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  FROM THE CUYUNA RANGE TO THE CENTRAL PLATEAU In late January, eight Minnesota rural health leaders and I attended the National Rural Health Association Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., and also visited Minnesota’s congressional delegation. We came

 'I got my life back' Implant helped Pillager women get bladder problems under control   Read the full length article online at http classifieds.brainerddispatch.com ptemp?tid=83844&pgnum=12&section_name=HealthWatch%2C%20Volume%207%2C%20Issue%201

Minn. based Project Haiti landing in damaged countryby Dan Olson, Minnesota Public RadioJanuary 20, 2010St. Paul, Minn. — A team of medical personnel put together by a Minnesota group is scheduled to go ashore Wednesday in Haiti.Brainerd area surgeon and

 Medical relief group prepares to ship supplies from Minnesota to Haiti By Dan Haugen
January 18, 2010A semitrailer full of relief supplies will roll out of Patty Nelson's driveway in Aitkin, Minn., on Wednesday, beginning a 2,000 mile journey from northern

'Tis (still) the Season for carbon monoxide risks Wintertime weather can bring about more than just snow emergencies in Minnesota.  Accidental carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings also peak during winter months.                                                       The report, entitled Minnesota Environmental Public Health Tracking notes that

Riverwood Healthcare Center and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center recently announced plans to provide cancer care services in affiliation with the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute.The institute is the comprehensive cancer care program of Allina Hospitals & Clinics based in Minneapolis and

Initiated by the Family Support Group, Christmas came early this year for the Crosby Care Center residents. A new piano and 32" flat panel television arrived last week because of generous donations from private individuals and local businesses.  Local resident