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HEALTHBEAT Tobacco use: still a problem
It's safe to say that over the past few decades, billions of dollars have been spent in the United States on reducing tobacco use. It has had an impact. The number of adults who smoke has declined st...
Posted on 11/15/12 at 2:30 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Emergency preparedness meeting planned
The North Dakota Department of Health has scheduled a meeting Friday to educate the public about emergency preparedness and provide opportunity for public comment. The meeting begins at ...
Posted on 7/26/10 at 9:26 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER State settles in for long flu fight
State health officials are tweaking their H1N1 swine influenza guidelines as Minnesota settles in for an unpredictable flu fight that could last months. Doctors and clinicians have sent more than 400 ...
Posted on 5/4/09 at 12:56 PM
TB outbreak linked to homeless visitors 
Health officials are continuing to monitor the outbreak of tuberculosis in Grand Forks County announced last week, said Public Health Director Don Shields on Monday.
By Stephen J. Lee , November 12, 2012
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Is gun violence like a disease? Doctors think so
Mass shootings have rattled nerves and renewed calls for stricter gun laws. Doctors are thinking bigger.
By Associated Press , August 11, 2012
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Steve Johnson, Grand Forks, letter: Electronic cigarettes present little or no risk
Dr. Michael Siegel of Boston University School of Public Health has conducted several studies of e-cigarettes. He states that there is no justification for banning the indoor use of e-cigarettes based on potential harm to bystanders.
By Steve Johnson , July 13, 2012
More U.S. parents opting out of some or all school vaccinations for children
More parents are opting out of school shots for their kids. In eight states now, including Minnesota, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners aren't getting all the vaccines required for attendance, an Associated Press analysis found. The trend concerns, if not alarms, public health professionals.
By Mike Stobbe , November 28, 2011
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Smoke-free Grand Forks marks one year
Anti-tobacco group releases study on air quality improvementAnti-tobacco activists in Grand Forks celebrated the first anniversary of the ban on smoking in bars and truck stops Monday with the release of a study that shows the ban has made a difference.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , August 15, 2011
Mosquito season begins soon
GF starting annual fight in a week“It’s a direct correlation: The more water we have the more mosquitoes we’re going to have,” said Todd Hanson, the man who’s headed Grand Forks’ annual mosquito fight since 1995.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , May 10, 2011
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CDC predicts smoking bans in every state by 2020
By 2020, every state may have bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and the workplace, federal health officials predicted Thursday, based on the current pace of adopting anti-smoking laws.
By Mike Stobbe , April 21, 2011
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Curbing smoking means changing norms
While education is important to curb smoking, health officials say the best approach is through societal changes, and that takes banning lighting up nearly everywhere
By Tu-Uyen Tran , March 05, 2011
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Sex, drug use more common in hyper-texting teens
Teens who text 120 times a day or more — and there seems to be a lot of them — are more likely to have had sex or used alcohol and drugs than kids who don't send as many messages, according to provocative new research.
By Mike Stobbe , November 09, 2010
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