Public health news clips

STAR TRIBUNE
Painkiller addiction spawns hepatitis threat
http://www.startribune.com/painkiller-addiction-spawns-hepatitis-threat/303181651/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

New blood tests may transform cancer care; more people get liquid biopsies to guide treatment
http://www.startribune.com/new-blood-tests-liquid-biopsies-may-transform-cancer-care/303249911/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

Minnesota Somalis see chance to lead fight against female genital cutting
http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-somalis-see-chance-to-lead-against-female-genital-cutting/303150181/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

Trial to begin for national group accused of aiding Minnesota woman's 2007 suicide
http://www.startribune.com/group-on-trial-accused-of-aiding-minnesota-woman-s-suicide/303212181/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

PIONEER PRESS
Personalized cancer therapy widely effective
http://www.twincities.com/nation/ci_28089772/personalized-cancer-therapy-widely-effective

MPRNEWS
Iowa water official: Farm nitrates should be regulated
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/05/08/farm-nitrates

For headache pain, a lifestyle change may be better than a doctor visit
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/05/11/npr-headache-pain

Mayo Clinic opens new proton beam cancer therapy center
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/05/09/mayo-proton-center

MINNPOST
After promising self-regulation, food industry still mostly advertises junk to kids
http://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2015/05/food-industry-receives-poor-grade-its-self-regulation-childrens-advertising

Dr. Brent Nelson: Transcranial magnetic stimulation offers exciting new option for treatment-resistant depression
http://www.minnpost.com/mental-health-addiction/2015/05/dr-brent-nelson-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-offers-exciting-ne

USA TODAY
Feds ease up on wellness programs
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/10/eeoc-wellness-programs-regulations-costs-benefits/26925485/

Paramedics work to keep patients out of the E.R.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/05/10/paramedics-work-to-keep-patients-out-of-e-r/70949938/

MSNBC
Liberia Is Free of Ebola, says World Health Organization
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/liberia-free-ebola-says-world-health-organization-n356441

Hot Year? Watch Out For West Nile
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hot-year-watch-out-west-nile-n356061

YAHOO
Experts denounce WHO's slow Ebola response
http://news.yahoo.com/experts-denounce-whos-slow-ebola-response-101853741.html

Fitness vacations favor fun, adventure over weight loss
http://news.yahoo.com/fitness-vacations-favor-fun-adventure-over-weight-loss-121025943.html

Court case shows how health insurers rip off you and your employer
http://news.yahoo.com/court-case-shows-health-insurers-090000314.html

Living Well With COPD: Challenges and Options
http://news.yahoo.com/living-well-copd-challenges-options-130000632.html

2 babies die, 29 sickened from bad vaccines in south Mexico
http://news.yahoo.com/2-babies-die-29-sickened-bad-vaccines-south-001219314.html

Hunt for AIDS cure accelerates as GSK and U.S. experts link up
http://news.yahoo.com/hunt-aids-cure-accelerates-gsk-020000578.html

5 Scientific Reasons Motherhood Rules
http://news.yahoo.com/5-scientific-reasons-motherhood-rules-135402367.html

FRIDAY'S CLIPS

STAR TRIBUNE
No rash promise: Measles vaccination may help preserve defenses against other ills, study says
http://www.startribune.com/study-vaccination-against-measles-may-have-other-benefits/302955521/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

California court: Agreements that keep generic drugs off market may be illegal
http://www.startribune.com/california-court-sides-with-consumers-in-generic-drug-fight/302997631/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

Ebola is found in doctor's eye months after it was gone from blood; no virus in tears though
http://www.startribune.com/ebola-is-found-in-doctor-s-eye-months-after-virus-left-blood/302972651/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

FDA experts will meet in June to review much-debated pill for female libido
http://www.startribune.com/fda-schedules-meeting-on-twice-rejected-female-libido-drug/302965731/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

Indiana officials hopeful that state's largest-ever HIV outbreak may be subsiding
http://www.startribune.com/indiana-officials-hopeful-hiv-outbreak-may-be-subsiding/302946761/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

No lunch break for new moms! Noon and 8 a.m. peak hours for deliveries in US, report says
http://www.startribune.com/what-time-were-you-born-daytime-deliveries-most-common/303028411/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

American Indians want fewer children put in foster care
http://www.startribune.com/american-indians-want-fewer-children-put-in-foster-care/303019831/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

