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Measles numbers were bad in 2018. This year, they're even worse

Measles numbers were bad in 2018. This year, they're even worse

The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak.
by Jason Beaubien

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Walmart to stop selling Water Gremlin products

Walmart to stop selling Water Gremlin products

The fishing-sinker manufacturer based in White Bear Township is working to reduce lead dust leaving the plant under a court-approved plan. Children living with employees were found to have elevated blood lead levels.
by MPR News Staff

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Hair dyes and straighteners linked to higher cancer risk, especially for black women

Hair dyes and straighteners linked to higher cancer risk, especially for black women

Many women get their hair dyed or straightened regularly with products that contain thousands of chemicals. Researchers are teasing out whether our hair habits could be raising our breast cancer risk.
by Patti Neighmond

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Mayo closes two more facilities, blames rural health care crisis

Mayo closes two more facilities, blames rural health care crisis

Mayo Clinic has closed or consolidated at least 16 facilities in southern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa since 2009. In announcing the closure of facilities in Springfield and Lamberton, Mayo leaders said the organization is not immune to financial and demographic pressures facing rural health care.
by Catharine Richert

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Minnesota suing Juul for 'targeting youth' in e-cig marketing

Minnesota suing Juul for 'targeting youth' in e-cig marketing

Minnesota officials are taking their fight against vaping to court, alleging that Juul Labs illegally marketed flavored e-cigarettes to children and violated several consumer laws, including fraud.
by Tim Pugmire

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'Depths of despair' drive third consecutive drop in U.S. life expectancy

'Depths of despair' drive third consecutive drop in U.S. life expectancy

After rising for more than 50 years, life expectancy in the U.S. has dropped for a third year in a row. The trend is driven by three preventable causes of death that researchers call the “depths of despair.”
by Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Minn. poison centers see spike in calls related to painkiller gabapentin

Minn. poison centers see spike in calls related to painkiller gabapentin

Increases in gabapentin prescriptions came along with more cases of the drug being misused, causing poisonings and being used in suicide attempts, according to a new study.
by Cody Nelson

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Marijuana vaping busts on rise; over 500K seized in 2 years

Marijuana vaping busts on rise; over 500K seized in 2 years

The pursuit of pot cartridges in the U.S. has added a new layer to drug enforcement while authorities are grappling with the opioid crisis and other drug issues. The push has been fueled recently by alarm over a deadly lung illness that health officials have linked to illicit THC vaping.
by The Associated Press

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