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How To Protect Yourself From Colds and the Flu While Traveling

Jan 15, 2020 ● By Editor

There's one good way to have your long-anticipated vacation ruined before you even leave your departing city — contract a virus. Your risk of that happening is the highest when you fly. By Ally Hirschlag of The Weather Channel - Posted: January 15, 2020

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Video: Health Officials Weigh In On Pertussis

Jan 09, 2020 ● By Editor

By Emily Ness of WDIO-TV News - January 9, 2020

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5 Ways to Improve Your Heart Health

Jan 07, 2020 ● By Editor

If you worry that you or someone you love will get heart disease or even have a heart attack, it’s understandable. From Boreal Community Media - Posted: January 6, 2020

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Shoveling Snow Dos and Don'ts

Jan 07, 2020 ● By Editor

No one loves performing this task — it's cold, wet, strenuous, and often results in some slipping and sliding around. But it's got to be done in order to protect you and others from potentially serious falls and accidents. By Ally Hirschlag from The Weather Channel - Posted: January 7, 2020

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Doctors Concerned After 505 Minnesotans Diagnosed With Flu So Far This Season

Jan 04, 2020 ● By Editor

one more person has reportedly died because of the flu, bring the season’s total number of fatalities to eight. And those numbers are concerning doctors. By Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield of WCCO-TV Posted: January 4, 2020

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Yes, You Can Get Hurt Cross-Country Skiing

Dec 26, 2019 ● By Editor

Here, tips on how to stay upright and in one piece. By Steve Evans of safebee.com - Posted: December 26, 2019

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Holiday Depression: How to Beat the Holiday Blues

Dec 18, 2019 ● By Editor

Learn why people get depressed over the holidays and how you can overcome end of the year sadness. By Margaret Jaworski of pyscom.net - Posted: December 18, 2019

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Use safety pre-cautions with holiday decorations

Dec 18, 2019 ● By Editor

It’s the most dangerous time of the year. With kids cutting fingers, dads falling off ladders, and you slipping onto your rear. It’s that hap-haphazardly season of all. Here are some tips for making it through the holidays unscathed. By Patrick Allan of lifehacker.com - Posted: December 18, 2019

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Video Report: Flu Season in Minnesota Kicking Off with Influenza B

Dec 14, 2019 ● By Editor

The Minnesota Department of Health released data Thursday showing that B strains made up about 80% of the positive flu specimens obtained in clinics and hospitals that were tested in the first week of December.From WDIO-TV - December 13, 2019

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The Dangers of Frost Bite

Nov 05, 2019 ● By Editor

Winter Hazard Awareness Week from the National Weather Service - Duluth - Posted: November 4, 2019

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