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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota's network of substance abuse treatment centers could be severely tested by the national health care overhaul. More than 54,000 uninsured Minnesotans with serious drug and alcohol problems will suddenly become eligible for …
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Minn. HIV/AIDS cases increased in 2012
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by Elizabeth Dunbar, Minnesota Public Radio … While health officials have seen an uptick in heroin use, health department epidemiologist Kris Ehresmann said it's not clear if that trend is having an impact on HIV cases among drug injection users …
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Revolutionary treatment begins
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On Tuesday (April 23) doctors at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital infused the cord blood into a boy who has traveled a long distance for this new treatment. The blood contains potent stem cells that will not only destroy the …
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