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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is warning consumers to inspect Fisher-Price Newborn Rock `N Play Sleepers due to risk of exposure to mold for infants who use them. The Consumer...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota health officials say a teenager from Texas has died of complications of the flu. Relatives say 17-year-old Max Schwolert and his family were spending...

This is your brain on sugar — for real. Scientists have used imaging tests to show for the first time that fructose, a sugar that saturates the American diet, can...

WILLMAR — The Willmar area has seen a rise in the number of influenza cases reported in the last week, mirroring conditions in the rest of the state. “We most...

WILLMAR — Dr. Kenneth Flowe has been named the chief medical officer at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Flowe will also serve as associate administrator for medical staff resources. Flowe...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a health care change that President Barack Obama and Republicans both embrace: Expand a current, little-known law so more retirees the government considers well-off are required...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An infectious disease specialist with the Minnesota Department of Health says an increasing number of schools across the state are reporting flu-like illnesses. Karen Martin...

WILLMAR — Organizers of a citizen engagement effort are waiting to see how much of the public’s perspective is reflected in a final report on recommendations for health care reform,...