Air pollution tied to brain aging
http://www.startribune.com/air-pollution-tied-to-brain-aging/303031471/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

FDA says listeria contamination in Blue Bell plants goes back more than 2 years
http://www.startribune.com/listeria-contamination-in-blue-bell-plants-goes-back-2-years/303036831/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

Chinese ask not how Kate does it, but why?
http://www.startribune.com/chinese-ask-not-how-kate-does-it-but-why/303009651/?recirculation=section&section=variety_health

PIONEER PRESS
To Your Good Health: Adult vaccines can boost immune system defenses
http://www.twincities.com/health/ci_28075909/your-good-health-adult-vaccines-can-boost-immune

MPRNEWS
Budget deal rests on health and human services spending
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/05/07/budget-hhs-spending

Report: Depression grips many new Minnesota moms; too few seek help
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/05/07/new-moms-depression

MINNPOST
How an 'avalanche of unnecessary medical care' is harming us — and what can be done about it
http://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2015/05/how-avalanche-unnecessary-medical-care-harming-us-and-what-can-be-done-about-

USA TODAY
Liberia ready to declare itself free of Ebola
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/07/ebola-liberia-eradicated-sierra-leone-guinea/70901616/

Does prayer have the power to heal?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/07/power-of-prayer/70943182/

MSNBC
Americans Still Skip Life-saving Cancer Tests
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/americans-still-skip-cancer-tests-n355396

YAHOO
People with Depression and Bipolar Disorder Feel Sadness Differently
http://news.yahoo.com/people-depression-bipolar-disorder-feel-sadness-differently-143559855.html

Enduring Really Long Waits at the Emergency Room
http://news.yahoo.com/enduring-really-long-waits-emergency-room-130000118.html

WHO adds hepatitis C drugs to essential list, urges lower prices
http://news.yahoo.com/adds-hepatitis-c-drugs-essential-list-urges-lower-101827635--finance.html

Fake, low-grade drugs hinder drive against disease, weaken trust: researchers
http://news.yahoo.com/fake-low-grade-drugs-hinder-drive-against-disease-082236229.html

U.S. News Health Care Index Shows Massive Increase in Consumer Costs
http://news.yahoo.com/u-news-health-care-index-shows-massive-increase-040100954.html

Swine flu or monkey pox? Think again on disease names, WHO says
http://news.yahoo.com/swine-flu-monkey-pox-think-again-disease-names-123855784.html

For diabetes control, surgery and intensive lifestyle change about equal
http://news.yahoo.com/diabetes-control-surgery-intensive-lifestyle-change-equal-153725057.html

10 Lessons Nutritionists Taught Their Mothers About Health
http://news.yahoo.com/10-lessons-nutritionists-taught-mothers-health-150255994.html

Grocery lists may help shoppers stick to healthier diet, lower weight
http://news.yahoo.com/grocery-lists-may-help-shoppers-stick-healthier-diet-182825144.html

Healthy diet tied to lower risk of cognitive decline
http://news.yahoo.com/healthy-diet-tied-lower-risk-cognitive-decline-195928463.html

Talking to the Doctor About Treatment Harms
http://news.yahoo.com/talking-doctor-treatment-harms-143750319.html

Irish drugmaker sues FDA under First Amendment
http://news.yahoo.com/irish-drugmaker-sues-fda-under-213114542.html

Is This Condition the Secret Source of Your Chronic Pelvic Pain?
http://news.yahoo.com/condition-secret-source-chronic-pelvic-pain-183128130.html

Prescription for Disaster: Developing an Opiate Dependence
http://news.yahoo.com/prescription-disaster-developing-opiate-dependence-110000725.html

Waiting to call ambulance delays heart attack treatment
http://news.yahoo.com/waiting-call-ambulance-delays-heart-attack-treatment-154200495.html

Cancer Screening at Every Birthday: What to Ask Your Doctor
http://news.yahoo.com/cancer-screening-every-birthday-ask-doctor-110000067.html

Hepatitis C rates jump in four central Appalachian states: CDC
http://news.yahoo.com/hepatitis-c-rates-jump-four-central-appalachian-states-215003281.html

Study aims to uncover why cancer plagues golden retrievers
http://news.yahoo.com/study-aims-uncover-why-cancer-plagues-golden-retrievers-141948939.html

Despite U.S. efforts, bird flu thought to spread between farms
http://news.yahoo.com/despite-u-efforts-bird-flu-thought-spread-between-235542917--sector.html