that I am in rough shape. I still have the Clu (I must say B-Dubya, I am looking forward to being Clu-less). I started having struggles with robust coughing spasms a couple of d...
Posted on 11/30/12 at 11:05 PM
Minnesota officials: flu-related deaths rise to 60 
Flu-related deaths continue to rise in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Health on Thursday confirmed 33 more flu-related deaths, raising the state's death toll this season to 60.
By Associated Press , January 17, 2013
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center restricting visitors 
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center is now restricting visitors to protect the health of its patients and staff.
By Forum News Service , January 15, 2013
Can humidity help prevent the spread of flu virus?
By Elizabeth Baier , January 14, 2013
Flu more widespread in US; eases off in some areas
By Mike Stobbe , January 11, 2013
Flu season strikes early and, in some places, hard 
From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers are turning away visitors or making them wear face masks, and one Pennsylvania hospital set up a tent outside its ER to deal with the feverish patients.
By Mike Stobbe , January 10, 2013
Duluth hospitals report six flu deaths this season 
Six people have died of flu-related illnesses so far this season at Duluth hospitals, representatives said on Thursday. Reports of the Duluth deaths occurred on the same day the state Department of Health reported a total of 27 deaths statewide as of Saturday.
By John Lundy , January 10, 2013
Minnesota health officials: 23 flu deaths in past week 
By Associated Press , January 10, 2013
Flu cases increase dramatically in North Dakota
By Matt Cory , January 09, 2013
More than 900 Minnesotans hospitalized with flu
Health officials say more than 900 people have been hospitalized as the national flu outbreak hits hard in Minnesota.By Associated Press , January 09, 2013
St. Louis Park, Minn., students mourn freshman's death from flu
A St. Louis Park Senior High School student who died of flu complications is described as "a friend to all."By Associated Press , January 09, 2013
Teen's flu-related death is second in 10 days
The flu-related death of a 14-year-old St. Louis Park girl is the second such death involving an otherwise healthy teen in the last 10 days in Minnesota.By Associated Press , January 09, 2013
Sleepy Eye med center restricts visits due to flu
The Sleepy Eye Medical Center in south-central Minnesota is restricting visitors because of the flu outbreak.By Associated Press , January 04, 2013
Flu death toll rises to 4 in Minnesota
State health officials say the number of flu-related deaths in Minnesota has risen to four.By Associated Press , January 04, 2013
Flu cases spike in Minnesota
More than 120 Minnesotans were hospitalized with the flu in the week ending Dec. 22, nearly twice the number of cases in the previous week, health officials said. And it's still early in the flu season.By Associated Press , January 02, 2013
Flu season starts early 
By Ryan Johnson , December 28, 2012
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