Can Selfies Cause Head Lice? They’re all over instagram, Facebook, and other social media sites: the ubiquitous “selfie”. But before you and your friends go squishing your cheeks next to each other to take that group “selfie” to post on your favorite site, you might…
There was good news with the initial data from the Minnesota State Patrol showing that highway deaths went down by 20 in 2013 from the final 2012 total. The 373 total is below, 2011 which had 385, 2010 which had 420 traffic fatalities, which was…
Stephani Victor, spokesperson for the Chaffin Luhana Foundation and Paralympic downhill skier, is headed for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. This year, NBC will be offering an unprecedented 52 hours of coverage of the events, allowing viewers to follow these impressive athletes. A traumatic…
The Minnesota Department of Revenue requests the following information be shared with check-cashing facilities in Minnesota: There have been multiple attempts in the last week to cash fraudulent checks bearing the State of Minnesota routing number (096000962) but not the State of Minnesota name. The…
It’s a parent’s nightmare: a toy or product they bought for their child ends up causing injury or even death. I recently read about KID (Kids in Danger) a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting children by improving children’s product safety. KID was founded in 1998…
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This time of year, Xcel Energy reminds everyone to check their gas meter for problems from ice and snow. The piles of snow can cause all sorts of problem. I have always been concerned about the damage that moving snow piles may cause. This is…
An antipsychotic drug, Risperdal, was first marketed and FDA-approved to treat schizophrenia in adults in 1993. In 2003, it was approved to treat bipolar disorder, autism in children and teens in 2006 and in 2007 for children with schizophrenia, followed by an approval of the…
