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Minnesota House votes to expand state's indoor vaping ban

Minnesota House votes to expand state's indoor vaping ban

The bill would restrict the use of e-cigarettes wherever tobacco smoking is currently banned under the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act, which covers most public buildings and workplaces.
by Associated Press

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Advocates pushing mental health parity, funding bills at Capitol

Mental health advocates in Minnesota are pushing a range of bills in the Legislature this year, including eliminating the use of solitary confinement in prison and making sure insurers cover mental health care and physical health care equally.
by Alisa Roth

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Butterball recalls ground turkey after 4 salmonella cases

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Thursday the four patients have the same strain of salmonella and are linked to the Butterball ground turkey products being recalled.
by Associated Press

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Overlooked ingredients in medicines can sometimes trigger side effects

Overlooked ingredients in medicines can sometimes trigger side effects

Drugmakers add inactive ingredients to stabilize medications and sometimes to help the body absorb the active ingredients. But the inactive constituents can cause side effects in rare cases.
by Richard Harris

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Opioid litigation brings company secrets into the public eye

Opioid litigation brings company secrets into the public eye

Lawsuits over the way drugmakers have marketed opioids are already putting a dent in companies' reputations. Litigation has forced the release of internal documents that are shifting the narrative.
by Brian Mann

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U.S. health officials move to tighten sales of e-cigarettes

U.S. health officials move to tighten sales of e-cigarettes

Under proposed guidelines released Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration, e-cigarette makers would restrict sales of most flavored products to stores that verify the age of customers or include a separate, age-restricted area of the store for vaping products.
by The Associated Press

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Fresh challenges to state exclusions on transgender health coverage

Fresh challenges to state exclusions on transgender health coverage

Although federal law prohibits health insurance plans from discriminating against transgender individuals, a Georgia county specifically excludes trans-related health care from coverage.
by Keren Landman

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Gene-edited food quietly arrives in restaurant cooking oil

Gene-edited food quietly arrives in restaurant cooking oil

The Minnesota-based company, Calyxt, said it can't reveal its first customer for competitive reasons, but CEO Jim Blome said the oil is "in use and being eaten."
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