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    February 18, 2019
    Free teenager mental health program offered; Woman recognized for turning trauma into activism: Health briefs
    Free teenager mental health program offered Change to Chill, Allina Health's award-winning mental well-being program, is now offering free training sessions around the region. Change to Chill works as a guide to help teens become more aware of the things that stress them out and equip...
    lifestyle/health21 hours 6 min ago
    February 17, 2019
    Learn about care for pancreatic diseases in the Twin Cities
    The Minnesota chapter of the National Pancreas Foundation and the University of Minnesota Medical Center are holding an educational event for patient, caregiver and family-centered care for pancreatic diseases. The free event will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the...
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 17, 2019 - 9:50am
    February 15, 2019
    The 30-Day Challenge: A simple way to create daily workouts
    Editor's note: This column is one in a series as three RiverTown Multimedia reporters take part in the Slim Down RiverTown weightloss challenge....
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 15, 2019 - 12:00pm
    February 13, 2019
    Lisa Drummond (left) poses with daughter Melissa Fauber in her New Richmond, Wis. home. Drummond, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in December 2018, said she wants others to learn from her story. Michael Brun / RiverTown Multimediaplay button
    WATCH: Her cancer went undetected, now this grandmother wants to help others get the right diagnosis
    Lisa Drummond did what people are supposed to do when they feel sick, she went to see a doctor. Then she went back, again and again. She was...
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 13, 2019 - 4:00pm
    February 8, 2019
    RiverTown Slimdown begins: Reporters there every step of the way
    RiverTown's first-ever healthy lifestyle challenge, Slim Down with RiverTown, has kicked off. The 13-week challenge started with weigh-ins...
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 8, 2019 - 3:01pm
    Dr. Kristi Trussell
    Stomach bug: What to know about the norovirus going around
    Just the word "norovirus" is enough to upset your stomach. This season the nasty stomach bug is worse than ever. There was a recent news story...
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 8, 2019 - 1:00pm
    January 29, 2019
    Environmental Program Coordinator Adam Frederick with the Washington County Environmental Center in Woodbury holds two lithium ion batteries brought into the center for recycling. He said such rechargeable batteries contain toxic metals and should not be thrown out with the trash. Submitted photo
    What to do (and not do) with old batteries
    Maybe they're from decorations or new toys this holiday season. Or maybe they've been getting stashed for years in the ubiquitous junk drawer....
    lifestyle/healthJanuary 29, 2019 - 5:00pm
    January 24, 2019
    Woodbury Lion Marty Borchardt uses a Plusoptix device to screen Isaac Vanden-Bossche, 6, for potential eyesight problems. Hannah Black / RiverTown Multimedia
    Lions Club helps catch childhood eyesight issues early
    In one morning, Woodbury Lions Club members Marty Borchardt and Jim Curnow checked the eyes of more than 30 kids for possible vision problems....
    lifestyle/healthJanuary 24, 2019 - 5:00am
    January 23, 2019
    Red Cross issues emergency need for blood, platelets: Health briefs
    A donation shortfall over the winter holidays has prompted the American Red Cross to issue an emergency call for blood and platelet donors to...
    lifestyle/healthJanuary 23, 2019 - 12:00pm
    January 16, 2019
    Pediatrician Susan Asch demonstrates how to do a newborn examination to the Explorers students in the Birth Center at Lakeview Hospital. Submitted photo
    Health briefs: Students get real-world hospital work experience; St. Paul support group for families
    Students get real-world hospital work experience Area students were part of a cohort that recently graduated from a six-week immersion program...
    lifestyle/healthJanuary 16, 2019 - 9:01am
    January 10, 2019
    Infographic: Minnesota fire deaths lowest since 2009, according to Fire Marshal Division
    There were 36 fire deaths in Minnesota through 2018, a 47 percent drop compared to 2017, according to preliminary numbers released Jan. 10, 2019,...
    lifestyle/healthJanuary 10, 2019 - 10:30am
    December 30, 2018
    The resolution riddle: Steps to make and achieve New Year’s resolutions
    It's a yearly question: "Have you made a New Year's resolution?" According to a Pew Research study, 44 percent of Americans made a resolution...
    lifestyle/healthDecember 30, 2018 - 10:00am
    December 19, 2018
    Andrea Lund, left, Dr. Heidi Malling of Essentia Health, Steve Anderson and Diane Saumer Guidi tickle the ivories Nov. 26 at the inaugural gathering of a new dementia choir in the Brainerd lakes area at Zion Lutheran Church. Steve Kohls / Forum News Service
    Central Minn. group organizes dementia choir: Studies suggest music and memory are linked
    BRAINERD, Minn. — Those with dementia struggle to remember, but one of the last things to be forgotten is music. A new choir in the Brainerd...
    lifestyle/healthDecember 19, 2018 - 7:48pm
    Sick for the holidays? The virtual doctor will see you now
    Coming down to find presents under the Christmas tree is great; coming down with an illness is not. With many clinics closed for the holidays...
    lifestyle/healthDecember 19, 2018 - 12:00pm
    December 12, 2018
    Sarah Stinson
    Q and A: Take a deep breath and enjoy the holidays
    With all the decorating, shopping, cooking and get-togethers, the holiday season can leave a person breathless. Though these activities are all...
    lifestyle/healthDecember 12, 2018 - 4:00pm
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