Newswise — ST. PAUL, Minn. – Improving and maintaining health factors not traditionally associated with dementia, such as denture fit, vision and hearing, may lower a person’s risk for developing dementia, according to a new study published in the …
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis-based health care organization will no longer hire smokers to work at any of its seven area hospitals, starting next month. Job applicants at SSM Health Care will be asked if they have used tobacco in the last six months, and …
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating a case of measles in an infant who lives in Minneapolis. Officials say the child was too young to be vaccinated for measles. The infant became ill in late February and was likely …
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health has screened the oral health of a random group of third graders for the first time, and found mixed results. The department reports that nearly two-thirds of the state’s third graders have protective …
ST. PAUL, Minn. — State health officials are bracing for what they say could be a difficult year for the elderly in coping with influenza. A woman in her 80s from southeastern Minnesota died last week from complications due to influenza. The Minnesota …
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