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Man to spend the month on display in Mall of America glass apartment

A 45-year-old Minneapolis man, referred to as "Scott," will arrive at a glass apartment at the Mall of America today and spend the next month living on display. This interactive display is part of Blue...

Top 15 sources of vitamin C

Vitamin C, a valuable nutrient in the shortening the duration of colds and flu, rebuilding tissue, bones and blood vessels, as well as improving the body’s ability to digest and utilize calcium and other minerals, is often cited...

Top 10 medications that are poisonous for dogs

Leaving medication on a low countertop, packing your pills in a plastic baggie or even dropping an unnoticed pill on the floor can harm your pet. According to the Pet Poison Hotline, 50 percent of the 150,000 or so...

Minnesota House votes to ban synthetic marijuana‎

The Minnesota House voted 124-4 to ban synthetic marijuana. Sold as incense, synthetic marijuana acts much like plant-based marijuana when used. Representatives added a provision to the original bill, allowing law enforcement officers to charge synthetic marijuana...

Affordable prescription medications in Rochester, Minnesota

Discount retailers such as Walmart, Kmart, Target, and Walgreens, as well as national and regional grocers such as Kroger and Publix, have been expanding their discount-drug programs in most states. The most widely advertised discount prescription drug programs...

Is your central heat system making you fat?

We all crank up the heat during the winter — and some scientists have come to the conclusion that contributes to our national weight gain. Turning down the thermostat, they theorize, will help you to lose a few pounds. The...

The surprisingly dirtiest places in your home

Does the five-second rule apply when you drop a piece of fruit in the sink while rinsing it off? Would you go ahead and pop it in your mouth? How about if you dropped it in the toilet? Bacteria...

Beware the dangers of curly fluorescent light bulbs

Curly fluorescent light bulbs save energy and reduce pollution. However, each bulb contains approximately five mg of mercury. That is a sufficient amount to contaminate 6,000 gallons of drinking water, and poses significant problems if these bulbs are not...

Sledding safety

Sledding and related winter activities, snow tubing and tobogganing, accounted for 74,000 reported injuries that required medical treatment in 2004 according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. A remarkable statistic considering that sledding is an activity that...

Snow-shoveling related to 11,500 annual ER visits

While you might prefer your outdoor winter work activities to involve locating free lift tickets to Lutsen Mountain, the reality of Minnesota winters is more likely to involve shoveling snow on a more or less weekly basis.In a 17...

Man to spend the month on display in Mall of America glass apartment

Top 15 sources of vitamin C

Top 10 medications that are poisonous for dogs

Minnesota House votes to ban synthetic marijuana‎

Affordable prescription medications in Rochester, Minnesota

Is your central heat system making you fat?

The surprisingly dirtiest places in your home

Beware the dangers of curly fluorescent light bulbs

Sledding safety

Snow-shoveling related to 11,500 annual ER visits

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