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Sioux Falls schools push for fitness follow-through | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “A pilot project that aims to reduce obesity among Sioux Falls schoolchildren shows promise, but a great majority of families invited to participate are not following through. STORYMore fitness coverage:” View full resource at argusleader.com
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Cooking for a vegan diet | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “Following a vegan diet doesn't mean having to give up foods with a broad range of flavors.” View full resource at argusleader.com
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Vegan Cooking Healthy Eating Site
Cooking for a vegan diet http://t.co/Ymiuf6TA
Editorial: One year later, a ban to savor | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “Nov. 10, 2010, was hailed by most, including the Argus Leader Editorial Board, as a great day for South Dakota. The state's ban on smoking was extended that day to include almost all indoor businesses, including bars, casinos and restaurants.” View full resource at argusleader.com
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TobaccoFreeKids Health Organization
South Dakota celebrates their smoke-free law's first anniversary. http://t.co/8CNNSipz
Broken heart syndrome becoming more common in stress patients | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “Betty Winesburg, 69, was helping serve coffee at church over Labor Day weekend when she started having pressure in her chest.As the minutes ticked by, the pressure increased. She laid down in the back seat of her daughter's car and became nauseated. Her daughter Joy called 911.When Winesburg arrived in the emergency room, she was told she was having a heart attack. 'I'm not having a heart attack,' she said. 'I think I have a broken heart.'” View full resource at argusleader.com
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Tammi Jacobs Health Professional
Broken heart syndrome becoming more common in stress patients http://t.co/qG7BcZYA
Biotech firm Hematech lays off 18 employees | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “Hematech, Sioux Falls' flagship biotechnology research outfit, on Friday laid off 18 people in response to the changing needs of its parent company.” View full resource at argusleader.com
Most Recently Shared on September 19, 2011 at 11:26 am By:
John Carroll Health Communicator
Hematech, a sioux falls biotech (anitbodies developed in cattle, owned by Kyowa), laid off 18 on Friday. #biotech http://t.co/GWx1dfQX
High expectations add to athletes' stress | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “High expectations and competitive pressure have infiltrated sports at all levels - from Little League baseball to the Olympic Games - sparking concern about the psychological and emotional well-being of athletes.Striving to please a parent, fearing a coach's wrath, chasing a college scholarship can make athletes uniquely vulnerable but not as easily diagnosed.” View full resource at argusleader.com
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Peter H Brown Doctor and Psychologist
High expectations add to athletes' stress http://t.co/sFHS87eY #anxiety #stress
Poison ban irritates ranchers | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “The Environmental Protection Agency's banning of a prairie dog poison in South Dakota is viewed as an irritating federal intrusion by some ranchers.But it hasn't sent widespread ripples through the state's ranching industry.'It's not really an issue,' said Jodie Hickman, executive director of the South Dakota Cattlemen's Association. 'My members are not terribly concerned about it, I think because there are other tools available for prairie dog control.'” View full resource at argusleader.com
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Poison ban irritates ranchers: The Environmental Protection Agency's banning of a prairie dog poison in South Da... http://t.co/H0KvgYn
Case tests limits on where doctors work | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “A case that might work its way to the South Dakota Supreme Court challenges a long-held practice among many hospital systems. It involves doctors signing noncompete agreements, essentially keeping them from jumping to a rival hospital. But a judge has said such a clause can keep patients from following a doctor who moves.” View full resource at argusleader.com
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Lisa Hoffman, Editor Medical Journal
South Dakota supreme court judge rules that noncompete clauses interfere with patient-physician relationship. http://t.co/HeguvOF
Both sides see abortion ruling as win | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split its ruling concerning South Dakota's 2005 abortion law. And both parties involved in the case say that decision is ammunition for their side in the next legal battle over the issue.” View full resource at argusleader.com
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Charlotjack Parenting Supporter
Both sides see abortion ruling as win: Planned Parenthood sues the state; US District Judge Karen Schreier grant... http://t.co/Fby9W7S
Catholic Family Services settles whistle-blower case | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “A counselor who blew the whistle on Catholic Family Services over Medicare and Medicaid billing errors will receive $15,000 under a settlement agreement.” View full resource at argusleader.com
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Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Catholic Family Services settles whistle-blower case over #Medicare and #Medicaid billing errors http://t.co/Y1qU5cb - #health
Crop insurance tops farm bill wish list | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “Sen. John Thune and an assembly of agriculture advocates at a roundtable discussion Tuesday in Sioux Falls were in agreement that the next federal farm bill will be focused on crop insurance.Farmers told Thune access to reasonably priced crop insurance is their safety net and is necessary to safeguard their futures.Thune said it is the federal farm support most easy to defend when Congress and the president are looking for trillions of dollars of spending cuts.” View full resource at argusleader.com
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Slow Food USA Health Organization
According to @sdcorn crop insurance is #1 priority for f#foodandfarmbill, not subsidies http://ow.ly/6bPlA
My Voice: FDA dragging feet on improved diabetes care | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “Most kids who are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at an early age have some memory - though sometimes faint - of what life used to be like without this life-threatening disease. That's not the case for my daughter, Alexis.Diagnosed at 18 months, Alexis, who now is 16, has known life only with diabetes. Not a day goes by without wishing that I could give her a glimpse of teen normalcy, an hour without worrying about blood sugar, or calculating how a certain combination of sports, snacks, shopping ” View full resource at argusleader.com
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JDRF International Health Organization
Check out the op-ed in @argusleader: “#FDA dragging feet on improved #diabetes care” http://ow.ly/6aPKe #JDRF
My Voice: FDA dragging feet on improved diabetes care | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “Most kids who are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at an early age have some memory - though sometimes faint - of what life used to be like without this life-threatening disease. That's not the case for my daughter, Alexis.Diagnosed at 18 months, Alexis, who now is 16, has known life only with diabetes. Not a day goes by without wishing that I could give her a glimpse of teen normalcy, an hour without worrying about blood sugar, or calculating how a certain combination of sports, snacks, shopping ” View full resource at argusleader.com
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JDRF Advocacy Health Organization
Another one of JDRF Advocacy's very own having her voice heard, go Gala Woitte! If you're from SD, you can find... http://t.co/D9uCduc
Sanford Health proclaims 2012 year for nurses | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “Sanford Health declared 2012 the year of the nurse.That means some in Sanford's nursing corps might be able to travel to work assignments at international clinics, officials said.CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft mentioned travel, training and leadership opportunities at the start of an employee picnic Tuesday under a tent at 18th Street and West Avenue near the system's main hospital.” View full resource at argusleader.com
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Sanford Health proclaims 2012 year for nurses: Sanford Health declared 2012 the year of the nurse. That means so... http://t.co/tGXA0oM
Color and trees thrive on Tea gardener's land | The Argus Leader | argusleader.com
argusleader.com — “TEA - Callan Berkhof has found the key to thrifty gardening.Most of his plants are giveaways from friends, and he salvages wood chips and rocks from landscapers re-doing projects.'I garden without breaking the bank,' says Berkhof, 46.” View full resource at argusleader.com
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Kenneth Swiger Organic Advocate
Color and trees thrive on Tea gardener's land http://t.co/rIS5iDW
