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The Cities

MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities

Tag: Health

Red door opens for Gilda’s Club Twin Cities

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum April 23, 2014, 8:00 AM Apr 23, 2014
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The signature red door officially opens in Minnetonka later today. Anyone who’s either battled cancer or watched a loved one fight the battle is probably familiar with Gilda’s Club, named in memory of comedian Gilda Radner, who died from ovarian cancer in 1989. The clubs are gathering places where people living with cancer can come Read more →

From body image to ‘Bella Luna’

Laura YuenLaura Yuen April 8, 2014, 6:07 AM Apr 8, 2014
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The Twin Cities ballerinas who recently started a conversation about eating disorders will perform their first contemporary show as an “artist-led” company. Read more →

Minnesotans volunteer to crack code on cancer

Sasha Aslanian June 27, 2013, 3:34 PM Jun 27, 2013
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The American Cancer Society held its final batch of enrollment events around the Twin Cities today, and snagged well over the 2,000 volunteers it was seeking for CPS-3, its third Cancer Prevention Study. For the next 20 years, 300,000 volunteers around the country will give cancer researchers reams of data. Today, I enrolled. Perrie H. Read more →

Late spring means mosquito, tick delay but they’re still coming

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar April 17, 2013, 9:44 AM Apr 17, 2013
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Sorry to be the bearer of more bad news (did you hear it’s going to snow again today?), but the late spring likely won’t have an impact on the size of this year’s mosquito population. Jim Stark, who directs the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District, said the mosquitoes will simply start showing up a little later Read more →

Hennepin County takes in 3 tons of unwanted meds in program’s first year

Madeleine Baran March 27, 2013, 3:45 PM Mar 27, 2013

A Hennepin County program that collects unwanted medication received 6,700 pounds of medicine in its first year.

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Transportation justice in St. Paul

Dan Olson September 10, 2012, 9:48 AM Sep 10, 2012

Bike borrowing program provides more than just transportation.

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Minnesota Sounds and Voices

Blacksmithing is so yesterday…

Dan Olson September 4, 2012, 4:00 PM Sep 4, 2012
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Blacksmithing, especially in a piping hot Minnesota summer, is not for the faint of heart.

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Ban sales of consumable liquids

Dan Olson August 30, 2012, 4:00 PM Aug 30, 2012

More public bathrooms are the obvious but also expensive solution.

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Group hopes to lure grocery to Minneapolis food desert

Jon CollinsJon Collins July 9, 2012, 5:35 PM Jul 9, 2012
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A group in south Minneapolis is trying to bring a grocery to 37th and Chicago.

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Caring Bridge website offers new features

Madeleine Baran June 7, 2012, 7:38 AM Jun 7, 2012

Caring Bridge, a website that offers a way for family and friends to receive updates on a loved one’s medical condition, is launching a new service today.

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