Public health news clips
Minnesota Department of Health sent this bulletin at 09/21/2016 02:13 PM CDT
STAR TRIBUNE
Report finds a new pollutant - tiny bits of plastics and fiber - building up in the Mississippi
Hospitals still overusing antibiotics, feds say
http://www.startribune.com/hospitals-still-overusing-antibiotics-feds-say/394292031/
Paramedics sue HCMC, say women's locker room is filthy, crowded
http://www.startribune.com/paramedics-sue-hcmc-say-women-s-locker-room-is-filthy-crowded/394299201/
Tribal leaders meet with feds in push against opioid abuse
http://www.startribune.com/tribal-leaders-meet-with-feds-in-push-against-opioid-abuse/394242311/
Slow progress on bill to battle Zika and prevent shutdown
http://www.startribune.com/slow-progress-on-bill-to-battle-zika-and-prevent-shutdown/394172171/
Avera to provide telemedicine services at Indian hospitals
http://www.startribune.com/avera-to-provide-telemedicine-services-at-indian-hospitals/394166131/
Rising concern over drug-resistant germs prompts UN response
http://www.startribune.com/rising-concern-over-drug-resistant-germs-prompt-un-response/394174011/
Wireless signals can detect your feelings with new device
http://www.startribune.com/wireless-signals-can-detect-your-feelings-with-new-device/394122671/
Special order applies to imported dogs not spayed, neutered
http://www.startribune.com/special-order-applies-to-imported-dogs-not-spayed-neutered/394137321/
Just how much sugar do Americans consume? It's complicated
http://www.startribune.com/just-how-much-sugar-do-americans-consume-it-s-complicated/394129201/
Here's how we can end extortionate drug price increases
http://www.startribune.com/here-s-how-we-canend-extortionate-drug-price-increases/394198281/
WCCO
Minimally-Invasive ‘Urolift’ Procedure A New Option For Men With Enlarged Prostates
MPRNEWS
Flabby and fertile: How men age could be huge for humans
Investigation continues into source of Legionnaire's disease in Hopkins
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/09/21/egionnaires-disease-outbreak
Hallberg's Picture of Health: The many varieties of hepatitis
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/09/20/hallberg-hepatitis
Farmers enlist chickens and bugs to battle against pests
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/09/20/npr-farmers-enlist-chickens-and-bugs-to-battle-against-pests
Doctors who treat opioid addiction often see very few patients
What dogs, lies and sex teach us about our true selves
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/09/20/npr-what-dogs-lies-and-sex-teach-us-about-our-true-selves
MINNPOST
Nancy Nord Bence: 'We need to make suicide more difficult'
Advances in treating leukemia have helped spur a dramatic drop in childhood cancer deaths
Famous psychology findings — power posing makes you bolder! — are failing the replication test
MSNBC
Smoking Permanently Damages Your DNA, Study Finds
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/smoking-permanently-scars-your-dna-study-finds-n651471
Drug-Resistant Superbugs Are a 'Fundamental Threat', WHO Says
OTHER
Annual Checkups Are Becoming Wellness Visits
https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_161065.html
Can Stress Lower a Woman's Fertility?
https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_161057.html
Early Introduction of Eggs, Peanuts May Cut Kids' Allergy Risk: Study
https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_161063.html
More Cancer Patients Gaining From Immune-Based Treatments
https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_161059.html
Obese Kids Have Different Germs in Their Gut
https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_161064.html
Listening to the body: Study examines the effects of fasting on infections
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160920104307.htm
Gene therapy technique may help prevent cancer metastasis
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921101718.htm
Map-reading more difficult for women during ovulation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921115926.htm
Superbug MRSA may be spreading through contaminated poultry
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921085050.htm
Common genetic variant regulates the mental health benefits of exercise
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921103916.htm
Speedy bacteria detector could help prevent foodborne illnesses
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921115832.htm
New explanation offered for symptoms of fragile X syndrome
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921120633.htm
Sitting for long periods of time is the cause of 4% of deaths worldwide
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921095237.htm
50-country comparison of child and youth fitness levels: US near the bottom
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921104324.htm
Sleep is key to curing chronic pain
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921084808.htm
Getting the best help for overweight young people
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921084719.htm
Health benefits of evening classes revealed
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160920154640.htm
Alzheimer's protein changes shape to enter brain cells
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/313019.php
Stress erases benefits of eating 'good' fats, study says
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