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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UPDATED: About 1,760 students eligible to graduate at UND spring commencements May 4 (Law), May 11 (general commencement), and May 12 (Medicine)
Please note correction in Dr. Patrick Carr's School of Medicine and Health Sciences commencement address title. The University of North Dakota will hold its annual spring commencement at 1:30 p.m., S...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 3:19 PM
COBBERS ON THE BRAIN The Epidemic of America...Obesity
Obesity is a major problem in the USA but how much of it's onset is due to actual physical problems and how much is due to the fast paced world we live in and perhaps laziness? This week we talked abo...
Posted on 11/18/12 at 8:51 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Poisoning Children: Some Horrible History
Pardon the sensationalism in the title of this post, but be assured that it is accurate. I am writing about a tragedy in which a company made poisonous cough syrup, killed children, and largely, got a...
Posted on 4/2/12 at 12:09 PM
THE NEW FORTY The Letter "V"
I read recently that laughing heartily for 15 minutes can burn as many as 40 calories. Over the course of a year daily laughter can add up to the loss of four pounds for the average person. So I guess...
Posted on 2/13/12 at 3:42 PM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTY Summer Chairs On Bad Medicine Lake
These are Jens idea of Summer Chairs..she said Mom get ready here come the Summer Chairs. I like their reflections in the water. The blue stool between the red and green chair doesnt bel...
Posted on 8/8/11 at 6:21 AM
Minnesota, Northland, have seen skyrocketing amounts of opiate drugs
As the number of prescriptions for narcotic painkillers has increased over the last several years, doctors "are in the sight of the gun," said Dr. Faris Keeling a family practice physician at Essentia Health.
Explosion in the popularity of painkillers causes big problems.
By Brandon Stahl and MaryJo Webster , December 17, 2012
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Prescription drugs: ‘The new killer for young and middle-aged people’
For the first time in history, more people died last year from prescription drug overdose than from accidental overdose of illegal drugs, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By Pamela Knudson , December 17, 2012
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Dalrymple seeks $68 million for UND med school
Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s budget proposal gives UND’s medical school $68 million for its expansion plans — more than the stripped-down option initially supported by the State Board of Higher Education but less than the school’s $124 million “Rolls Royce” option.
By Christopher Bjorke , December 08, 2012
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HEALTH MATTERS: New developments in mammography
Dr. Joshua Wynne answers the question: In a previous column, you talked about the use of mammography for breast cancer screening. A recent story in the news questioned its value. Can you help me understand this latest development?
By Dr. Joshua Wynne , December 03, 2012
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OUR OPINION: When child-resistant caps aren’t enough
“propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States,” Los Angeles Times reports. Tom Dennis discusses why and what can be done about it.
By Tom Dennis , December 03, 2012
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ND program destroys 1,000 pounds of meds 
A North Dakota program that collects unused medication to help fight prescription drug abuse has destroyed more than 1,000 pounds of Oxycontin and other drugs.
By Associated Press , November 19, 2012
Minnesota lawmakers want Lou Gehrig's medical records
Some Minnesota lawmakers hope to force the release of Lou Gehrig's medical records, saying they might provide insight into whether the Yankees star died of the disease that came to take his name or whether repetitive head trauma played some kind of role.
By Steve Karnowski , October 04, 2012
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Grand Forks start-up firm stores human cells for future treatments
The goal of a Grand Forks start-up is to get customers to prepare for a future in which today’s medical breakthroughs based on stem cells are commonplace.
By Christopher Bjorke , September 29, 2012
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Fargo doctor develops new stent graft to fix aneurysms
Arlene Olson had a bulge in the aortic artery inside her abdomen that was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. Not long ago, because of the small size of her artery, Olson, 87, would have required open surgery to repair the aneurysm that, if untreated, would eventually rupture and end her life.
By Patrick Springer , September 04, 2012
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New coupons aim to keep people off generic drugs
If brand-name prescription medicines cost you as little as generic pills, which would you choose? A few drugmakers are betting Americans will stick with the name they know. They've begun offering U.S. patients coupons to reduce copayments on brand-name medicines and compete with new generic versions of the drugs.
By Linda A. Johnson , August 20, 2012
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