Minnesota Channel – Meth : Shadow Across America
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Rosenblum: Parents' pain helps shift prescription drug awareness
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Judy and her husband, Bill, have formed the Steve Rummler Hope Foundation (www.steverummlerhopefoundation.org) to raise awareness about chronic pain and addiction, advocate for labeling changes and educate doctors about the dangers of liberal …
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Diabetes Drug May Help Obese Teens Shed Pounds
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Treatment with a type 2 diabetes drug that suppresses appetite and increases feelings of satiety may offer hope to severely overweight teens, researchers reported. In a small, placebo-controlled randomized trial, the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor …
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Study Sees Prostate Cancer Treatment Side Effects
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The study doesn't compare these men – who were 70 to 89 at the end of the study – to others who did not treat their cancers or to older men without the disease. At least one study suggests that half that age group has sexual problems even when healthy.
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Former Minneapolis FBI director attacks Jones' ATF nomination
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Jones appointed Kayser as head of the violent crime and drug section after she worked in the office for less than a year, Oswald said. He said she lacked management experience and while he was running the FBI's office in Minneapolis, he received …
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