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FAR SIDE OF FIFTY Chance and the Ticks
Chance did a great job posing for me amongst the daisies. I even managed to catch him before he went for a dip in his pool. It is a good thing I like the smell of a wet dog. Last week C...
Posted on 6/16/11 at 6:08 AM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Delegation: UND receives $2.9 Million Grant for West Nile Virus Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. Senators John Hoeven and Kent Conrad and Congressman Rick Berg today announced that the University of North Dakota (UND) will receive a $2.9 million competitive grant from the ...
Posted on 4/25/11 at 10:08 AM
HIV cases rise in Minnesota in 2012 
Minnesota health officials say the number of HIV cases reported to the state increased 8 percent in 2012 compared to the previous year. The Department of Health says 315 new cases of the virus that causes AIDS were reported last year, compared to 292 new cases in 2011.
By Associated Press , April 23, 2013
Sanford lifts flu visitor restrictions in Fargo
Sanford Health says it has lifted visitor restrictions at three of its Fargo facilities put in place last month because of an influenza outbreak.
By Associated Press , February 15, 2013
Officials: Flu season has peaked in Minnesota
Health officials say the worst of the flu season is likely over in Minnesota.
Kris Ehresmann, the state Health Department's infectious disease director, said Thursday the illness has peaked in Minnesota.
By Associated Press , January 31, 2013
Winship Elementary student diagnosed with TB
A student at Winship Elementary School in Grand Forks has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, state and local officials said Thursday.
By Jennifer Johnson , January 24, 2013
Altru, Mercy hospitals react to flu season
Hospitals in the northern Red River Valley have reacted differently to this year’s unusually virulent flu season. At Altru Health System in Grand Forks, there are no restrictions on who can visit patients, but the hospital asks that visitors use their best judgment, according to officials there.
By Herald Staff Report , January 18, 2013
Sanford imposes visitor restrictions
Sanford Health announced Thursday that it has imposed visitor restrictions at its hospitals and cancer center because of the flu epidemic.
By Forum News Service , January 18, 2013
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
Follow-up TB tests for two Grand Forks schools
The Grand Forks Public Health Department is conducting follow-up tuberculosis skin tests at two schools that reported presence of the disease earlier this year.
By Herald Staff Report , January 15, 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
Minnesota confirmed 23 more flu-related deaths Thursday, raising the season total to 27 for what Health Commissioner Edward Ehlinger called the state's most severe flu outbreak in several years.
By Associated Press , January 10, 2013
Flu season starts early
Flu season is hitting the region early this year, with 380 reported cases in North Dakota already and nearly 300 hospitalized in Minnesota from the virus so far.
By Ryan Johnson , December 28, 2012
Minnesota reports 1st flu death of season
Minnesota has reported its first flu-related death of the season. A Minnesota Department of Health spokesman tells the Star Tribune the victim was a man in his 60s who had underlying health problems.
By Associated Press , December 20, 2012
VIDEO: Officials: 8 cases of TB in Grand Forks County
Eight cases of active tuberculosis, including a student at Phoenix Elementary School in Grand Forks, have been diagnosed in Grand Forks County, public health officials said Friday.
By Kevin Bonham , November 09, 2012
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