With sleep apnea diagnosis, Percy Harvin believes his migraine problems are in the past

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Post-It maker 3M to pay $810M for Arizant, provider of heating blankets for hospital patients

3M acquires heating blanket maker for $810 million

Vikings WR Sidney Rice has hip surgery, may miss first half of season; Walker signed for depth

Vikings WR Rice out with hip injury

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Brett Favre’s job just got a whole lot tougher.

Vikings’ Harvin out of hospital, ‘doing fine’ after migraine attack, but return unclear

Vikings’ Harvin out of hospital and ‘doing fine’

Vikings receiver Percy Harvin taken to hospital after apparent migraine attack at practice

Vikings’ Harvin has migraine attack at practice

Salmonella Threatens Consumption of Eggs and Pickles

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Nurses at 2 Duluth, Minn., hospitals reject contract offer, authorize 1-day strike

Duluth, Minn., nurses reject contract, OK strike

After 2 weeks away for mourning and migraines, Percy Harvin is back at practice with Vikings

Percy Harvin returns to practice with Vikings

Harvin absent again from Vikings, Childress confirms receiver has had ’some’ migraines

Childress confirms Harvin has had ’some’ migraines

Minnesota nurses rafity new contract with 14 Minneapolis-St. Paul hospitals, averting strike

Minn. nurses approve deal, averting strike

Twin Cities nurses to vote Tuesday on deal to avert another strike

Twin Cities nurses to vote on deal to avert strike

Minnesota nurses propose July 6 strike if no agreement with hospitals before then

Minnesota nurses agree July 6 strike date

MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of Minnesota nurses say they will go on strike July 6 if they can’t reach an agreement with 14 Minneapolis-St. Paul hospitals before then.

Minn. nurses plan to file formal notice of open-ended strike in ongoing dispute over staffing

Minn. nurses say they’ll file strike notice

MNA Approves Nurses’ Strike

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Minnesota Nurses Association Votes For Strike

Minnesota nurses authorize open-ended strike on 14 Minneapolis-area hospitals

Minn. nurses approve second strike at 14 hospitals

Medtronic says study highlights catheter speed for treating atrial fibrillation

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Pressing issues remain as 12,000 Minnesota nurses go back to work from 1-day strike

Issues remain after walkout by 12K Minn. nurses

Minnesota nurses to return from 1-day strike, but pressing staffing issues remain

12,000 Minn. nurses to return from 1-day walkout

12,000 Minn. nurses stage 1-day walkout as new union makes stronger push for their interests

12,000 Minnesota nurses launch 1-day walkout

New union readies for 12,000 Minn. nurses to go on strike in stronger push for their interests

Minn. nurses strike is part of new union’s push

Overtreated: Many back pain sufferers may benefit more from time than rising spine operations

Arthritis

OVERTREATED: Many back pain sufferers may benefit more from time than spine operations

Arthritis Joint Pain Relief
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Nurses in Minn., Calif., set 1-day walkout plans if agreement isn’t reached with hospitals

Nurses in Minn., Calif. set strike dates

MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of nurses in Minnesota and California say they’ll stage a one-day walkout next month if they don’t reach contract agreements with hospitals.

Minn. nurses authorize strike at 14 hospitals over dispute on staffing, pensions

Minn. nurses authorize strike at 14 hospitals

Father of Minn. boy who fled with mom to avoid court-ordered chemotherapy now has cancer

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Minn. woman left paralyzed after E. coli infection from tainted burger settles with Cargill

Minnesota woman, Cargill settle E. coli case

After painful fibroids and scary surgery, Seimone Augustus aims to put health problems in past

Lynx’s Augustus aims to put scary surgery in past

New wrinkle in Favre waiting game, says ankle injury requires surgery but not debilitating

Favre throws new wrinkle into waiting game

Favre tells ESPN he needs left ankle surgery to play next season

Favre tells ESPN he needs surgery to play

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Once again, Brett Favre says he isn’t sure what he wants to do.

Minnesota boy who fled state to avoid chemo turns 14; family spokesman says he’s cancer-free

Minn. boy who fled state to avoid chemo turns 14

Twins All-Star closer Joe Nathan has ligament tear in throwing elbow, may require surgery

Twins closer Nathan has ligament tear in elbow

Say ah: Minnesota preps 1st class of dental therapists in effort to improve access to care

Say ah: Minn. preps 1st class of dental therapists

Harvin visits Mayo Clinic, Vikings say they’re confident in plan to treat his migraines

Vikings’ Harvin visits Mayo Clinic for migraines

Sherlock Holmes movie reinvigorates world’s largest Holmes collection in Minnesota

Fans can investigate Sherlock Holmes in Minn.

