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MINNESOTA HEALTH DEPARTMENT

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2 more flu deaths confirmed in Minnesota PressPass

The Minnesota Department of Health reports one death in March was the result of an influenza B infection. Also, a death in December was connected to the H1N1 virus.

By Associated Press , April 08, 2010

Health Department: Flu deaths hit 70 in Minnesota

The Minnesota Health Department says 70 people have now died of the flu in Minnesota this season.

By Associated Press , April 07, 2010

Minnesota bill would regulate tattoos and body piercing PressPass

A push to clean up the tattoo and body piercing business gets another hearing today in St. Paul.

By Associated Press , March 17, 2010

Excel Dairy admits to odor errors PressPass

A Thief River Falls-area dairy told the Minnesota Appeals Court on Thursday that it could have done a better job of warning neighbors about odors coming from the operation’s cleanup efforts.

By Andrew Tellijohn , March 04, 2010

AROUND MINNESOTA:: Fergus Falls slaying .. Crash kills Shakopee man ... Gypsy moths in northeast ... more PressPass

Police are investigating the shooting death of a 29-year-old Fergus Falls, Minn. woman at a mobile home park. Police were called to the mobile home park about 10:30 p.m. Friday and found the woman dead in a home. Authorities have not released the woman’s name.

By Associated Press , March 01, 2010

Health Department warns of norovirus in Minnesota

Noroviruses are the most common cause of food-related illness in Minnesota. Symptoms can include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache and body aches.

By Associated Press , February 12, 2010

H1N1 activity stays low in Minnesota

The number of Minnesota schools reporting a flu-outbreak has shrunk from 200 to 1 in a month. Five more confirmed deaths from Swine flu have put the state's H1N1 death toll at 44. Residents should still get vaccinated.

By Associated Press , December 09, 2009

AIDS cases rise in N.D. PressPass

AIDS cases rise in N.D. New testing methods, those who move into state factor in
With December numbers still to come, North Dakota is reporting a record 37 new HIV/AIDS cases in 2009, a nearly one-third increase over the previous record of 28 cases in all of 2008.

By Chuck Haga , December 01, 2009

Callers swamp Minnesota FluLine PressPass

Health officials are scrambling to expand a hotline for Minnesotans suffering from the flu after callers to the new service reported the telephone went unanswered, they received busy signals and there were hours-long waits before nurses called back.

By Don Davis , October 23, 2009

H1N1: Three more deaths in Minnesota

Three more deaths make a total of 10 Minnesotans who have died from the H1N1 virus, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

By Herald staff report , October 22, 2009

Nurses to give flu advice by phone

Minnesota opens flu help line
What Minnesota health officials call the country’s first statewide flu help line that can prescribe medicine launched Wednesday at (866) 259-4655. Minnesota FluLine, open 24 hours every day indefinitely, was established to give Minnesotans who think they have the flu a place to call for advice.

By Don Davis , October 21, 2009

EGF schools haven’t seen widespread flu cases PressPass

123 schools in Minnesota report outbreaks of flu-like illnesses as of Monday
The Minnesota Health Department is reporting a surge in the number of schools reporting flu outbreaks, but the East Grand Forks district hasn’t seen widespread flu illness yet this year.

September 22, 2009

Minnesota officials find 4th case of nursing home abuse PressPass

Investigators from the state Health Department found a teenage aide abused two frail residents at a west-central Minnesota nursing home.

By Associated Press , September 18, 2009

Minnesota officials find fourth case of nursing home abuse PressPass

The state report sais the teenage aide made one resident cry by telling her she could soon see her dead husband, and she threatened to send another resident to jail, where she might be raped.

By Associated Press , September 17, 2009

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Minnesota officials update flu guidelines for young children PressPass

The Minnesota Department of Health says young children with flu-like symptoms should be kept home longer than previously recommended.

By Associated Press , September 17, 2009

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