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Two new studies by the University of Minnesota found a significant increase in fast-food consumption by teens. No surprises there. But researchers also identified reasons for this trend, providing some...

One of the keys to better health care, we're told, is for patients to be involved in their own care and to advocate for themselves. But for many people, this...

The start of Daylight Saving Time this weekend will leave many of us cranky and sleep-deprived by Monday morning. Read the West Central Tribune's HealthBeat blog entry, Circadian shock: adjusting...

A Tennessee woman made the headlines last week, accused of pretending to have cancer so she could scam friends and coworkers for money. Why would anyone do such a thing?...

That extra piece of chocolate on Valentine's Day is supposed to be good for you, or so the experts claim. Check out the West Central Tribune's HealthBeat blog for an...

Who are animal hoarders? What motivates them to collect such large numbers of animals that authorities are forced to intervene? In Animal hoarding and mental illness, HealthBeat, the West Central...

Congestive heart failure can be one of the most daunting forms of heart disease. How can you learn to live well with it? Visit the West Central Tribune's HealthBeat blog...

There's a human cost to patients, their families and to health care providers when patients are harmed, and it's only been within the past few years that it has started...

There's a human cost to patients, their families and to health care providers when patients are harmed, and it's only been within the past few years that it has started...

Willmar homeowner Scott Wagar, who's in trouble for spraying a group of teen-aged vandals with a SuperSoaker full of water and fox urine, has told the media that the stuff...