3M and Medline Industries resolve false claims over hand cleaner advertising

3M and Medline Industries resolve false claims

Medtronic gets FDA warning on documentation, responses, quality control in heart implant unit

Somatom Sensation Cardiac 64
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Friend says UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is home in Minn. recuperating from illness

Friend says UFC champ Lesnar is home recuperating

Judge drops case against family of Sleepy Eye teen after cancer-free diagnosis

Chemotherapy

Families of 3 hikers held in Iran worry about their mental health, ask public to send letters

Families seek support for 3 hikers jailed in Iran

Minn. teen who fled to avoid chemo treatment undergoes last radiation session, is cancer-free

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USDA says 6 pigs at Minnesota State Fair tested positive for H1N1 virus

swine flu arrives in north
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Parents of Minn. teen who refused chemo ask judge to drop case, say no evidence of neglect

is loosing a war on cancer

3M posts weaker 3Q profit because of frugal US, European consumers but Asia offers a boost

3M’s 3Q weaker but Asia provides surprising boost

NEW YORK — 3M Co., which makes everything from Post-It Notes to insect repellent, said Thursday strong sales of health care products in flu-wary Asia helped lift earnings beyond analyst expectations in the third quarter.

USDA tests confirm H1N1 flu in pig from Minnesota, first case in the United States

USDA confirms H1N1 in Minnesota pigs

WASHINGTON — At least one pig from Minnesota has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, the first case of a pig contracting the virus in the United States.

USDA says Minn. pigs may have tested positive for swine flu, 1st potential cases in US pigs

Minn. pigs may have tested positive for swine flu

MINNEAPOLIS — Preliminary tests show three pigs in Minnesota may have contracted the swine flu virus making them the first potential U.S. cases in swine, agricultural officials said Friday. They stressed the finding does not threaten food safety.

APNewsBreak: USDA officials say pigs in Minnesota may have tested positive for swine flu virus

Pigs may have tested positive for H1N1

WASHINGTON — Pigs in Minnesota may have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in a preliminary test, the first potential U.S. cases in swine, Agriculture Department officials said Friday.

Organizers say Minn. city’s collective get-healthy effort has added years to residents’ lives

Minn. city’s get-healthy effort called a success

ALBERT LEA, Minn. — Hardware store owner and heart attack survivor Leo Aeikens spent most of his life with a hankering for meat, cheese and ice cream. But an ambitious effort aimed at making his entire southern Minnesota city healthier has Aeikens calling himself a vegan and weighing 25 pounds less in just 10 months.

Organizers say Minn. town’s collective get-healthy effort has added years to residents’ lives

Minn. town gets healthy, adds longevity, together

ALBERT LEA, Minn. — Hardware store owner and heart attack survivor Leo Aeikens spent most of his life with a hankering for meat, cheese and ice cream. But an ambitious effort aimed at making his entire southern Minnesota town healthier has Aeikens calling himself a vegan and weighing 25 pounds less than just 10 months ago.

Implanted cardiac defibrillator credited with saving the life of 61-year-old man shot in chest

Defibrillator saves man who was shot in the chest

MINNEAPOLIS — A defibrillator was credited with stopping a bullet in the chest of a gunshot victim. Doctors in Florida said the 61-year-old unidentified man had an Medtronic implantable cardiac defibrillator to prevent sudden cardiac arrest. The October edition of the journal Heart Rhythm said the man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, but had no damage to his lungs or circulatory system because the bullet became lodged in the stopwatch-sized device.

Mexico has 4 spots in agents’ top 10 travel list despite swine flu

Mexico on agents’ top 10 travel despite swine flu

MINNEAPOLIS — Mexico took four of the top 10 spots on a list of international destinations booked by agents, managers and agency owners from the Travel Leaders company (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates).

Obama asks supporters to knock on doors, talk to neighbors, make calls to help health overhaul

Obama says US closer than ever to health reform

MINNEAPOLIS — President Barack Obama is urging people to find common ground on health care for everyone in the U.S.

Obama tries to boost momentum on health care, will not accept ‘the status quo as a solution”

Obama says status quo no solution on health care

MINNEAPOLIS — President Barack Obama assailed critics of his health care initiative Saturday, seeking to grab the megaphone from his opponents and boost momentum in his drive to get Congress to approve his chief domestic priority.

Minnesota teen who fled state to avoid chemotherapy finishes the treatment; radiation ahead

Minn. teen who fled state done with chemotherapy

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota teenager who once fled the state to avoid chemotherapy has finished his chemo treatments.

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