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Heart attack victim reunited with heroes
Grand Forks HeraldJason Lewison is enjoying the nice fall weather with his wife and their two little children outside their home in Manvel.
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Mark Wick checks his depression to resume coaching St. Scholastica hockey team
Grand Forks HeraldMark Wick sat alone in his office at Mars Lakeview Arena in Duluth on a Saturday night late last January, unable to speak, unable to move. His St. Scholastica Saints...
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Grand Forks HeraldDULUTH, Minn. -- According to the Mayo Clinic, depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called...
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Using music to heal: Altru's first music therapist brings skills to patients
Grand Forks HeraldSitting near a hospital bed at Altru Hospital, Leslie Saulsbury spreads the tools of her trade on the blanket in front of 7-year-old Josiah Green.The assorted music-making instruments...
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AppSnap: App uses technology to help calm emotions
Grand Forks HeraldFARGO, N.D. -- Sometimes my preschooler needs help calming down.I've tried teaching him to hug himself and take deep breaths when he feels frustrated....
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Easy ways to get your kids to adopt healthy lifestyles
Grand Forks HeraldNearly one in five children in the United States is obese, and that number is continuing to rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control.Though obesity is at epidemic...
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Study tying processed meats to cancer doesn't faze Fargo butcher shop customers
Grand Forks HeraldFARGO -- It's gotten to the point where Ben Rheault no longer worries when studies tie meat to negative health consequences."People like bacon. They're going to eat...
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Retiring Minnesota public health nurse tells of rewarding, sometimes...
Grand Forks HeraldJudy Schaefer's job has taken her into bars, to remote areas on a snowmobile, gotten her stranded in a snowstorm and placed her in the middle of a police raid.
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Are voluntary benefits like pet insurance worth it?
Grand Forks HeraldWhen some 120 million employees start filling out their open enrollment choices this fall, they will be presented with the usual health, dental and vision options. But a slew of...
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Product review: Stability disk helps improve posture, core strength
Grand Forks HeraldFARGO — It looks like I have a whoopie cushion on my desk chair. Thankfully the GoFit Core Stability Disk doesn't sound like one when I sit down.The vinyl...
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Spooked by sugar, Americans search for healthier Halloween treats
Grand Forks HeraldThe so-called war on sugar has a new battleground: Halloween.
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West Nile virus numbers remain low in North Dakota
Grand Forks HeraldNorth Dakota experienced a second consecutive slow season for West Nile virus this year, with numbers strikingly similar to 2014, according to the state Department of Health.
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Fargo-Moorhead continues to be a hub for clinical trials
Grand Forks HeraldFARGO -- Algorithme Pharma USA launched its first clinical drug trial just 91 days after opening its doors here last October and completed a total of...
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Bacon fans embrace the hog on cancer report, claims rattle livestock markets
Grand Forks HeraldCHICAGO - Standing at the meat counter at a Mariano's grocery store in Chicago, a half-dozen customers bantered with the butchers about the recent World Health Organization report...
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Senior runner competes in marathons, plans more for future
Grand Forks HeraldWith plans to retire from his rural mail carrier position in the next year, Gene Funseth plans to move full-throttle with his favorite hobby: running.Described as always having a...
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Many preschoolers own tablets and smartphones
Grand Forks HeraldMany children under age five own their own smartphones and tablets, and they often use the devices without any supervision or help from their parents, a small U.S. study suggests.
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Health officials: Flu shot time is now
Grand Forks HeraldAltru and the Grand Forks Health Department are out of FluMist, a nasal spray vaccine, but encourage residents to get their flu shots.Nationally, supplies of FluMist have been...
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Fargo baker hopes to change perception of vegan food
Grand Forks HeraldFARGO – Lucid Bakery's chocolate chip cookies are the cream of the crop, minus the cream. And eggs. And butter.Emily Swedberg founded Lucid Bakery in September after she noticed...
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Al Franken: Bills promise vital mental health care reforms
Grand Forks HeraldWASHINGTON—As has happened far too often in recent years, the mass shooting at an Oregon community college has prompted yet another "national conversation about mental health." And...
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North Dakota breastfeeding advocate: Women should have the right to be topless
Grand Forks HeraldThe fight for equal rights between men and women goes a long way back in history books, but some inequalities still exist today. A feminist movement has been growing across...
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