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• Mankato set to collect old pills and medications
  A free pharmaceutical collection program kicks off Thursday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Snyders drugstore in Mankato. A second collection is scheduled for Nov. 5, from 2-6 p.m.October 26, 2009
• Fighting health care fraud a difficult battle
  The Obama administration has talked about stepping up efforts to investigate health care fraud to recoup nearly $3 billion as a way to help pay for health care reform, but rooting out improper health care spending and fraud in Medicare and Medicaid is not easy.October 26, 2009
• State epidemiologist answers questions about the H1N1 flu
  Dr. Ruth Lynfield, Minnesota's top infectious disease expert, joins Midday to discuss the latest news about H1N1 and to take listener questions about the flu.Midday, October 26, 2009
• Waseca hospital administrator dies following H1N1 diagnosis
  The 54-year-old administrator of the Waseca Medical Center has died after being diagnosed with the H1N1 flu virus. However, an official cause of death has not been determined.October 25, 2009
• Obama declares H1N1 flu a national emergency
  President Barack Obama declared the H1N1 flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people.October 24, 2009
• RiverCentre going green with solar energy installation
  St. Paul's RiverCentre is going green. City officials announced this Friday they're getting $1 million in federal stimulus money to put a 1-MW solar energy facility on the roof.October 23, 2009
• Hastings mom says H1N1 flu led to son's death
  A Hastings woman said her 11-year-old son died after a swine flu infection led to a fatal case of pneumonia, which if confirmed would make him the 11th person in Minnesota to die from the outbreak.October 23, 2009
• Law enforcement officers receive H1N1 vaccine
  Minnesota's limited supply of the H1N1 vaccine has mainly gone to health care workers and vulnerable people, but some flu shots have gone to firefighters and police.October 23, 2009
• Minn. baby who died of H1N1 flu had heart ailment
  The family of the Freeborn County infant who died of H1N1 flu says the 5-week-old also had critical heart and lung ailments.October 23, 2009
• Service provider for disabled children grapples with funding cuts
  Sessions on how to handle state budget cuts are mixed into the conference agenda for a large provider of services for children with developmental disabilities.October 23, 2009
• Reps. Walz, McCollum lean toward supporting public option
  DFL Congressman Tim Walz says he's more inclined to support a public option in the House health care reform bill now that a provision in the bill will address Medicare inequities.October 23, 2009
• Xcel one step closer to expanding Prairie Island nuclear plant
  A state administrative judge has ruled in favor of Xcel Energy, saying the company should be able to expand the amount of energy it produces on the Prairie Island nuclear power plant near Red Wing.October 23, 2009
• New flu hotline seeing heavy usage
  Long wait times or busy signals have been reported one day after Minnesota health officials launched a new flu phone line for people who think they might be sick.October 22, 2009
• Thousands of health care workers skip flu shots
  There are thousands of health care workers in Minnesota who don't get a flu shot. That could put patients at risk for not only seasonal flu, but also the H1N1 virus.October 22, 2009
• Minnesota reports 3 more deaths from H1N1
  Three more Minnesota residents have died from complications of the swine flu, including two children less than 7 years old. All three had underlying health conditions.October 22, 2009

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