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• America's premature birth problem
  Infant mortality rates in the U.S. are high relative to other industrialized countries. But one hospital in Texas may have figured out how to reduce infant deaths, in part by putting more clinics closer to the women who need prenatal care. A look at the factors that may lead to better births.Midmorning, November 6, 2009
• Masks for health care workers in short supply
  The Centers for Disease Control says health care workers should wear a specific kind of facemask designed to protect them from the H1N1 virus and state officials are scrambling to respond to federal guidelines as Minnesota's supply of the masks is running out.November 5, 2009
• Thousands rally to protest health care bill
  Rep. Michele Bachmann led several thousand conservatives in a rally against the Democrats' health care reform at the Capitol Thursday.November 5, 2009
• AARP endorses House's health care bill
  AARP, a group that represents 40 million seniors, Thursday endorsed the House health care reform bill. The endorsement comes two days before House members are expected to vote on the bill.November 5, 2009
• Democrats advance hotly contested climate bill
  Democrats have ignored a Republican boycott and pushed a climate bill through a key committee by a 10 to 1 vote.November 5, 2009
• Dr. Michael Osterholm answers questions about the H1N1 flu
  Minnesota health officials are reporting three more deaths from H1N1 flu and another death from a flu-like illness that wasn't confirmed as H1N1. However, the number of schools reporting outbreaks dropped considerably in the past week. Dr. Michael Osterholm joins Midday to discuss the latest news about H1N1 and to take listener questions about the flu.Midday, November 5, 2009
• Kaiser Permanente CEO on the flaws in health care
  One of the most influential people in the health care business says medical care in the U.S is inefficient, wasteful and even dangerous.Midmorning, November 5, 2009
• Four more flu deaths reported, school outbreaks wane
  Four more deaths have been linked to the flu in Minnesota, but the number of schools reporting outbreaks dropped considerably in the past week, health officials said Wednesday.November 4, 2009
• Cat in Iowa tests positive for H1N1 flu virus
  State officials in Iowa have confirmed a case of H1N1 in a cat, the first known instance of a cat contracting the virus from people.November 4, 2009
• Plastic bag recycling effort begins in Duluth
  Two environmental organizations are kicking off an effort Wednesday to bring plastic bag recycling and recycling receptacles for cans and bottles to grocery stores in Duluth.November 4, 2009
• Wis., Minn. brief public on new St. Croix bridge
  Back-to-back meetings will provide Wisconsin and Minnesota residents with an update on the long-planned St. Croix River bridge project.November 4, 2009
• Minn. counties planning vaccinations clinics for kids
  Minnesota counties are ironing out the final details on public vaccination clinics for kids that could begin as early as Nov. 16. The doses will only be available to children aged 9 and under.November 4, 2009
• U of M offering H1N1 vaccine to 'high priority' students and staff
  The University of Minnesota will offer H1N1 vaccine to some students and staff in so-called "high priority" groups Wednesday and Thursday.November 4, 2009
• Experts see no end to Red River Valley wet cycle
  Climate experts organized by the Army Corps of Engineers see no end to a wet cycle in the Red River Valley.November 4, 2009
• Corroding Williams sewage treatment plant concerns town
  A sewage treatment plant in a small northern Minnesota town is failing and threatens to dump thousands of gallons of raw sewage into Lake of the Woods.November 3, 2009

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